Apple has announced a major multiyear investment in Türkiye, with plans to open seven new education and technology facilities aimed at helping developers build apps and businesses adopt artificial intelligence in manufacturing.
In an announcement published Monday, Apple outlined plans for five Developer Academies, a Developer Center in Istanbul and a Manufacturing Academy in Ankara. The company has not disclosed how much it intends to spend on the expansion.
The first Developer Academy is scheduled to open in Istanbul in 2027, with the remaining four opening across Türkiye within three years. Each will offer a free, intensive nine-month program covering coding, design, marketing, project management and AI, preparing students and aspiring entrepreneurs to develop apps and launch businesses.
Apple currently operates 19 Developer Academies worldwide. The new locations are expected to give thousands more students access to training, building on an initiative that has helped graduates publish apps on the App Store, establish businesses and develop technology for their communities since 2013.
Alongside the academies, Apple will open a Developer Center in Istanbul in 2027. The facility will provide local developers and startups with hands-on guidance, workshops, events and one-on-one appointments with Apple experts. Its focus will be helping teams improve app design, quality and performance, from early development through launch.
The Istanbul location will join Apple’s existing Developer Centers in Bengaluru, Berlin, Cupertino, Shanghai and Singapore. Apple’s expanded support comes as the wider app economy continues to grow. The Apple Post previously reported that Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated an estimated $1.4 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2025.
Apple’s investment extends beyond software. In 2028, the company plans to open a Manufacturing Academy in Ankara, offering free training and consulting for small and medium-sized businesses, students and entrepreneurs. It will be Apple’s second Manufacturing Academy worldwide and its first outside the United States.
The Ankara facility will include a hands-on training lab and shared spaces for demonstrations, workshops and networking. Sessions led by Apple experts will cover machine learning, predictive maintenance, advanced automation, robotics and production efficiency, with the goal of helping local manufacturers adopt smarter processes.
Apple said its latest commitment builds on 35 years of serving customers and communities in Türkiye. The company sees an opportunity to strengthen the country’s app development industry while helping smaller manufacturers use technologies that might otherwise be difficult to adopt.
No precise opening dates beyond the announced years have been provided, and Apple has not shared the locations of the four Developer Academies planned outside the first Istanbul opening. The announcement nevertheless represents a significant expansion of Apple’s developer education network and its efforts to bring AI skills into manufacturing.