On 2 February 2026, Turkey’s Ministry of National Education (MEB) launched the Artificial Intelligence Applications Ethical Declaration System (YAZEK), an online platform through which teachers and all central and provincial ministry units are required to complete an Ethical Declaration Form before deploying AI-based applications in educational settings. The declaration confirms that the planned AI use complies with national ethical standards set out in the Ethical Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education, published under the AI in Education Policy 2025-2029.
YAZEK serves as both a compliance tool and an accountability mechanism: ethical violation reports submitted through the platform are systematically recorded and assessed in a standardised manner. A separate directive establishing MEB’s Artificial Intelligence Ethics Board entered into force on 22 October 2025, providing the institutional backbone for overseeing compliance and handling reported breaches. Together, the ethics board and YAZEK create an enforcement-adjacent framework specifically for AI use in educational institutions.
The requirement for teachers and ministry officials to submit ethical declarations before each AI deployment represents a form of pre-use accountability that goes beyond mere guidance. While not a criminal or administrative sanction regime, the mandatory nature of the declaration and the formal recording of violations means Turkey now has a functioning accountability mechanism for AI ethics in schools, adding practical weight to the ethical dimension of its AI in Education Action Plan 2025-2029.