AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud AI Certifications 2026: Deep Comparison for Turkey

## 1. Overview 3 main clouds, 11+ AI certifications. Turkey market shares: AWS 55%, Azure 25%, GCP 15%. ## 2. AWS AI Certifications - **AI Practitioner** ($100, foundational, 90 min) - **ML Engineer Associate** ($150, new 2024) - **ML Specialty** ($300, hardest, most valued) - **Generative AI Specialty** ($300, beta) ## 3. Azure AI Certifications - **AI-900** ($99, foundational, lifetime cert) - **AI-102 AI Engineer Associate** ($165, GenAI heavy) - **DP-100 Data Scientist Associate** ($165) - **AI-3001 Specialty** ($165, new) ## 4. GCP AI Certifications - **Generative AI Leader** ($99, foundational) - **Cloud Digital Leader** ($99) - **Professional Machine Learning Engineer** ($200, prestige) ## 5. Value Ranking (Turkey) 1. AWS ML Specialty (10/10) 2. Azure AI-102 (9/10 in banks) 3. GCP Pro ML Engineer (9/10 prestige) 4. AWS ML Engineer Associate (8/10) 5. AWS AI Practitioner / Azure AI-900 (7/10 foundational) ## 6. Strategy - Foundational first (1 month, $100) - Mid-level second (3 months, $150-165) - Specialty for premium positioning (3-6 months, $200-300) ## 7. Turkish Companies - Trendyol/Getir: AWS heavy - Turkish banks (Isbankasi, Garanti, Yapi Kredi): Azure preferred - Big Tech Istanbul: Google → GCP, Microsoft → Azure, Amazon → AWS - Defense (Aselsan, Havelsan): Hybrid + Azure ## 8. Prep Resources - AWS: Stephane Maarek Udemy + Tutorials Dojo + AWS Skill Builder - Azure: Microsoft Learn + John Savill YouTube + MeasureUp - GCP: Coursera GCP Specialization + Google Cloud Skill Boost ## 9. Conclusion Certifications enhance but do not replace portfolio. AWS dominant in Turkey, Azure for banks, GCP for prestige. 12-18 month investment for full multi-cloud positioning.