Türkiye’s AI strategy and the coming technological order (opens original article in a new tab)

Türkiye's AI Action Plan 2026-2030 highlights investments in AI infrastructure, defense technologies, and strategic autonomy, positioning the country as a third option in global AI competition.

• Türkiye's AI Action Plan 2026-2030 outlines investments in data centers, AI specialists, and defense technologies.
• The plan emphasizes strategic autonomy, aiming to build sovereign AI capabilities beyond military applications.
• Türkiye seeks to position itself as a third option in the U.S.-China AI competition through a Great Turkic Language Model initiative.
• The strategy focuses on digital autonomy, enabling independent AI governance and deployment according to national priorities.