Turkey
COUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
18%
5/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI in Education Policy Document and Action Plan 2025–2029 mandates AI literacy integration into the national curriculum with 40 defined action steps. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Ethics awareness for all education stakeholders is a core component of the AI in Education Policy 2025-2029. YAZEK (Feb 2026) makes ethics declaration mandatory before each AI deployment, reinforcing the ethics dimension with a procedural compliance requirement. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 In-service teacher training is a named component of the AI in Education Action Plan, covering all teachers rather than only technical staff. [1]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 2/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Presidential Decrees 191 and 192 (25 December 2025) established a National Technology and AI General Directorate (under Ministry of Industry) and a Public Sector AI General Directorate (under Cybersecurity Directorate) with oversight of public-sector AI use; Turkey still lacks an independent full regulator with enforcement powers over the broader AI ecosystem. [1], [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 1 MEB's Artificial Intelligence Applications Ethical Declaration System (YAZEK) launched 2 February 2026 requires all teachers and ministry units to submit an online ethical declaration before deploying AI in schools; violation reports are formally recorded and assessed by the AI Ethics Board (established Oct 2025). Represents a mandatory accountability mechanism, though explicit administrative or financial sanctions for non-compliance have not been published.
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Subregion map
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Regions & states
Subregions inherit supranational obligations from their parent country but may have additional local policy. Scores reflect local policy only.
Region
Schools /10
Workforce /8
Governance /6
Access /4
Total
Adana
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Ankara
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Antalya
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Bursa
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Gaziantep
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Istanbul
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Izmir
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Konya
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Index history
May 30, 2026 5/28 May 2026 refresh: YAZEK (AI Ethics Declaration System) launched Feb 2026 — mandatory pre-deployment ethical declarations for all teachers and ministry units, violations formally recorded by AI Ethics Board; dim12 upgraded 0→1.
April 24, 2026 4/28 Refresh: Presidential Decrees 191 and 192 (Dec 2025) established two new AI directorates including a Public Sector AI General Directorate; dim 10 note updated but score held at 1 pending enactment of draft AI Law.
March 19, 2026 4/28 First research pass: AI in Education Policy 2025–2029 with curriculum integration, ethics component, teacher training, and national AI Strategy coordination body scored.