Turkish language secured for a digital future with new platform
The Turkish defence and technology company HAVELSAN has entered into a significant partnership with the Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Association) to secure the future of the Turkish language in the digital age.
The agreement relates to the Turkish Language Information System Project (DİLBİS), which aims to digitise and analyse the Turkish Language Association’s extensive archives.
This initiative is a strategic move to strengthen Turkish language technology and the nation' s digital infrastructure. The project involves the thorough and secure analysis of the Turkish Language Association’s institutional archives.
This will be carried out using HAVELSAN’s proprietary big data platform, known as ORION.
ORION is designed to process and analyse vast quantities of data, offering a robust solution for managing the sensitive linguistic data that is critical to the DİLBİS project.
Strengthening Turkey' s language technology, this collaboration marks a pivotal step toward establishing a comprehensive digital infrastructure for the Turkish language.
By digitising and analysing the Turkish Language Association’s rich archives, the project lays the groundwork for the development of advanced language technologies, such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Turkey.
This will have significant ripple effects across sectors ranging from e-government and education to industry and defence, where precise and efficient digital language management is essential. For Turkey, this project is vital for ensuring digital sovereignty over its own language.
The development of a national information base for the Turkish language reduces reliance on foreign solutions and platforms.
By building internal expertise and infrastructure for language data, Turkey can better control how its language is used, preserved, and developed in the digital world, while simultaneously contributing to national technological advancement.
HAVELSAN’s involvement underscores the project' s strategic significance.
As a leading Turkish firm in the defence industry and information technology sectors, HAVELSAN provides expertise in security and big data management.
The use of the domestic ORION platform ensures that data management occurs within national borders and under Turkish control, which is an important aspect of data security and national infrastructure. The DİLBİS project represents a major investment in Turkey’s digital future.
By establishing a solid foundation for the Turkish language in a digital format, the path is cleared for innovation and efficiency throughout society.
This initiative will not only support research and development in linguistics and computer science but will also improve digital services for citizens and strengthen Turkey’s position as a player in digital technology and data processing, with a particular focus on meeting national requirements.
Source: TRT Haber
