Apple Intelligence, Apple’s most ambitious step in the field of artificial intelligence, launched with a major launch last year, presented a significant shortcoming for users in Turkey from the outset: the lack of Turkish language support. Users who wanted to experience these advanced AI features on their iPhones had to change their device’s system language to English. However, today, an exciting development signaled the end of this challenging period.
Apple Intelligence Now Available in Turkish with iOS 26.1 Beta
Apple is known to test new operating system updates with developers and beta program users before releasing them to the general public. During one of these testing processes, it was discovered that Apple Intelligence now understands and speaks Turkish in the first beta version of the upcoming iOS 26.1 update. This development means that millions of iPhone users can benefit from Apple’s AI capabilities in their native language without needing to change any settings.
This move by Apple isn’t exclusive to Turkey. The company is conducting a comprehensive language expansion effort to bring its AI service to more global users. With iOS 26.1, Apple Intelligence will add support for many key languages, including Traditional Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese, and Vietnamese, in addition to Turkish. This demonstrates Apple’s commitment to expanding its AI vision globally.
When Will the Stable Release Arrive?
The feature is currently in beta, meaning Apple is conducting final checks and debugging. Once this process is complete, the iOS 26.1 update will be rolled out as a stable release to all compatible iPhone models. While no specific date has been announced yet, the stable release is expected to be available to users within the coming weeks or months following the start of the beta phase.
With this update, Apple users in Turkey will finally be able to experience many Apple Intelligence features in Turkish, such as email summarization, text composing, and smart notification management.
