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Apple to open new Developer Center in Istanbul as part of broader Turkey investment
Apple today announced a long-term investment in Turkey, with seven new facilities focused on app development and manufacturing set to open in the country starting next year. Here are the details.
In a press release issued on its Turkish Newsroom (via MacRumors), Apple today announced a series of long-term investments in Turkey.
The announcement comes as former CEO and current executive chairman Tim Cook visits the country, as he’s been sharing on X.
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The company’s investment in Turkey will be three-pronged, with the opening of five new Apple Developer Academies, one Apple Developer Center, and one Apple Manufacturing Academy.
Apple says it will open five new developer academies across Turkey over the next three years, with the first opening in Istanbul in 2027, alongside its new developer center. The Apple Manufacturing Academy, meanwhile, is set to open in Ankara in 2028.
Here’s Cook commenting on today’s announcement (translation ours):
“Apple has been serving our customers and communities in Turkey for 35 years. With this new commitment, we are proud to support the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs in the years ahead. […] Turkey’s developer community is developing apps used around the world. Meanwhile, small and medium-sized businesses stand out as organizations creating opportunities throughout the country. This investment provides developers and businesses with access to the training and resources they need to take their brightest ideas even further, as well as to Apple experts.”
Apple explained that its developer academies will offer “free, intensive nine-month programs focused on coding, design, marketing, project management, and artificial intelligence technologies,” while the developer center “will provide developers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups with a hands-on learning experience by providing access to the latest tools, technologies, and resources, as well as Apple experts and events.”
As for its manufacturing academy in Ankara, which will mark the company’s first Apple Manufacturing Academy outside the US, it will “provide free training and consultancy to small and medium-sized businesses, students and innovative entrepreneurs.”