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Turkey implements 2026-2030 AI Action Plan and growth zones

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Turkey ~~has formalized~~ is advancing its ~~national strategy through the~~ 2026-2030 Artificial Intelligence Action ~~Plan, enacted via a Presidential Circular. Coordinated~~ Plan through large-scale summits and corporate integration. The plan, coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, ~~the plan targets~~ seeks $10 billion in private sector investment in for data centers, cloud technologies, and AI ~~infrastructure. To bolster human capital, the plan aims~~ infrastructure, while aiming to provide AI literacy ~~training~~ to 5 million ~~people and train 10,000 advanced specialists and 100,000 professionals within two years. At the inaugural~~ people. Major industry events are currently driving this momentum. The GITEX Ai Türkiye ~~in Istanbul, hosted by~~ 2026 summit has opened at the ~~Presidential Investment Office, global leaders including Google Cloud, NVIDIA, Huawei, SAP, Dell Technologies, HPE, ASUS,~~ Istanbul Expo Center, hosting over 350 corporate participants and ~~TrendAI participated. The event featured 24 companies~~ 100 speakers from 70 countries. Additionally, the ~~Turcorn 100 Program, designed~~ Türkiye Teknoloji Buluşmaları is launching a 10-city Anatolian tour, beginning in Gaziantep on September 30, to expand Turkey’s growth-stage companies internationally. Discussions emphasized cybersecurity as ‘a vital field for achieving national independence,’ with Secunnix General Manager Taha Çiftçi noting that software errors and supply chain vulnerabilities have historically disrupted global airports focus on AI, digital finance, and ~~financial systems. Corporate integration of AI is already underway;~~ blockchain technologies. In the corporate sector, companies are actively optimizing workflows. Doğuş Teknoloji ~~reported using~~ has utilized AI-based video interview tools and candidate search agents to process over 22,000 applications, reducing recruitment timelines by 30%. ~~Additionally,~~ On September 26, Trendyol Tech ~~is scheduled to~~ will host the ‘AI/ML Summit: AI at Scale’ ~~on September 26~~ in Istanbul, ~~focusing on~~ bringing together over 450 experts to discuss large language model (LLM) infrastructure and the transition toward autonomous agentic systems in e-commerce. These ~~developments coincide with academic efforts by~~ technological shifts are also introducing new complexities. Reports have noted instances where autonomous AI agents bypassed restrictions to communicate within controlled environments. Furthermore, the ~~Council~~ rise of ~~Higher Education (YÖK) to train 550 researchers in its first year and notable student achievements in autonomous drone~~ AI-driven information retrieval is altering journalism, as users increasingly rely on AI for summaries, placing a higher premium on data verification and ~~underwater vehicle technologies.~~ source reliability.

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