Microsoft Türkiye unveils ambitious plans for investment expansion

Celebrating Microsoft Türkiye’s 30th anniversary this year, Ozbilgin announced a significant AI-focused event scheduled for May 8th, positioning it as the largest AI event in the country for the year

In an announcement made at the Uludag Economy Summit held in Sapanca district of Sakarya, Levent Ozbilgin, the General Manager of Microsoft Türkiye, revealed their intention to substantially expand their research and development centers in Türkiye.

 “We aim to exponentially increase our investments in Türkiye, not only contributing to the technology hub but also integrating into the hyper-scale cloud infrastructure, thus significantly expanding our operations in Türkiye,” Ozbilgin stated. 

Türkiye’s immense opportunities in AI 

Speaking about the significance of digital transformation, Ozbilgin emphasized its evolution over the past two decades, particularly highlighting the recent emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) as a pivotal component.

He pointed out that Türkiye stands to gain immense opportunities in this sphere, given the rapid integration and potential applications of AI across personal, corporate, and public domains.

Ozbilgin highlighted healthcare as a leading sector globally in AI, with manufacturing, construction, logistics, and retail also at the forefront of AI adoption. He expressed Microsoft’s enthusiasm for fostering the growing interest and demand for AI in Türkiye, while acknowledging the need to ensure seamless integration and productivity of AI technologies on a national scale.

The country’s largest artificial intelligence event at 8th May, marking Microsoft Türkiye’s 30th anniversary

Celebrating Microsoft Türkiye’s 30th anniversary this year, Ozbilgin announced a significant AI-focused event scheduled for May 8th, positioning it as the largest AI event in the country for the year.

He underscored Microsoft’s existing investments in Türkiye, including technology centers, local data infrastructure, investment partnerships, and an R&D center, emphasizing their commitment to further expanding these initiatives.

Ozbilgin also highlighted Türkiye’s role in Microsoft’s global AI infrastructure, with research and development activities contributing to both proprietary and open-source technologies. He reiterated Microsoft’s objective to enhance their R&D center in Türkiye, with investments geared not only towards technology centers and local data infrastructure but also towards integrating into the hyper-scale cloud ecosystem, thereby significantly amplifying their presence and operations in Türkiye.

Source: Newsroom