Turkey’s Ministry of National Education published the Artificial Intelligence in Education Policy Document and Action Plan 2025–2029 in July 2025, representing a comprehensive national strategy for integrating AI into the school system. The document defines four strategic goals and 40 action steps, covering curriculum integration for AI literacy, ethics oversight, in-service teacher training, and the upgrade of the EBA/ÖBA adaptive learning platform. Ethics awareness for all education stakeholders is explicitly identified as a core component.
The policy builds on Turkey’s National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2021–2025) and positions AI education as central to Turkey’s human capital development agenda. Turkey was noted by UNESCO in 2022 as one of only seven countries to have developed AI frameworks or training programmes specifically for teachers — placing it ahead of most peer countries on this dimension at that time.
Who it affects: All students and teachers in the national education system within the 2025–2029 implementation horizon. In-service teacher training under the action plan would reach the full teaching workforce, not only technical staff. The EBA/ÖBA platform upgrades would affect students using personalised learning tools.
What is notably missing: The policy document is a ministerial strategy, not an enacted law; it does not carry the legal force of binding legislation. No specific budget has been publicly confirmed for implementation. Turkey’s education system is administered through the Ministry of Education under executive direction, meaning the policy can be amended without parliamentary process. The 40 action steps include no defined enforcement mechanism to verify or audit implementation at the school level.