Türkiye launches AI Action Plan with $10B investment pledge

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Action Plan on Saturday, committing at least $10 billion in private-sector investment to expand the country’s data infrastructure and train over 100,000 professionals by the end of the decade.

Investment targets and infrastructure expansion

Speaking at the Türkiye Artificial Intelligence Summit in Istanbul, Erdogan said the initiative aims to increase installed data center capacity to at least one gigabyte by 2030 while mobilizing private capital for cloud computing and AI infrastructure. The government will also direct at least two percent of public investment programs toward artificial intelligence projects, he noted.

Workforce development and public literacy

Under the new framework, authorities will train 10,000 advanced AI specialists and 100,000 AI application professionals, Erdogan said. “We will launch the National Artificial Intelligence Literacy Program to ensure that people of all ages understand artificial intelligence correctly and use it safely,” he stated, adding that AI literacy workshops will roll out across all 81 provinces with a target of reaching five million citizens within two years.

Data governance and strategic pillars

The action plan envisions making at least 2,000 public datasets available through a National Data Library, spanning sectors including health, agriculture, defense, and e-commerce, according to the president. The strategy rests on four main pillars — “discover, benefit, produce and govern” — with four complementary actions under each pillar, he noted.

The announcement comes as Ankara seeks to accelerate digital transformation across public and private sectors. Officials have framed the 2030 capacity targets as essential to securing Türkiye’s position in the global technology market.