Turkey’s Enhanced Value as an EU Server Hosting Replacement
The Mecca Agreement that was recently signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey is a game changer in the Gulf and West Asia region because it is the first of its kind and is both an economic and military pact, that strengthens all three countries. Rumours have it, that perhaps there have been unofficial talks of inviting Iran into the group.
One of the key factors in choosing a “safe location” for client data is looking pragmatically at the trajectory and current state of a country. I primarily ask myself will we have effective freedom and privacy in what we do? Can the country defend itself against demands by third countries and even economic and military warfare? Turkey checks all of those boxes whereas the EU now has no merit in protecting your data, aside from meaningless privacy laws on paper.
Turkey already had a strong military backing before, unlike say the EU which the US has constantly threatened, Turkey has not been at the receiving end of threats by the US. The US threatens to invade Greenland and all the EU has done is had meetings. Turkey, also doesn’t have the endless regulations and privacy breaches that the EU suffers from, while geographically and latency wise (ping), performs the same as in Europe. In fact, most of Turkey’s internet, is served by the cables leading in and out of Europe, which makes it a technologically sound replacement.
In my view, this is increased value for Turkey as the goto destination to replace your data and hosting in the EU.
Mehdi Rahimi, head of the Iranian Parliament News Agency, said that Iran was invited to the Mecca pact signed earlier this month by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, Lebanon-based broadcaster Al Mayadeen reported on Sunday.
Rahimi said the proposal is currently under consideration by the Iranian leadership, the report said.
The argument for Turkey that I’ve made in the past is that it is a NATO member so it benefits from the security of NATO but now also benefits from the security agreement with major military powers in the region, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Unlike NATO, there is no article 5 obliging all members to war, but they are allowed to request assistance and help each other as needed:
Unlike NATO’s Article 5, which features an automatic trigger calling all members to defense if one is attacked, the Mecca Agreement only calls members to assist when an affected country explicitly invites them to do so. In other words, it operates on mutual invitation and coordination. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260824-has-the-gulfs-non-aligned-moment-arrived-with-the-mecca-pact/
The argument for Turkey as a replacement is only becoming stronger and more and more companies are making the switch.
