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▶ Free report · October 2026

AI use doubled. Expertise didn't.

How do companies in Türkiye use data and AI? Using the latest TurkStat and Eurostat data, as of 8 October 2026, I show what has really changed and what hasn't.

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Atalay Deveci · Free PDF · 9 pages · 10 sources

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▶ Key figures

  • 14%

    AI use in enterprises with 10+ employees (2026), up from 7.5% a year earlier.

  • 37.1% · 12.8%

    AI use in large (250+) vs small (10–49) enterprises: a threefold gap.

  • 72.3%

    The top barrier for enterprises that considered AI but don't use it: lack of expertise.

  • 66.4%

    Legal uncertainty in the same group. The EU figure is 52.5%.

  • 15.2%

    Enterprises employing ICT specialists (2026).

  • 37.6%

    Individuals (16–74) using generative AI, nearly double the year before.

▶ Contents

  1. Executive summary
  2. 1. Use doubled in a year
  3. 2. AI is used most in sales
  4. 3. The real barrier: expertise
  5. 4. Specialists are hard to find and expensive to keep
  6. 5. Employees moved faster than companies
  7. 6. Infrastructure and security
  8. 7. The global picture: use is common, value is rare
  9. 8. What I would do on Monday
  10. Method and limitations

▶ What's inside

  • See how AI use in Türkiye splits by company size and sector.
  • Compare Turkish companies with the EU average on the same indicators.
  • Learn why companies don't use AI and how their barriers differ from the EU's.
  • Read why hiring specialists is getting harder and what that means for your projects.
  • Take away six concrete steps for the Monday after you finish the report.

▶ Questions this report answers

How much do Turkish companies use AI?

According to TurkStat, 14% of enterprises with 10 or more employees used at least one AI technology in 2026, nearly double the 7.5% of a year earlier.

Is Türkiye behind the EU?

Yes. In 2025, 20% of EU enterprises used AI. The gap is widest among large companies: 55% of large EU enterprises use AI, against 37.1% in Türkiye.

What keeps companies away from AI?

Among enterprises that considered AI but don't use it, 72.3% cite a lack of expertise, 66.4% legal uncertainty and 65.4% data protection concerns. The last two are markedly higher in Türkiye than in the EU.

Where do these numbers come from?

Mainly from TurkStat's September and October 2026 releases and Eurostat's December 2025 data, with McKinsey and Gartner publications for international context. Every number links to its source.

▶ About the author

Atalay Deveci. MSc in Physics; 7+ years in data science, machine learning and large language models. Co-founder and Chief AI Officer of Causality Engine; has trained ~140 people in data science at BilgeAdam, including teams from Türkçimento, TUSAŞ and TEI.

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