Artificial Intelligence in Turkey's Economic Future

by Arda Aslan | Apr 25, 2025
Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır: Productive artificial intelligence will make significant contributions to Türkiye's economic growth.

Data science and artificial intelligence are starting to play a key role in Türkiye’s economic development. A report prepared by Implement Consulting Group with the support of Google shows that generative artificial intelligence can make significant contributions to Türkiye’s economic growth.

Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi’nden ve AITR Eşbaşkanı, yapay zeka alanındaki çalışmalarıyla raporun içeriğine büyük katkı sağlamıştır. Bu rapor, Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır tarafından yazılan önsözle şekillenmiş ve Google tarafından dünya çapında yayımlanmıştır. Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır, raporun Türkiye'nin üretken yapay zekadan nasıl faydalanabileceğine dair çok önemli bulgular sunduğunu belirtmektedir. Ayrıca, raporun detayları profesyonel ekonomistlerle yapılan işbirlikleriyle oluşturulmuş ve Türkiye'nin yapay zeka alanındaki potansiyelini değerlendiren kapsamlı bir çalışma sunulmuştur.

Data science and artificial intelligence offer opportunities that will increase not only economic growth but also Turkey's global competitiveness.

Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır from Istanbul Technical University and AITR Co-President has made significant contributions to the content of the report with his work in the field of artificial intelligence. This report was shaped by the foreword written by Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır and published worldwide by Google. Prof. Dr. Altan Çakır states that the report presents very important findings on how Türkiye can benefit from productive artificial intelligence. In addition, the details of the report were created in collaboration with professional economists and a comprehensive study was presented evaluating Türkiye's potential in the field of artificial intelligence.

  

Related Website:
Implement Consulting Group: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Türkiye's Economic Potential

Related Document:
The Economic Opportunity of Generative AI in Turkey

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