Turkey’s 2027 program: AI will score answers to open-ended questions, and the tax authority gets an AI chatbot

Published in the Official Gazette

Turkey’s 2027 Presidential Annual Program was published in the Official Gazette on Oct. 27, in repeat issue 33413 (decision no. 11934). The document, prepared by the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, mentions AI more than 100 times. It lists the measures agencies plan for 2027 and the institution responsible for each; these are plans, not timelines. The program also refers to Turkey’s 2026-2030 AI Action Plan, published on Aug. 18, 2026.

AI scoring for open-ended questions

Measure 665.2 of the Ministry of National Education calls for the active use of information and communication technologies in assessment. Its fourth item reads: “Answers to open-ended questions will be scored using artificial intelligence.” The document does not say which exams this covers or when it starts. A separate item in the same measure says new methods suited to technological developments will be used to evaluate centralized exams.

Under the same measure, ABİDE, a skills survey of 4th, 8th and 10th graders run every two years, moves online as e-ABİDE. Under the preceding measure, middle and high schools will run school-based monitoring with multiple-choice and open-ended questions in Turkish, math and science. The program also plans an AI-supported assistant on the MEBİ personalized learning platform for 11th and 12th graders.

Taxes, film, media and the courts

Under measure 400.4, the Revenue Administration (GİB) will launch the Digital Taxpayer Representative Project, called Yeni GİBİ, which includes a customized chatbot available 24/7. Tax legislation will be fully integrated into an AI system on gib.gov.tr, and AI will be added to the GİBMOBİL app. Measure 788.4 of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism calls for legislation on AI use in the film industry. Procedures will be set for classifying, labeling and screening films and series made with AI support or entirely with AI tools. The document does not mention a ban.

An AI-supported data analysis system at the broadcast regulator RTÜK will detect negative content in the media targeting women and other groups. The Justice Ministry will start a pilot of a decision support system for court proceedings. The presidential communication center CİMER will be integrated with AI. The Cybersecurity Directorate will set up an AI risk impact framework for public agencies and a certification mechanism for AI management systems.

Usage doubled in a year, according to TurkStat

TurkStat figures cited in the program (2026)

• Share of people aged 16 to 74 who say they use generative AI: 19.2% in 2025, 37.6% in 2026
• Highest among 16 to 24-year-olds: 64.9%
• Women 38.1%, men 37.2%
• Among AI users, 86.4% use it for private purposes, 37.3% for work and 32.6% for formal education
• Share of companies with 10 or more employees using any AI technology: up from 7.5% to 14.0%