Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated that strategic steps will be continued with determination to bring Türkiye to a stronger position in the international arena in the field of artificial intelligence. Minister Kacır stated that they will support the development of local and original artificial intelligence models and announced that they aim to quickly move Türkiye, which ranks 16th in the world in terms of the number of scientific publications in this field, into the top 10 countries. This vision, with its strong technology development infrastructure and qualified human resources, combined with the principle of advocating that artificial intelligence advance in line with ethical values.
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Risks and Ethical Challenges
Minister Kacır spoke at the “AI Tomorrow Summit 2025” event organized by the Artificial Intelligence Policy Association (AIPA) with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz. Emphasizing that advances in technology have brought about a comprehensive restructuring in almost every field, from production models to individual life practices, Kacır stated that artificial intelligence is at the very center of the digital revolution.
Pointing out that artificial intelligence has become a mind partner that transforms decision-making processes, enables strategy-making and expands foresight capacity, the Minister stated that thanks to its ever-increasing data processing capacity and advanced analysis capabilities, artificial intelligence has paved the way for innovation, efficiency and competition in a wide range of areas, from smart production systems to precision agriculture, from combating climate change to educational technologies. However, Kacır reminded us that we should not ignore that artificial intelligence brings with it not only opportunities but also new risks, ethical dilemmas and social challenges.
“We Show Strong Will”: An AI Revolution for Humanity
Minister Kacır underlined that feeding artificial intelligence systems, which are heavily preferred by users, with homogeneous data sets that do not sufficiently take into account linguistic and cultural diversity opens the door to a system that excludes different cultures and standardizes forms of expression. He stated that this situation raises the question of whether artificial intelligence will serve an inclusive future that strengthens the peace and common welfare of humanity in the future, or whether it will turn into a tool of digital domination that deepens inequalities and suppresses cultural pluralism.
In the face of this picture, in line with Türkiye's National Technology Move vision, with an understanding centered on the principles of justice and mercyEmphasizing that the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy has demonstrated a strong will to direct the artificial intelligence revolution for the benefit of humanity, the Minister said that the moves that will make the artificial intelligence ecosystem more advanced and more competitive have been determined.
Calls for Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem and Investment in Human Resources
Minister Kacır stated that TÜBİTAK's calls for an artificial intelligence ecosystem support the projects of companies in need of artificial intelligence solutions, SMEs developing technology in this field, and research centers. Kacır gave information about the call, which was opened for the fourth time this year, and said: smart production systems, smart agriculture, food and animal husbandry, financial technologies, climate change and sustainability, smart education technology He stated that they will ensure that companies in need of artificial intelligence solutions can effectively benefit from the country's research and innovation infrastructure.
Pointing out that it is necessary to be aware that artificial intelligence will greatly change the jobs that make up more than half of the current workforce, the Minister stated that with this understanding, they bring young people together with the competencies required by the age of artificial intelligence through programs such as Teknofest, Deneyap Technology Workshops and Sector Campus. In this way, important steps are being taken towards training the artificial intelligence experts and developers of the future.
ARF-ACC Infrastructure: Supporting Artificial Intelligence with High Computational Power
Minister Kacır emphasized that they have built the necessary infrastructure so that artificial intelligence technologies can be effectively produced, implemented and produced efficient results with high processing power. In this context, ARF, which is among the world's 35 most powerful supercomputers with a computing capacity equivalent to 500 laptops, was commissioned last year. It reminded.
Minister Kacır stated that high-intensity simulations conducted in many strategic areas, from defense industry to drug development, from production technologies to early diagnosis of diseases, can be carried out quickly, safely and in a way that the data remains in Türkiye. In order to carry this capacity even further, high-performance graphic processors have been developed, especially for data analytics and artificial intelligence applications. The ARF-ACC infrastructure has also been put into service. conveyed.
“We have made significant progress in the Artificial Intelligence Large Language Model”
About MareNostrum 380 has the processing power equivalent to 5 thousand laptopsKacır, reminding that they have made it available to researchers as a partner of the European High Performance Computing Consortium (EuroHPC), noted the following: “In a very short time, we aim to triple our processing capacity by strengthening our supercomputer infrastructure with new generation graphics processor units, thus providing high support to advanced projects in the field of artificial intelligence. With strong infrastructure investments, our support and qualified human resources, we are shaping Türkiye's artificial intelligence journey with a holistic and strategic vision.”
The country's first basic artificial intelligence is seen as an important outcome of this approach. Significant progress has been made in the large language model. Minister stated that within the scope of the project, TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Artificial Intelligence Institute will use digital content, publicly available data sets and institutional resources. He compiled data worth 1 trillion tokens He explained.
Future Vision: Türkiye Will Be One of the Global Artificial Intelligence Leaders
Minister Kacır emphasized that they carry not only the capacity to produce local and original technology, but also the richness of language and culture to the digital future. “We will continue to support initiatives that will enable the emergence of new domestic and original artificial intelligence models with concrete steps. We will continue our strategic moves with determination so that Türkiye can be one of the countries that have a say in the field of artificial intelligence. We are ranked 16th in the world in terms of the number of scientific publications in this field and we will quickly enter the top 10 countries in this field. With our strong technology development infrastructure and qualified human resources, we will continue to advocate for the advancement of artificial intelligence in line with ethical values,” he said, reiterating Türkiye’s ambitious goals in this field.
