Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır made statements on Türkiye’s artificial intelligence road map and investment ecosystem during the G20 Innovation Ministers’ Meeting held in the United States.
Kacır said 5 million citizens in Türkiye would receive artificial intelligence training within two years. The plan also aims to train 100,000 AI application professionals and 10,000 AI experts.
Türkiye sets $10 billion target for artificial intelligence investments
Describing Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen its artificial intelligence ecosystem, Kacır announced that public data sets would be made available for developers. He also said the HIT-30 Program aims to achieve $10 billion in private-sector investment in data centers and artificial intelligence by 2030.
Kacır said the 2026–2030 Artificial Intelligence Action Plan had been prepared under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He outlined the plan’s main elements under the headings “Recognize, Benefit, Produce and Govern.”
The plan aims to strengthen hardware infrastructure and increase data center capacity to the gigawatt scale. Kacır said Türkiye would also contribute to the development of international standards for the safe development of artificial intelligence.
Discussions at the G20 meeting
Kacır said they had assessed international cooperation in innovation, advanced technologies and digital transformation during the meeting. He noted that the discussions aimed to strengthen partnerships to make the global innovation ecosystem more inclusive and productive.
Among the officials Kacır met were United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; European Commission Executive Vice President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen; Poland’s Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski; South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-Kwan; Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha; Argentina’s Secretary for Innovation, Science and Technology Adriana Baravalle; and United States Special Representative for Future Generations Charity Wallace.
Kacır said the participation of all countries and societies in the development of artificial intelligence was a priority to ensure that its benefits reached humanity as a whole. He said Türkiye would contribute to the development of artificial intelligence and to implementing international policies that serve all of humanity.
