Türkiye, 2026-2030 Artificial Intelligence Action Plan It was put into practice with the Presidential Circular dated 18 August 2026. The plan consists of four main axes named “Realize, Use, Produce and Manage”. 16 priority actions Contains. Thus, the government collects its 2030 targets, from education to data centers, from domestic models to private sector investments, in a single document. The road map announced in June also determines the duties of public institutions with the circular published in August.
First of all, it is necessary to establish the date distinction correctly, because Türkiye previously implemented a separate document covering the period 2021-2025. National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2021-2025had set a goal of increasing the share of artificial intelligence in GDP to 5 percent. In addition, the document aimed to increase employment in the field of artificial intelligence to 50 thousand people and rank in the top 20 in international indices. Unlike this previous document, the 2026-2030 plan highlights measurable tasks and concrete implementation topics.
The “Realize” part of the plan, artificial intelligence literacy It includes steps that directly target human resources. Accordingly, within two years, Türkiye will develop workshops in 81 provinces. Artificial intelligence training for 5 million people plans to give. Also, the government 10 thousand advanced artificial intelligence experts And 100 thousand application professionals aims to raise. On the other hand, for researchers, enterprises and public institutions, at least 2 thousand public datasets It will be moved to the National Data Library.
These data sets will come from fields such as health, agriculture, defense and electronic commerce and will provide resources for research studies. However, the plan envisages addressing user rights, privacy and security in artificial intelligence applications according to risk levels. In this context, the government plans to support risk-based regulations with rules that will be used by technology developing companies and public institutions. The “Notice” section thus gathers training objectives, data access and principles regarding artificial intelligence security under the same heading.
Türkiye will increase its data center capacity to 1 GW
The “Use” axis includes tasks that aim to increase the use of artificial intelligence in public services and production processes. In this regard, Türkiye will increase the total installed capacity of data centers by 2030. to at least 1 GW level plans to upgrade. In addition, artificial intelligence projects are included in public investment programs. at least 2 percent share separation is among the goals. SMEs working in the fields of health, energy and smart production will receive technology access support through artificial intelligence coupons.
This target reveals the scale more clearly when compared to the current data center capacity in Türkiye. The government expects the data center installed capacity in the country to increase by 2025 to approximately 250MW announced at the level. Therefore, the 2030 target corresponds to approximately four times the currently announced level. In addition, the 2 percent share to be allocated in public investments connects artificial intelligence projects more directly to central budget programs.
In the “Produce” axis, Türkiye, domestic artificial intelligence modelsfocuses on research funding and venture financing. The plan envisages the establishment of artificial intelligence growth zones with ready energy and technical infrastructure. In addition, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Fund will support research studies and the Artificial Intelligence Growth Fund will support initiatives in terms of financing. Turkish big language model studies are also among the direct targets of this department.
Türkiye is supported by TÜBİTAK in this field. Wise model, the work of T3 Foundation and Baykar and the HAVELSAN Main project. HAVELSAN, within the scope of Main A model with 9 billion parameters develops and offers a separate example of domestic big language model studies. In addition, Türkiye plans to develop a common major language model with the Organization of Turkic States, including Oghuz, Kipchak and Karluk languages. Thus, the plan adds joint model studies for Turkish languages to its 2030 targets, in addition to Turkish models.
The “Manage” axis brings together tasks on the financing, international investment and regulatory side. Private sector predominance in government, data center, cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructures investment of at least 10 billion dollars aims. In addition, international investors are most 30 business days A single window system will be established to provide a road map. One of the goals set by the plan is for Istanbul to become one of the international centers in terms of artificial intelligence investments.
On the regulatory side, Türkiye plans to establish regulatory test areas in at least five priority sectors. Thus, companies and public institutions will be able to try new artificial intelligence applications in controlled environments within the framework of determined rules. The Ministry of Industry and Technology will coordinate the implementation of the plan with relevant public institutions, private sector, universities and non-governmental organizations. National Artificial Intelligence Board will also undertake the high-level part of coordination between institutions.
The Presidential Circular, published on August 18, asks public institutions to fulfill the duties assigned to them in the plan. In addition, the circular stipulates that relevant institutions provide the necessary support during the implementation process and follow the determined steps. The government determines the economic added value created by the resources that will be activated within the scope of the plan. exceeding 1 trillion TL aims. Work for 16 actions under the headings of education, infrastructure, investment, domestic model and regulation will progress according to the 2026-2030 calendar.
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