The newest version of Türkiye’s largest aviation, area and know-how pageant, coinciding with Victory Day celebrations, opened its doorways for guests within the capital Ankara Wednesday.
The five-day Teknofest at Etimesgut Airport in Ankara is ready to function competitions, air exhibits, exhibitions and workshops, stage performs and particular flight experiences for youngsters – promising guests an journey filled with science, know-how and area.
Since its inception in 2018, the occasion has attracted tens of millions of tourists, and this 12 months’s Ankara version guarantees to be simply as thrilling.
Visitors will be capable to study the newest platforms developed by Turkish protection and know-how firms and expertise vertical wind tunnels, simulation areas and attend planetarium exhibits.
The occasion is organized by the Turkish Technology Team (T3) Foundation and the Industry and Technology Ministry in cooperation with dozens of ministries, public establishments, non-public companies and universities.
The occasion is held in numerous Turkish cities in even years and within the metropolis of Istanbul in odd years.
To mark the a centesimal anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, the occasion was deliberate in three completely different provinces this 12 months.
The 2023’s first version was held at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport between April 27 and May 1 and welcomed 2.5 million guests, a world file.
The third version will likely be organized within the Aegean metropolis of Izmir on Sept. 27-Oct. 1.
The Ankara occasion marks the seventh version of the pageant in Türkiye, and the eighth version in total when the honest in Azerbaijan, which was held final 12 months, is included.
The occasion in Baku Crystal Hall marked Teknofest’s first honest overseas.
Türkiye’s home air protection platforms, together with Hürkuş, Gökbey, Aksungur, Bayraktar TB2 and TB3, Akıncı, Atak and Anka, will grace the occasion with aerial shows.
The pageant’s vitality will likely be additional elevated by parachute groups affiliated with the Turkish military and police, showcasing daring jumps.
Notably, this 12 months marks the inaugural inclusion of entrepreneurship competitions inside the pageant.
Elvan Kuzucu Hıdır, chair of the board of T3 Foundation, famous they anticipate to interrupt data within the variety of guests.
“I can say that our online visitor registration is 5-6 times that of Istanbul. Today, we opened our Teknofest area to our visitors as of 9:00 a.m., and I can say that it is a very pleasant environment. Hopefully, this will continue in this manner,” he advised Anadolu Agency (AA).
Speaking to public broadcaster TRT Haber, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır stated: “We wanted to present three great Teknofest (editions) to Türkiye in the 100th anniversary of our republic. We want to give the message of a fully independent Türkiye to the world.”
Kacır recalled what he stated was “a great success” in 2018 when Teknofest featured 14 know-how competitions with the participation of some 20,000 kids.
“This year, over 330,000 teams and over 1 million young people participated in 44 technology competitions held at Teknofest,” he stated.
The minister additional acknowledged that the nation’s first astronaut, who was unveiled throughout Istanbul’s version by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is predicted to journey to the International Space Station (ISS) within the upcoming months.
“We are taking steps to realize our original national technologies. We will reach new achievements with the vision of the ‘Century of Türkiye,'” he maintained.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
