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Apple announced a long-term investment in Türkiye on Monday, unveiling plans to open five developer academies, an Apple Developer Center and a manufacturing academy to support the country's technology ecosystem and expand its digital economy.
The investment will provide developers, students and entrepreneurs with new training and career opportunities, while helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and smart manufacturing technologies, the company stated.
"Apple has been serving customers and communities in Türkiye for 35 years. With this new commitment, we are proud to support the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs in the years ahead," Apple Chairman Tim Cook said.
"Türkiye's developer community is creating apps that are used around the world, while small and medium-sized businesses are emerging as organizations that create opportunities across the country," Cook added.
Apple will establish five developer academies across Türkiye over the next three years. The first is scheduled to open in Istanbul in 2027, with the other four planned during the same period.
The academies will offer free, nine-month programs covering coding, design, marketing, project management and AI technologies.
The five new facilities will expand Apple's existing network of 19 developer academies worldwide, which has provided app development and entrepreneurship training since 2013.
Apple will also open a Developer Center in Istanbul in 2027, providing developers, entrepreneurs and startups with access to technical resources, Apple specialists, workshops and individual consultations.
The center will host in-person events and training sessions focused on application development, design, quality and performance.
It will join Apple's existing developer centers in Bengaluru, Berlin, Cupertino, Shanghai and Singapore.
Apple plans to open a Manufacturing Academy in Ankara in 2028, offering free training and consulting services to SMEs, students and entrepreneurs.
The facility will be Apple's second manufacturing academy and its first outside the United States.
Its programs will cover machine learning, predictive maintenance, advanced automation and robotics, alongside workshops on lean operations and production efficiency.
The academy will include a training laboratory, live demonstrations, workshops and collaborative workspaces.
Apple said the initiative aims to help Turkish businesses adopt AI and smart manufacturing technologies and improve production efficiency.
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