Industry AI in Türkiye Report
A closed roundtable held on 3 June 2026 with more than 20 participants: the integration costs, cultural resistance and investment realities behind the Industry 4.0 showcase, and the five bottlenecks found at every link in the chain, from access permissions to engineering education.
What is in the report?
The IT and Integration Deadlock
Even with board approval, permission to reach the factory system takes months; in that time the sponsoring manager changes and the work stalls.
Investment and ROI Pressure
Procurement buys AI like a commodity: a clean short-term return, and a free trial on top. The budget set aside falls short of what global competition demands.
Cultural Resistance and the Blue Collar
The quality camera and the safety sensor read as “we are being monitored”; without a culture of living together, investment dissolves in resistance on the floor.
Cybersecurity and Shadow AI
The smallest IoT integration counts as a back door; while security shuts every door, employees carry data to publicly available tools.
Education and the Next Generation of Engineers
As AI takes over production planning, entry-level engineering melts away; without the apprenticeship rung, no managers come through.