Artificial intelligence usage rate in Türkiye doubled in one year

According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the "Artificial Intelligence Statistics 2026" bulletin of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the usage rate of artificial intelligence in the country has approximately doubled compared to last year.

The rate of individuals who declared that they use productive artificial intelligence, which allows computer systems to create original content by processing different types of big data such as text, images and sound, increased from 19.2 percent in 2025 to 37.6 percent this year. The rate of startups using artificial intelligence increased from 7.5 percent to 14 percent.

When the enterprises using artificial intelligence were examined according to their activity groups, it was determined that this technology was used most by enterprises carrying out "telecommunication, programming and informatics" activities with 63.7 percent. The field of activity that uses this technology the least is recorded as "construction". According to the data, the rate of artificial intelligence usage in the sector in question was 6.9 percent.

Artificial intelligence usage rates of sectors

After the "telecommunications, programming and informatics" sector, the field of activity that used artificial intelligence the most was "publishing, radio-TV and content" initiatives.

The usage rate of artificial intelligence in the publishing field was recorded as 57.1 percent. These businesses were followed by enterprises that carry out "repair of computers and communication tools and equipment" with 32.4 percent.

While the rate of artificial intelligence usage in "finance and insurance activities" was 30.2 percent, it was 25.8 percent in "real estate activities".

The usage rate of artificial intelligence was determined as 12.7 percent in "wholesale and retail trade" initiatives and 9.7 percent in "transportation and storage" initiatives.

Big startups are using more artificial intelligence

When the artificial intelligence usage rate of startups was examined according to the number of employees, it was found that startups with more employees used artificial intelligence at a higher rate.

According to the data, while the artificial intelligence usage rate was 37.1 percent in startups with 250 or more employees, it was 17 percent in startups with 50-249 employees and 12.8 percent in startups with 10-49 employees.