Turkey: infrastructure
Electricity supplies about 20% of Turkey's energy and comes mainly from coal, gas and hydro, with a small but growing share from wind, solar and geothermal.
The IS-04Z1 is an intrinsically safe Android handset designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21, built for refinery and petrochemical work at Aliağa and on the Marmara, gas terminal and pipeline operations, and the fertiliser and chemical plants inside the organised industrial zones. Buyers searching for an intrinsically safe smartphone supplier for Turkey can take the datasheet and the certification schedule for the IS-04Z1 now; supply follows certification.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. An intrinsically safe smartphone for Turkey cannot be bought yet: the SAMS IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued), and the datasheet, certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Level of protection | ia, ib or ic matched to the zone | ib, for Zone 1 |
| Entity parameters | Uo, Io and Po within the device limits | Published with the certificate |
| Accessories | Chargers and cases certified with the device | Defined at certification |
| Where it applies | Turkey: Dörtyol, Kırıkkale, Aliağa | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Turkey. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The classified areas, operators and sites below are the ones covered in the SAMS Turkey market guide.
Electricity supplies about 20% of Turkey's energy and comes mainly from coal, gas and hydro, with a small but growing share from wind, solar and geothermal.
The Ceyhan marine terminal on the Mediterranean has seven storage tanks and a jetty that can load two tankers of up to 300,000 DWT at once, as the end point of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
Black Sea gas is forecast to meet all residential demand from the late 2020s, which implies new offshore and onshore gas processing and pipeline work.
Energy policy aims to secure national supply and reduce fossil fuel imports, which accounted for over 20% of the cost of Turkey's imports in 2019, so domestic gas and refining projects are a priority.
Intrinsic safety limits the electrical and thermal energy in a circuit so that neither a spark nor a hot surface can ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even when a fault occurs. The ib level, used for Zone 1, tolerates one fault. It is the usual way to make a handheld device that a worker carries continuously through a hazardous area.
The IS-04Z1 is designed on this principle for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4). Intrinsic safety is a design basis, not a certificate: certification is in progress and none has been issued yet.
In Turkey. Intrinsic safety suits rounds at tank farms and terminals at Aliağa or Ceyhan, where heat is the hardest test and a shift does not pass a charger. A handheld that limits ignition energy lets crews photograph, log and communicate without leaving the zone, and contractor crews can share one gate procedure.
There is no stock to order for Turkey yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch, certification is in progress, and supply will run through authorised distributors after the certificates are issued. Procurement teams can prepare now with the datasheet, the certification schedule and a safe-area evaluation.
The technical specification, marking target and conditions of use, sent by email.
Which certificates are in progress, in what order, and what is still to be confirmed.
Evaluation units can be used for connectivity, MDM enrolment and workflow testing outside classified areas.
Tell us the site, zone, gas group and quantity so the right authorised distributor can contact you.
Not yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and its certification is still in progress ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. No unit goes into a classified area before the certificate covering it exists. The datasheet, the certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
The circuits are designed to limit energy so a spark or hot surface cannot ignite a gas or dust atmosphere, even with one fault (level ib, Zone 1). Certification of that design is in progress.
The market guide for Turkey covers Aliağa, Körfez and Kocaeli, Marmara Ereğlisi, Ceyhan, among others. Site-level pages are linked below.
Through authorised distributors once certificates exist. Until then SAMS can send the datasheet and certification schedule and arrange safe-area evaluation units.
Conditions range from hot coastal summers to cold central and eastern winters, so check both the maximum and the lowest ambient ratings on the certificate, the water and dust ingress rating and touch operation with gloves. Coastal terminals also add salt air.
Turkish is the working language, and instructions are typically expected in the language of the destination country, with English accepted at some international operators. Provide the certificate, declaration of conformity and Ex marking details, and ask the operator what it requires.
The sheet states Turkish on the screen and in the file, on Android 16. Confirm the language pack, keyboard and the language of the certificate and manual with the supplier during an evaluation, particularly for contractor crews.
Other guides for Turkey, other places in Turkey, and the pages behind them.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.