TÜBA at TEKNOFEST in Istanbul!
TEKNOFEST, Turkey's groundbreaking Space and Technology Festival, in which TÜBA also participated, was held in Istanbul from April 27th to May 1st. Organized by the Turkey Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology with the support of 114 stakeholder institutions, TEKNOFEST received great attention this year as well, attracting over 2.5 million visitors during the five-day event.
TEKNOFEST, attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, featured 41 different technology competitions in various disciplines and categories such as drones, robots, artificial intelligence, and unmanned aerial vehicles as part of the 2023 Technology Competitions. These competitions, prepared in 102 different categories, saw the participation of 332,000 teams and over 1 million competitors. Over 13 million TL in prizes and over 30 million TL in material support were awarded in the competitions. The technology fair also featured various events such as conferences, workshops, seminars, and panels. Prominent defense industry projects such as Bayraktar Kızılelma and Bayraktar Akıncı were showcased to visitors. This year, the Bayraktar TB3 Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle made its debut at the TEKNOFEST event area. On the final day of the festival, the demonstration flights of Bayraktar TB-2, Bayraktar Akıncı, F-16 Solo Turk, Turkish Stars, and Bayraktar Kızılelma garnered great interest. Bayraktar Kızılelma and Solo Turk performed a joint flight in the sky, greeting the visitors and accomplishing a first.
Expressing the pleasure of TÜBA's participation as a stakeholder in TEKNOFEST 2023, TÜBA President Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şeker stated that the TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctorate Science Awards were presented to their recipients by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank. He emphasized the significance of being part of a program that has shown increasing enthusiasm since 2018, experiencing the synergy that has emerged with thousands of participants, and engaging in face-to-face communication with science enthusiasts of all ages. Furthermore, he mentioned, "At TÜBA's festival booth, we shared our programs, projects, and works as an Academy with visitors of all ages who love and follow science. We presented our guiding reports that shed light on our past and illuminate our future. In the exhibition supported by the National Library and Fuat Sezgin Foundation for the History of Islamic Science Research, our visitors had the opportunity to closely examine the tools related to the history of Islamic science modeled by our Honorary Member of TÜBA, Prof. Sezgin, and explore the attire of the Ottoman ilmiye class brought to life by the İzmir Olgunlaşma Enstitüsü (Maturity Institute)."
