Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇹🇷 Europe
VPS hosting in Istanbul
Non-EU, non-alliance, and the physical bridge between European and Middle Eastern fibre.
OffshoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Istanbul, Türkiye without KYC. OnionVPS offers KVM VPS from $4 per month, with no identity verification at signup. Türkiye is outside every intelligence-sharing alliance (Five, Nine, Fourteen Eyes) and outside the EU legal perimeter, so GDPR does not apply to personal data processed there. The DMCA does not apply either, as it is United States statute; local copyright law requires a court order.
- City
- Istanbul
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye (TR)
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- Offshore
- Intelligence alliance
- Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2022
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 41.01, 28.98
Why hosting in Istanbul looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated in Istanbul since 2022. The facility sits at 41.01, 28.98, a physical bridge between European and Middle Eastern fibre, with a 40 Gbit/s uplink. Estimated round-trip times are 27 ms to Frankfurt, 116 ms to Ashburn, 119 ms to Singapore, 145 ms to São Paulo. The site includes DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and custom ISO upload. Its editorial note calls it 'Non-EU, non-alliance, and the physical bridge between European and Middle Eastern fibre.'
People run scrapers, trading bots, and upstream DNS resolvers here for the latency to both Europe and the Middle East, and for the independence from EU directives. Others host circumvention tools, V2Ray relays, or Tor nodes, relying on the lack of notice-and-takedown and the strength of local copyright law's court-order requirement. The full KVM access suits custom kernels.
Plans available in Istanbul
Cutter 8
$ 34 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 10 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 16
$ 92 /month
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Bastion 8
$ 59 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD + LUKS2
- Transfer
- 15 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 3 / /64 routed
Estimated round-trip latency from Istanbul
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 27 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 32 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 36 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 42 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 103 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 111 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 116 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 119 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 123 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 132 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 145 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 204 ms |
Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.
Frequently asked questions
Is Türkiye a good place to host a server?
Non-EU, non-alliance, and the physical bridge between European and Middle Eastern fibre.
Is Türkiye in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Türkiye is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our offshore tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Türkiye?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Türkiye is governed by Türkiye copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Istanbul from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 27 ms to Frankfurt and 116 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.
Do I need to identify myself to order in Istanbul?
No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.
Do you offer IPv6 in Istanbul?
Yes. Every plan includes a routed IPv6 /64 subnet at no cost. This is not a single address but a whole subnet, giving you room for 64-bit addressing. It's enabled by default and can be used for anything from containers to mail servers, with reverse DNS available.
What are the connection logs retention in Istanbul?
We retain connection logs for 0 days, meaning we do not store them. This policy is platform-wide, including Istanbul. You can run your server with confidence that we are not keeping connection metadata, supporting your privacy.
This page is general information, not legal advice.