Minister Kacır announced: Turkey's artificial intelligence goals have been determined: 10 billion dollar investment

TARGET OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION TO 5 MILLION CITIZENS

Explaining that they prepared Türkiye's 2026-2030 Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, Kacır said that the plan was built on four basic axes: "Be aware, benefit, build and direct".

Stating that they aim to move Türkiye among the leading countries in artificial intelligence technologies, Kacır noted that they aim to provide artificial intelligence literacy to 5 million citizens. Within the scope of the plan, it is also envisaged to train 10 thousand advanced artificial intelligence experts and 100 thousand professionals who can apply these technologies in different sectors.

Kacır stated that they will make at least 2 thousand public data sets accessible so that researchers and entrepreneurs can develop solutions to real-life problems.

DATA CENTER CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED TO AT LEAST 1 GIGAWATT

Emphasizing that development in the field of artificial intelligence requires a strong computing infrastructure, Kacır announced that they aim to increase Türkiye's data center capacity to at least 1 gigawatt by 2030.

In this regard, Kacır stated that they plan to mobilize at least 10 billion dollars of investment led by the private sector in data centers, cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. He stated that they accelerated their artificial intelligence and data center investments with the HIT-30 Program.

THE FIRST VERSION OF BİLGE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DEVELOPERS SOON

Providing information about the Turkish major language model BİLGE, Kacır announced that they will soon make the first version of the model available to developers.

Stating that BİLGE will strengthen Türkiye's technological independence, Kacır said that the model will enable new productive artificial intelligence applications designed for Turkish and the local ecosystem. He noted that startups, researchers and companies can develop new products and services through the model.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ETHICS BOARD WILL BE ESTABLISHED

Stating that they will take steps towards the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, Kacır emphasized that the regulations should be proportional to the risks carried by the applications.

Stating that a system that improves production processes and a system that affects medical treatment or access to basic public services should not be subject to the same obligations, Kacır said that they foresee stronger assurances, pre-use evaluations and effective human supervision in high-impact applications.

Kacır also announced that regulatory testing areas will be created in priority sectors where entrepreneurs and researchers can test new technologies under certain rules. He stated that the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Board to be established will guide developers and institutions on privacy protection, prevention of discrimination and children's safety.