Industry 4.0: Chances and Threats from the Point of Turkey

Abstract

As a new industrial revolution following mechanization, electricity and IT, Industry 4.0 has brought a production system based on the brain power, not the muscle power, by removing the human from the production process. Industry 4.0, which was first used in Germany in 2013, is not a very distant concept for our country. But there are still many ways to get to this area. In this study, the concept of Industry 4.0 was explained, followed by information on Turkey's threats and opportunities during the Industry 4.0 process.