Data Center Strategy
Site, colocation and vendor selection; feasibility and investment perspective.
Data Center Solutions · Mission Critical Engineering
Hakan Unuz
Head of Data Center Solutions
Mission Critical Cooling | AI Infrastructure | Airplus
Engineering resilient, efficient cooling strategies for the next generation of data centers.
40+
Years in Technology
Mission Critical Cooling
Design · Delivery · Operation
Türkiye · Global Markets
Istanbul · MENA · International
Profile
Four decades at the intersection of technology, infrastructure and leadership.
I began my career as a technology entrepreneur in 1984 and have since led complex data-center design, modernization, migration and business-development programs across Türkiye and international markets. Today, I lead Airplus Data Center Solutions—connecting engineering capability with the cooling demands of AI and high-density infrastructure.
40+years in technology
20+years in data centers
30–60 MWmajor campus scale
Core Expertise
From site strategy to thermal architecture.
Critical Infrastructure
Electrical systems, cooling architecture, resiliency and operational sustainability.
Design & Transformation
New facilities, live upgrades, migrations, renovation, testing and commissioning.
AI-Ready Cooling
High-density air and liquid cooling, CDU, heat rejection and tailor-made integration.
Business Development
Market creation, strategic partnerships, complex stakeholder alignment and negotiation.
Education & Advisory
Executive consulting and professional training grounded in real-world delivery.
Selected Experience
Infrastructure that carries consequence.
Airplus Climate Technologies
Head of Data Center Solutions & Business Development Manager
Mikrolink / Açık Holding
Data Center Design Lead & Business Development Manager
Independent & International
Senior Data Center Consultant, Lead Designer & Instructor
AMQ Engineering FZC
Vice President — Data Center Solutions
Nova Mission Critical
Türkiye Manager & Senior Data Center Consultant
ING Bank Türkiye
Assistant Vice President — Data Center & System Operations
IBM Global Services Türkiye
Data Center & Infrastructure Risk Manager
Technology Entrepreneurship & Operations
Founder, regional manager, hosting/cloud leader and data-center manager
Selected Projects
Mission-critical programs across banking, telecom, colocation and government.
12,000 m² · 60 MW
Türk Telekom AOSB
Design Lead & Consultant50 MW
Türksat Gölbaşı
Lead Design & Consultant9,000 m² · 50 MW
Türk Telekom Esenyurt
Renovation & Design Lead16,000 m² · 30 MW
Zenium Istanbul One
Business Development6,000 m² · 20 MW
DataPARK Istanbul
Lead Designer & ConsultantHyperscale Campus
GDH Gulf Data Hub · Dubai
Lead Designer & ConsultantNew Facility & Migration
ING IOTM Data Center
Designer · Controller · CommissioningLive Expansion & Transformation
IBM Levent Data Center
Designer · Controller · CommissioningAdditional banking, telecom and government programs remain confidential under NDA.
Knowledge Transfer
Building the next generation of data-center professionals.
Alongside operational leadership, I deliver professional data-center education internationally through DCTech and DCD Academy programs—turning field experience into practical capability.
DCTechDCD AcademyInternational Training
Perspective
Engineering for the AI infrastructure era.
My current work and industry writing focus on high-density cooling, liquid-cooling adoption, grid-aware infrastructure, sustainability and Türkiye’s opportunity in the global AI data-center market.
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