# Alibaba plans first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands

_Published Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 8:14 AM EDT · Infrastructure, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Alibaba says it plans to build its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months, Bloomberg reported. The three planned locations would expand its data center presence in Europe and the Middle East. The regions are plans for future cloud capacity; the announcement does not make them available to customers today.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260922/p61#a260922p61)

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