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Apple announced that it will launch a multi-year investment plan in Turkey to further expand its presence in education and industrial training by building multiple developer academies and advanced manufacturing training facilities. The program covers a total of seven training and development institutions, including five Apple Developer Academies, a developer center in Istanbul, and an advanced manufacturing center in Ankara.
According to the plan, five Apple Developer Academies will be put into operation in the next three years, with the first of them expected to open in Istanbul in 2027. The academy will offer nine months of free courses covering areas such as programming, design, marketing, project management and artificial intelligence.
Apple said that relevant courses will also include topics such as accessible design, privacy protection and sustainable development to help students master the skills required for application development and entrepreneurship. With the implementation of the Turkish project, the scale of Apple's global developer academy network will also be further expanded. The network currently covers 19 academies around the world.
Apple Chairman and former CEO Tim Cook said that the company is pleased to support the growth of a new generation of entrepreneurs in the next few years and help more young people gain opportunities for innovation and development.
In addition to the Developer Academy, Apple also plans to set up a developer center in Istanbul in 2027. The center will provide developers and startups with Apple expert support, development tools and technical resources. The center will also hold seminars, special events and one-on-one consulting services to help developers improve the design quality and performance of applications on Apple's various platforms.
Another important facility is the Advanced Manufacturing Center in Ankara, which is expected to open in 2028. The center will become Apple’s second advanced manufacturing center in the world and the first such facility established by Apple outside the United States. Apple will provide free training and consulting services to small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive maintenance, automation and robotics.
Apple’s first advanced manufacturing center will be officially opened in Houston, Texas, USA in August 2026. Apple has previously invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the project, hoping to promote the development of U.S. manufacturing. With the establishment of the Ankara Advanced Manufacturing Center, Apple will expand this manufacturing training model to countries outside the United States for the first time.
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