Overview
- Apple announced a multiyear plan on Monday to open five Apple Developer Academies across Turkey, an Apple Developer Center in Istanbul, and an Advanced Manufacturing Center in Ankara.
- The developer academies will roll out over three years starting with an Istanbul site in 2027 and will offer free, nine-month programs in coding, design, marketing, project management, and artificial intelligence.
- An Istanbul Developer Center opening in 2027 will give startups and developers hands-on access to Apple tools, experts, workshops, and one-on-one appointments to support app development and product readiness.
- The Ankara Advanced Manufacturing Center, set for 2028, will be Apple’s second AMC and the first outside the United States and will provide free training and consulting on machine learning, predictive maintenance, automation, and robotics for SMEs.
- Apple framed the effort as support for entrepreneurs and local industry, expanding a global network of developer academies and aiming to create a talent pipeline while teaching accessibility, privacy, and sustainability practices.