1 October 2025

DE-CIX Istanbul 
10-year anniversary celebration

Let’s honor the past decade of growth, partnership, and collaboration within the Turkish community at the DE-CIX Istanbul 10-year anniversary celebration!

On 1 October 2025, at the stunning Divan Kurucesme in Istanbul – an exclusive meeting point for unforgettable moments with a magnificent location on the Bosphorus.

Join us in celebrating this milestone – engage in learning, collaboration, and networking opportunities with industry leaders, partners and visionaries.

DE-CIX has teamed up with industry leaders to study the evolution of interconnection and data center markets in Turkey over the past decade, focusing on the rise and impact of the distributed, carrier-neutral Internet Exchange model.

Get exclusive access to the initial findings at the conference, with the complete study available to all attendees upon publication.

The event will be hosted by DE-CIX CEO Ivo Ivanov and DE-CIX Turkey Regional Director Bulent Sen. Moderator to be confirmed.

Event details 

Date: 1 October 2025

Venue: Divan Kurucesme in Istanbul, Kurucesme Cd. No:61A, 34345 Besiktas/Istanbul

Timing:
15:00 pm: Doors open, with the first part of the event featuring engaging speakers and panel discussions with experts from our partners IXPANSE, ICANN, Premier DC. Media partner to be confirmed.

19:00 pm: Evening celebration – connect, reflect, and enjoy the festivities.

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We would be honored to have you join us for this special occasion. Kindly use the below link to secure your spot.

Registration

Agenda (tbc)

  1. Doors open / Registration & coffee
  2. Opening speech: Bulent Sen, DE-CIX
  3. Keynote: Ivo Ivanov, DE-CIX (ENGLISH)
  4. Keynote: Gabe Cole, IXPANSE (ENGLISH)
  5. Speech: Speaker tbc
  6. Panel discussion: The past 10 years
  7. Coffee break
  8. Istanbul 10 years study: Paul Rendek & Serge Radovcic, Dstream (ENGLISH)        
  9. Panel discussion: The present
  10. Keynote: Baher Esmat, ICANN
  11. Panel discussion brought to you by a media partner: The future
  12. Closing remarks: Ivo Ivanov & Bulent Sen, DE-CIX 
  13. Istanbul 10 years celebration party

Speakers

Ivo Ivanov

Ivo Ivanov
CEO, DE-CIX 

Bülent Sen

Bulent Sen
Regional Director DE-CIX Türkiye 

Cole Gabe

Gabe Cole
CEO, IXPANSE 

Baher Esmat icann

Baher Esmat
Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, ICANN

Serge Radovcic b/w

Serge Radovcic
Senior Strategic Consultant, Dstream Group

Paul Rendek

Paul Rendek
Senior Strategic Consultant, Dstream Group

Sponsors

Platinum

IXPANSE

Gold

ICANN
Premier DC logo

Media partner tbc