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Technologies

Turkey Brings Government, Universities, and Finance Together Around the Future of Smart Agriculture

Turkish officials and institutions discussed at the TEKNOFEST event expanding the use of autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and data in agriculture, while linking university training with financing and field application. TÜME announced goals to support 400 young producers next year after supporting 40 young people this year.

2026-10-04

Energy and Green Technologies

Turkey Prepares to Introduce a Legal Framework for Small Nuclear Reactors During the Current Legislative Session

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced that his country aims to introduce a bill regulating small nuclear reactors after the budget is approved, as part of a plan to build capacity of up to 20,000 megawatts using Turkish technology and personnel. He also revealed that an energy vision through 2040 is being prepared and that the Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center will be reactivated.

2026-10-03

Technologies

Türkiye Prepares to Deliver Domestic Engines for the GÖKBEY Helicopter and KIZILELMA Aircraft

TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii is preparing to deliver TEI-TS1400 and TEI-TF6000 engine prototypes to the manufacturers of the GÖKBEY and KIZILELMA platforms, as helicopter-engine certification tests continue and Türkiye expands its military-engine programs.

2026-10-01

Technologies

STM Prepares to Produce the TOGAN-Mini Unmanned Aircraft and Targets Its Use Beginning in 2027

STM is preparing the small TOGAN-Mini unmanned aircraft, equipped with autonomous flight and navigation capabilities, for serial production within a few months, targeting its appearance in the field starting in 2027. The company says the design aims to reduce training requirements and expand military, civilian, and government uses.

2026-10-01

Technologies

Number of Broadband Internet Subscriptions in Türkiye Exceeds 100.8 Million

Data for the second quarter of 2026 showed that the number of broadband internet subscriptions in Türkiye reached 100,846,626, with notable growth in fiber and infrastructure and expanded use of 5G.

2026-09-30

Opinions and Analysis

SAHA İstanbul: Expanding into Global Markets Has Become Essential for Turkey’s Defense Industry

Muttalip Tütüncü, Secretary-General of SAHA İstanbul, believes that the growth of Turkey’s defense industry can no longer be sustained by relying solely on the domestic market, and that small and medium-sized enterprises are required to shift toward exports and develop high-tech, low-cost solutions. He also stressed the continuing need for localization, investment in artificial intelligence, and the expansion of civilian and space applications for defense technologies.

2026-09-29

Energy and Green Technologies

Borusan Ventures Invests in Bluecore Energy to Develop Floating Nuclear Reactors

Borusan Ventures participated in a $50 million seed funding round for the U.S. company Bluecore Energy, which is developing small modular nuclear reactors on floating platforms to provide low-carbon power to ports, industrial facilities, and data centers. The technology’s first application is scheduled to be tested at the Port of Long Beach.

2026-09-28

Technologies

Türkiye Delivers the First Two HÜRKUŞ-II Aircraft and Plans to Bring 55 Aircraft Into Service by 2028

TUSAŞ has delivered the first two new-generation HÜRKUŞ-II aircraft to the Turkish Air Force after the program received a military type certificate according to international standards on September 9. Türkiye plans to bring 55 aircraft into service by the end of 2028, with HÜRKUŞ squadrons appearing in 2027.

2026-09-28

Technologies

Canik Integrates M3 FALCON Machine Gun on Azerbaijani Mi-17 Helicopters

Canik announced the completion of integrating its 12.7×99 mm M3 FALCON heavy machine gun with the FALCON FLEX 50 mounting system on Mi-17 helicopters belonging to the Azerbaijani Air Force. The systems are scheduled for delivery to Azerbaijan during 2026 after passing flight and firing tests.

2026-09-27

Artificial intelligence

A Team of Four Teachers Develops a Language Agent to Analyze Student Progress and Wins Second Place at TEKNOFEST

Four teachers from one family in Erzurum developed the MAHİR model, an artificial-intelligence language agent that links students’ learning evidence to learning outcomes to produce educational analyses. The project won second place in the Language Artificial Intelligence Agents competition at TEKNOFEST.

2026-09-26

Artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Dominates Boğaziçi University Teknopark Projects

Cem Duran, general manager of Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Teknopark, said that artificial intelligence is present in almost all new projects arriving at the complex, while the number of research and development companies there rose from about 30 to 150 over three years. The complex plans to increase the number of research and development engineers to around 3,000 next year.

2026-09-25

Artificial intelligence

Patientdesk.ai Launches Two Turkish Voice Models and Makes Antalia-1 Open Source

Patientdesk.ai has launched Alania for Turkish text-to-speech and Duyu for speech-to-text, making them available through an OpenAI-compatible API. The company has also released the experimental open-source Antalia-1 model with its weights, code, a technical report, and Turkish audio data.

2026-09-25

Startups

Türkiye Announces Allocation of TRY 5.8 Billion in Public Funds to Support Technology Companies and Expand Terminal İstanbul

Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır said that Türkiye had allocated TRY 5.8 billion in public resources to the startup ecosystem, helping create funds worth TRY 130 billion and finance 1,091 companies with total investments reaching TRY 175 billion. He also announced that the Terminal İstanbul project would be fully operational next year and aims to host thousands of technology companies.

2026-09-25

Startups

Playops Studio Tests Mobile Game Ideas Through AI Agents Before Development Begins

Playops Studio, a Turkish startup founded in February 2026, uses 14 AI agents and 64 automation workflows to test mobile game ideas through advertising campaigns before building prototypes. The company tested 160 concepts and selected 60 for further development based on click-through rates and landing-page visit costs.

2026-09-22

Startups

Monq Raises $3 Million to Develop an AI Platform for Enterprise Procurement Negotiations

Monq has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round to develop a platform that supports companies in negotiating with suppliers using artificial intelligence. The company targets strategic contracts worth between $1 million and more than $100 million, and says its trials have achieved savings of up to 15% and accelerated negotiations by up to 70%.

2026-09-21

Privacy and Technology Policies

Warning About the Risks of Collecting Biometric Data Through Photo Trends on Social Networks

Turkish academic Ali Murat Kırık warned that photo trends using technologies that evoke the past or simulate aging may enable facial-feature processing to develop artificial intelligence systems. He urged users to review privacy policies and reduce access permissions for photos and microphones.

2026-09-14

Medical Technologies

Vibrating Bracelet from Sakarya Teknokent to Support Parkinson’s Patients

B O Elektronik Yazılım Teknoloji in Turkey has developed a wearable bracelet called Signal Life that uses mechanical vibrations to help Parkinson’s patients reduce the impact of tremors in their daily lives. The device operates without Bluetooth or Wi‑Fi, but claims regarding its effectiveness are still presented in the source as usage results and experiences, not as a published clinical study.

2026-09-11

Technologies

Bayraktar AKINCI Successfully Hits a Target with İHA-300 Missile at a Range Exceeding 250 Kilometers

Baykar announced that the Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned aircraft successfully conducted a launch test of the supersonic İHA-300 missile, hitting a maritime target at a distance exceeding 250 kilometers. The test adds a long-range weapons system to the range of munitions integrated onto the aircraft, but by itself does not establish that the missile has entered operational service.

2026-09-11