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Turkey’s first tech festival Teknofest commences at new Istanbul airport
Turkey’s first tech festival Teknofest commences at new Istanbul airport
Thousands of people gathered at the new Istanbul airport on Sept. 20 to attend Turkey’s first aerospace and technology festival, Teknofest. Click through for the story in photos...
The four-day fair features air shows, aviation demonstrations, technology competitions, seminars on cutting-edge technology, and an international entrepreneurship summit along with other activities, according to Teknofest’s website.
Teknofest Istanbul, organized by the Turkey Technology Team Foundation (T3) and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, aims to promote and showcase Turkey’s rapid advance in technology, it said.
Leading Turkish defense and technology institutions and corporations such as Aselsan, Baykar, IGA, Isbak, Roketsan, TAI, Turkish Airlines, TUBİTAK and TURKSAT will organize competitions in 12 different categories as part of the festival.
Moreover, an international “Take-Off Istanbul” start-up summit, the “HackIstanbul 2018 Capture the Flag” contest - to gather thousands of hackers from 132 countries worldwide - and the “World Drone Cup” tournament will be held on the sidelines of the festival.
Some 750 teams and over 2,000 competitors are expected to attend the technology competitions.
Here are more photos from the festival...
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