Correction (19 October 2026): We corrected the governance section: the Ministry of Industry and Technology coordinates the plan and the National AI Council is reported to monitor its implementation, and the sandbox target is regulatory sandboxes in at least five priority sectors.
At a glance
| Instrument | Presidential Circular no. 2026/9 |
| Official Gazette | 18 August 2026, issue 33344 |
| Signed | 17 August 2026 |
| Coordination | Ministry of Industry and Technology |
| Period | 2026-2030 (five years) |
| Structure | 4 axes, 16 actions |
The four axes
The plan rests on four complementary axes: Discover (awareness and literacy), Benefit (adoption across public and private sectors), Produce (domestic technology and infrastructure) and Govern (governance, regulation and oversight), with 16 actions defined beneath them.
Headline targets
- 1 gigawatt of installed data-centre capacity by 2030
- At least USD 10 billion mobilised for data-centre, cloud and AI infrastructure
- A minimum 2% share of public investment allocated to AI projects
- 10,000 advanced specialists and 100,000 AI application professionals trained
- AI literacy training for 5 million citizens within two years, with workshops across all 81 provinces
- More than 2,000 public datasets opened through the National Data Library by 2030
- Regulatory sandboxes (regulatory experimentation zones) in at least five priority sectors
- A single-window approval process for entrepreneurs, capped at 30 business days
Underlying principles
The circular states that the plan is built on human-centricity, reliability, ethical responsibility, digital sovereignty and sustainable development. It is the successor policy document to the National AI Strategy for 2021-2025 and was first presented publicly at the Türkiye AI Summit on 13 June 2026.
Governance: the Ministry and the National AI Council
The Ministry of Industry and Technology coordinates the plan. According to the plan as reported, its implementation will be monitored by the National AI Council; the circular itself does not name the Council. The circular directs public institutions to carry out the duties assigned to them under the plan, so it is addressed first and foremost to the public administration.
Legal character: a plan, not an obligation
This is an action plan put into effect by a circular, not a statute or regulation imposing directly enforceable duties on the private sector. Its practical effect will nonetheless be significant: AI criteria in public procurement, data sharing and regulatory sandboxes will shape secondary legislation and tender specifications in the period ahead. For now, companies are best advised to read the plan as a forecast of the compliance calendar.
