Aviation festival, astronautics and technology Teknofest has turned into an international brand in its field. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking on Saturday at the Teknofest-2023 festival in Istanbul.
“In the ranks of visitors of today’s exhibition, I see future astronauts, inventors, engineers and physicists,” said Erdogan.
The head of state recalled that 333 thousand teams of 81 Turkish province and 96 countries of the world take part in the Teknofest festival. The number of applicants for participation reached 1 million
The Turkish leader said that in 2023 the technology holiday – the Teknofest festival after Istanbul will be held in Ankara.
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Aviation, astronautics and technology festival has been held on an annual basis since 2018 by the joint efforts of the T3 Foundation and the Ministry of Industry and Technologies of Turkey.
Honorary guests of the Aviation, Cosmonautics and Technology festival, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Libya Abdulhamid Dibeiba. The purpose of the festival is to attract the interest of society, especially young people in technology, increase awareness of modern development and achievements of Turkey.
Visitors can see the latest developments of the Turkish defense industry, including the drones of Bayraktar Kızılelma and Bayraktar akıncı. For the first time, the Bayraktar TB3 shock drone will be presented.
Teknofest holds technological competitions, aviation shows, concerts, discussions on different topics and many other interesting events.
Teknofest is a chance for hundreds of thousands of people interested in the technologies of young people to realize their dreams, participating in various competitions.
This year, 41 competitions in 102 subcateurs are planned to be held as part of the festival. Applications for participation were submitted by 332 thousand teams and more than a million people. Competitions are held in many categories, such as smart transport, innovation in the field of biotechnology, development of microcircuits, rockets with vertical landing, educational technologies.
The prize fund in the Teknofest-2023 contests is more than 13 million Turkish lire. More than 30 million Turkish lire will be aimed at material support for participants.