Number of Turkish-based AI firms skyrockets

By Aylin Rana Aydın

ISTANBUL (AA) - Over the last two-plus decades, the number of Turkish artificial intelligence (AI) firms skyrocketed from just five in 2000 to 1,195 in 2024, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) said on Tuesday.

The figure also jumped from 1,012 in 2023, a report from ITO Strategic Research Center said.

The top 10 sectors employing AI solutions were information technology, software development, media, education, healthcare, business consulting, industrial automation, financial services, research, and biotechnology, the report added.

It noted that as of 2022, there were 3.9 million installed industrial robots in the world, based on data from the 20 countries with the largest number of robot stocks.

The number of industrial robot stocks is expected to rise to 5.2 million in 2025, with an average annual increase of 10%.

As for Türkiye’s part, it currently ranks 18th worldwide with 22,735 robots in its stocks, while China tops the ranking with a stock of 1.5 million.

Robots are seen as replacements to humans for tasks requiring more manual and routine work, or physical strength, which is why occupational groups that are unlikely to be affected by AI face the risk of automation.

*Writing by Emir Yildirim