Turkiye: Presidential Decree No. 192 amending Decree on the Cyber Security Directorate to establish public artificial intelligence functions entered into force

On 25 December 2025, Presidential Decree No. 192 on Amending the Presidential Decree on the Cyber Security Directorate entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 33118. The Decree amends Presidential Decree No. 177 on the Cyber Security Directorate by expanding its mandate to include public-sector artificial intelligence and digital government functions. It establishes the General Directorate of Public Artificial Intelligence within the Cyber Security Directorate and assigns responsibilities including legislative work on artificial intelligence applications in the public sector, preparation of national policies, strategies and action plans, alignment of national legislation with international regulations, determination of principles, procedures and standards for data governance across the data life cycle, setting data quality criteria and standards for data used in public-sector artificial intelligence applications, establishment of a common data space infrastructure, and coordination of artificial intelligence implementation across public institutions