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THE ONLY FESTIVAL ABOVE THE CLOUDS: TEKNOFEST BEGINS
TEKNOFEST 2019, the only festival above the clouds began.
Organized for the first time last year and proved to be the biggest festival in Turkey with over a half million visitors, national technology move Teknofest kicked off for the second time at Atatürk Airport with enthusiasm.
First, openning ceremony was held with Soloturk and Russian air shows.
Then the other breathtaking air shows took place.
Visitors enjoyed the festival with plenty of activities on the ground such as the Planetarium, Space Exhibitions, vertical wind tunnel, booths, playgrounds, scientific exhibitions and static exhibitions where the military and civilian planes displayed.
Baykar demonstrated Cezeri the Flying Car and Bayraktar Akıncı Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) for the first time.
Bayraktar Akıncı Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
Cezeri the Flying Car
The festival will contiune for the second day, September 18th.
Inspired by the experience of Turkey in aviation and space sciences, TEKNOFEST Istanbul Aviation, Space and Technology Festival, was held at the Atatürk Airport from 17 to 22 September 2019.
Co-organized by Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Industry and Technology Ministry, the festival which its event management was carried out by ACF Event partnered with CEO Event brought together the major institutions, organizations and companies in Turkey.
Teknofest drew huge attention of children and young people, with the colorful events and shows that took place.
During these 6 days, the sky witnessed plenty of demonstrations at Atatürk Airport performed by Turkish Stars, Solo Turk, civilian aerobatic pilots, Atak Helicopters, THK Balloons, parachute teams, special force officers and Russian special show teams.
TEKNOFEST İstanbul ranked among the top events in its field in terms of the number of participants. Within this scope, TEKNOFEST outperformed the Bournemouth Airshow held in the U.K. in 2009 which hosted 1.34 million visitors, and hit the peak with the number of 1.72 million visitors.
September 17-22, 2019, Atatürk Airport