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TEKNOFEST 2026: Regional Expansion and Festival Outcomes

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The TEKNOFEST 2026 technology festival continues to showcase advancements in maritime, quantum, and mobility sectors across Turkey. In Kocaeli, the Mavi Vatan festival featured naval and aerial demonstrations, while the computing focus includes a 24-hour quantum technologies hackathon. Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced the launch of the first phase of ‘Terminal İstanbul’, a major technology entrepreneurship center, and noted that over 1.6 million young people participated in the festival’s 61 competitions. Regional operations transitioned to the Şanlıurfa GAP Airport for TEKNOFEST Güneydoğu, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the official opening of the Şanlıurfa Science Center. Selçuk Bayraktar reported record-breaking engagement, with over 1.5 million visitors attending. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz emphasized the National Technology Move, stating the goal of a “terror-free Turkey” to redirect national energy toward science and technology education. Recent competition results highlight significant regional and academic successes. Teams supported by the TeknoGaraj Technology Development Center achieved multiple awards, including a first-place finish and the TUSAŞ Award for the Viento team in the Fixed-Wing UAV category. ~~Other TeknoGaraj teams secured awards in Combat UAV, Underwater Rocket, and Underwater Vehicle categories.~~ In ~~Kırıkkale, the Ergenekon team earned second place in Mining Technologies. Additionally,~~ Selçuklu, Mayor Ahmet Pekyatırmacı met with the TEKNOARK SELÇUKLUGM ~~team~~ team, which secured second place in the Swarm UAV competition, ~~while~~ and the Simavi ~~Team~~ Team, which received a performance award in the TÜBİTAK Inter-High School UAV Competition. ~~Regarding digital privacy, the President~~ University students have also secured notable distinctions. Arda Songur of Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University took first place in the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), Bilir, noted that individuals have a natural right to remove outdated personal information from search engines, highlighting that Google has established a specific process for Turkey to facilitate such requests. Meanwhile, Erzurum has emerged as a candidate to host TEKNOFEST 2028, with Mavi Vatan Küre Article Writing Competition, while Elif Laçin received the ~~Erzurum Development Foundation citing~~ ‘Literary Writing Award’ in the ~~city’s space science research facilities and academic infrastructure as key assets.~~ Küre Blog category. In the financial technology sector, Manisa Celal Bayar University’s PARGE: TURNA team earned second place for their KAPAN project, an AI-supported system designed to detect money laundering.

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