Apple is bringing a major expansion of its global education programs to Turkey. Over the next three years, the company plans to launch seven new facilities—including five Developer Academies, a Developer Center in Istanbul, and Turkey’s first Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Ankara. The goal: offer free training in everything from coding and artificial intelligence to manufacturing for businesses and students alike.
Developer Academies & Istanbul Center
The five Developer Academies will each offer a free, nine-month curriculum beginning in 2027— the first is set to open in Istanbul. Students will learn app design, project management, marketing, and coding, with special attention given to accessibility, privacy, sustainability, and AI technologies. These academies join Apple’s existing 19 worldwide.
Also in 2027, Apple’s new Developer Center in Istanbul will open its doors. It will serve as a hub for startups and developers seeking expert guidance. Along with workshops and one-on-one sessions, attendees will be able to access tools and resources meant to enhance app performance, quality, and user experience across Apple’s platforms.
Advanced Manufacturing Center in Ankara
In 2028, the Advanced Manufacturing Center in Ankara will launch—Apple’s first outside the US. Designed to assist small and medium-sized businesses, the center will provide free education and consulting in predictive maintenance, automation, robotics, and AI/machine learning. It follows Apple’s Houston AMC, which was unveiled in August with a major investment aimed at revitalizing US manufacturing.
The timetable for all these facilities spans three years, with Turkey becoming a focal point for Apple’s dual mission of supporting developers and strengthening manufacturing capabilities. The company emphasized that the new curriculum integrates elements essential for today’s tech landscape: AI, sustainability, accessibility, privacy—fields increasingly central to both innovation and regulation.
This expansion aligns with broader trends: tech firms investing more in regional education infrastructure, governments pushing to grow domestic innovation ecosystems, and AI transforming the skills companies expect of workers. For Turkey, this could help accelerate its tech sector’s growth, especially among startups and SMEs that often lack access to resources.
What to watch: how quickly Apple’s curriculum adapts to evolving AI and automation standards, whether the AMC in Ankara builds local manufacturing capacity, and how effectively these academies balance teaching technical skills with business, sustainability, and ethical usage. If successful, Turkey may become a new model for combining tech education with manufacturing innovation.
