Tarım Orman Akademi Transitions to AI-Supported Infrastructure

September 15, 2026 · Tarım TV

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's distance learning platform, Tarım Orman Akademi, is expanding its technical capacity with AI integration and an upcoming mobile application.

Tarım Orman Akademi, the distance learning platform of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry that brings education and technology together, is preparing for the future by strengthening its infrastructure. In a comprehensive meeting held at the Directorate of Education and Publications, the platform's development from its inception to the present and its future goals were presented in detail to the participants. During the evaluations, strategic steps to be taken to increase technical capacity and integrate new AI-supported applications into the system were determined.

Speaking at the meeting, Head of the Directorate of Education and Publications, Dr. Bülent Kahraman Çolakoğlu, made the following assessment:

Çolakoğlu stated that they established the platform to meet this need with a modern technological infrastructure. The system, which reaches thousands of producers and sector stakeholders across Turkey, aims for further development. Based on user feedback, a comprehensive exchange of ideas was held regarding the dissemination of training on social media and the enrichment of content.

Emphasizing that they closely follow the work carried out by the Directorate of Education and Publications, General Manager of Information Technologies Mehmet Tekin Arpacık stated that they are ready to provide all kinds of support for the technological development of the academy. The meeting was attended by Deputy General Manager of Information Technologies and Head of Information Security Department Yasin Hakkı Kocaman, Head of Software and Application Development Department Nezihe Burcu Tanın, Head of Publications and Education Department Emin Ahmet Demir, and expert personnel.

According to the data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the platform, which can currently provide training with a capacity of 1000 concurrent users via Zoom infrastructure, aims to expand its reach. In this context, the Tarım Orman Akademi mobile application is planned to be launched in the near future. With the activation of the mobile infrastructure, it is aimed to make it much easier for producers to access training content and to spread digital agricultural training across the country.

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