Teknofest fever draws 1.1 million visitors to Türkiye’s Izmir

Teknofest fever draws 1.1 million visitors to Türkiye’s Izmir

Türkiye’s premiere expertise and aerospace occasion Teknofest has attracted over 1 million guests throughout its five-day run within the Aegean Izmir province, organizers mentioned Sunday.

“1.1 million people were with us for 5 days at #TEKNOFEST Izmir,” the occasion organizer mentioned on X, previously Twitter.

“Thanks to all our visitors who have been our companions on this journey,” it added.

On Sunday, Selçuk Bayraktar, chairperson of pageant organizer the Turkish Technology Team (T3) Foundation, mentioned some 2 million younger folks had competed with their initiatives at 9 Teknofest occasions because it was held for the primary time in 2018.

Bayraktar added that to this point over 9 million guests have additionally taken half within the festivals.

Teknofest, held for the primary time this 12 months at three totally different websites – kicked off on Wednesday in Izmir and featured competitions, air exhibits, exhibitions, workshops, wind tunnels, simulations and planetariums.

National acrobatics team performs during Teknofest Izmir, western Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2023. (AA Photo)

Visitors watching the national acrobatics team performance during Teknofest Izmir, western Türkiye, Sept. 30, 2023. (AA Photo)

Coorganized by the T3 Foundation and the Industry and Technology Ministry yearly since 2018, the banner pageant is held in cooperation with different ministries and dozens of different public establishments, non-public companies, and universities.

The occasion was beforehand held in varied Turkish cities in even years and within the Istanbul metropolis in odd years.

To mark the centenary of the Republic of Türkiye, this 12 months the occasion was held on three events in Türkiye’s three largest cities, first at Istanbul in May, welcoming a world report 2.2 million guests, the subsequent within the capital Ankara, attracting practically 1 million folks and eventually in Izmir with 1.1 million guests.

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