Türkiye Hosts Global Education Summit, Focusing on AI and Future-Proofing Learning

Türkiye is set to host the 7th Türkiye Educational Technologies Summit & Expo (TETZ 2026), an event that will bring together Ministers of Education from 20 countries spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The three-day summit, taking place between June 26–28, 2026, in Istanbul, aims to reshape the current global narrative on artificial intelligence (AI) and reinforce Türkiye's leadership in future-proofing education.

The event will place human critical-thinking skills at the center of tomorrow's learning systems. By hosting a gathering of this global scale, Türkiye once again demonstrates its regional strength and the extensive educational ecosystem it represents. Türkiye views the event as a major gateway for international collaboration in a region that has a learning population of 500 million.

Participants, including the 20 Ministers, industry leaders, policymakers, and educators will address key strategies:

• Integrating AI into national education policies
• Determining the appropriate level of AI integration into curricula
• Embedding AI into existing education modules
• Strategies related to remote and hybrid learning models

Mustafa Canlı, Director General for Innovation and Educational Technologies at the Ministry of National Education, stated that the age of artificial intelligence requires a fundamental transformation in the approach to education. "Türkiye is not waiting for the future; it is actively shaping it," Canlı said, adding, "We position AI not as a tool of competition, but as an instrument of cognitive partnership."

The summit and exhibition will also present Türkiye's strategic framework for placing AI at the core of national education policies. This approach seeks to build resilient learning ecosystems founded on personalized and data-driven education. Türkiye is already a regional leader in digital education, having equipped 650,000 classrooms with digital infrastructure and operating one of the world's largest ed tech ecosystems, which serves 18 million students and nearly 1.2 million teachers.

The prestigious exhibition is set to become a major platform for Türkiye to share its vision and expertise with government officials, technology companies, investors, and venture-capital networks worldwide. Government representatives and industry leaders are invited to attend the summit to contribute to shaping AI-supported education and the transformation of the future workforce.

Last year, the event hosted over 100 international participants and more than 50 sessions, standing out as a pioneering platform for innovation and collaboration.

For more information, please visit tetz.org.tr.

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