TEKNOFEST 2020 TO BE RISE IN THE EAST

Breaking visitor records for two years, the world's biggest aviation, space and technology festival, TEKNOFEST will be held at Gaziantep Airport on September 22-27, 2020.

Organized with the participation of Chairman of Teknofest, Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of T3 Foundation, Haluk Bayraktar, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology, Fatih Kaçır, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan, Fatma Şahin, valuable managers of Teknofest stakeholders, students ranking in technology competitions and many guests, information about Teknofest 2020 was conveyed in the introductory meeting.

At the launch, it is said that Teknofest, which will be held in Gaziantep this year, will be held in İstanbul again in 2021. After that, it was announced that the festival will continue to be carried out in different cities of Anatolia in double digit years and in single digit years in İstanbul.

“We decided to organize it in Anatolia, evaluated the candidate cities. Gaziantep is at a high level in all criteria. Zeugma is located here, Göbeklitepe and the Seven Sleepers are close to this area. The tomb of Cezeri is located just a little further. We are happy to be in Gaziantep. Our goal is to reach children who cannot come to İstanbul. We want our number of hope to increase.” Mr. Bayraktar said.

Within the scope of Technology Contests in 21 different categories at Teknofest 2020, which will be held in Gaziantep, new categories such as Biotechnology Innovation Contest, Agricultural Technologies Contest, Environment and Energy Technologies Contest, Intelligent Transportation Contest, Educational Technologies Contest, Helicopter Design Contest and Jet Engine Design Contest will take place as different from last year.

TEKNOFEST, which was carried out in line with the targets of national technology moves for the independent, prosperous and strong tomorrows of our country, will be held this year in Gaziantep, the veteran city of the National Struggle.

Breaking visitor records for two years, the world's biggest aviation, space and technology festival, TEKNOFEST will be held at Gaziantep Airport on September 22-27, 2020.

Organized with the participation of the President of Defence Industries, İsmail Demir, Governor of Gaziantep, Davut Gül, Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology and Chief Executive of TEKNOFEST, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan, Fatma Şahin, Chairman of TEKNOFEST, Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of T3 Foundation, Haluk Bayraktar, valuable managers of TEKNOFEST stakeholders, students ranking in technology competitions and many guests, information about Teknofest 2020 was conveyed in the introductory meeting.

Aiming to transform our country into a technology producing society and sets out with the slogan of the “National Technology Move”, TEKNOFEST is organized under the leadership of T3 Foundation and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, with the support of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, the country's leading technology companies, public, media organizations and universities.

Winning teams competing in TEKNOFEST 2020 Gaziantep will be rewarded with more than 3 million TL. Maintaining #nationaltechnologymove excitement through festivals, TEKNOFEST 2020 Gaziantep deadline is 28 February 2020 for applicants willing to get the right to compete.

20.01.2020, Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep