Turkiye: Presidential Decree No. 191 amending Decrees to establish artificial intelligence infrastructure and policy functions entered into force

On 25 December 2025, the Presidential Decree No. 191 on Amending Certain Presidential Decrees entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette No. 33118. The Decree amends Presidential Decree No. 1 on the Presidential Organisation by renaming the General Directorate of National Technology under the Ministry of Industry and Technology as the General Directorate of National Technology and Artificial Intelligence. It assigns responsibilities for developing a national data centre and cloud computing infrastructure, formulating and implementing artificial intelligence policies and strategies, supporting artificial intelligence research and development, increasing data, infrastructure, and human resource capacity, developing international cooperation, and determining criteria and standards for data centres, including certification, documentation, and authorisation processes related to data centre and cloud computing infrastructure.