Türkiye’s premier protection, aviation and know-how competition, Teknofest, is about to kick off later this week with a primary version that can happen within the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), gathering dozens of groups and tech fans for competitions, air displays and workshops.
Under the management of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Industry and Technology Ministry and beneath the auspices of the Presidency of the TRNC, Teknofest TRNC will open its doorways to guests on May 1 on the outdated Ercan Airport in Lefkoşa (Nicosia).
The occasion, which up to now was held in a number of Turkish cities and the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, will run via May 4.
More than 47,000 opponents from 22 completely different international locations utilized to take part at this 12 months’s Teknofest within the TRNC, in line with a report by the Anadolu Agency (AA) on Monday. In addition to Türkiye and TRNC, international locations corresponding to Afghanistan, Germany, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Mali, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and Uzbekistan additionally submitted functions.
A complete of 268 groups and 1,083 crew members certified as finalists for Teknofest TRNC. The competitions can be held in six fundamental classes and 13 sub-categories.
The competition will characteristic a number of competitions, together with “Social Innovation,” “Flying Car Simulation,” “Tourism Technologies,” “Teknofest Robolig Blue Homeland,” “Teknofest TRNC Research Project,” in addition to the Teknofest Drone Championship.
T3 Foundation Chairperson Elvan Kuzucu Hıdır, talking to AA, stated there’s a deep-rooted brotherhood between Türkiye and the TRNC, and so they want to strengthen this bond via science and know-how.
Hıdır emphasised that they intention for the imaginative and prescient of the “National Technology Initiative” to resonate not solely inside Türkiye but additionally amongst pleasant and brotherly areas:
“In this regard, in 2022, we organized Teknofest outside of Türkiye for the first time in Azerbaijan. Holding Teknofest in the brotherly land of the TRNC after Azerbaijan is part of this important strategy. We believe that the TRNC is an important and meaningful stop for us,” she defined.
He added that each competitions and numerous actions await the youth on the competition website, including that they intention to have a wealthy and good competition expertise within the TRNC.
Hıdır additionally underlined their perception that Teknofest would ship a powerful message to the world from the TRNC. “Especially the Turkic world and friendly countries are coming together around science and technology. We plan to create a platform where Teknofest youth from there will produce their own technologies and deliver significant messages to the world,” she famous.
Diverse actions from an air automobiles exhibition, a planetarium, stage reveals, the “first flight” expertise for college students flying for the primary time, and concert events can be supplied to guests as a part of the TRNC Teknofest occasion.
Flight reveals may also be carried out on the competition, that includes demonstrations by SOLOTÜRK, the Turkish Stars, F-4 fighter jets, Atak helicopters, Hürkuş, and the Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncı drones.
Top Turkish protection corporations, from STM to Aselsan, which this 12 months marks the fiftieth anniversary of its institution, will in the meantime additionally show their merchandise, fashions, and newest applied sciences to guests and youth at Teknofest.
Entry to Teknofest TRNC is freed from cost. However, guests should register via Teknofest’s web site to achieve entry. Each participant will need to have a separate ticket, although kids beneath the age of seven don’t require registration.
Visitor entry and exit to the competition grounds can be allowed between 9 a.m. and seven p.m.
Source: www.dailysabah.com