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Türkiye’s 2026-2030 Artificial Intelligence Action Plan sets targets for training, expertise, public data and infrastructure, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said on Saturday.
Kacir spoke at a panel titled “Navigating Responsibility in the Age of AI” at the TRT World Forum in Istanbul.
The plan aims to provide AI literacy training to 5 million citizens and to develop 10,000 advanced AI experts and 100,000 AI professionals. It also provides for opening at least 2,000 public datasets to researchers and entrepreneurs.
On infrastructure, Türkiye aims to expand data center capacity to at least 1 gigawatt by 2030. The plan also seeks at least $10 billion in private sector-led investment in data centers, cloud computing and AI infrastructure.
Kacir said BILGE, a Turkish large language model, is linked to the country’s goal of technological independence. Its first version will be available to developers soon.
He also announced plans to establish regulatory sandboxes in priority sectors and an AI Ethics Board to address privacy, discrimination and children’s safety.
Kacir said increasingly autonomous AI systems raise questions about transparency, safety and accountability, and that progress in the field must remain centered on human responsibility.
“We can delegate authority to AI, but we cannot delegate responsibility,” he said.
He listed algorithmic discrimination, cybersecurity threats, deepfakes and the concentration of computing resources among a small number of technology companies as key risks.
Kacir said more than 90% of the world’s notable frontier AI models in 2025 were developed by industry, while five companies control an estimated 70% of global AI computing power.
He called for a human-centered, risk-based regulatory approach.
Under such an approach, AI applications with significant consequences for individuals would face stronger safeguards and meaningful human oversight, he said.
Kacir said Türkiye is committed to contributing to global AI governance through platforms including the G20, the OECD, UNESCO, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and the U.N.
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