TEKNOFEST Adana, Turkey's largest technology festival, was flooded with visitors with 7 different tents set up by TÜBİTAK. Since 2018, TÜBİTAK, one of the main stakeholders of TEKNOFEST, has left its mark on the events this year. Science shows, workshops, innovative projects and competitions brought young people and science enthusiasts together and brought the interest in science to the top.

14 Innovative Technologies and 30 Scientific Events in 7 Tents

TÜBİTAK opened the doors of the world of technology to the participants by exhibiting 14 innovative technologies and products in 7 different tents at TEKNOFEST Adana. The 30 different scientific events organized in the tents offered visitors of all ages, young and old, the opportunity to get to know science and technology closely. With a wide range of activities ranging from workshops to competitions, TÜBİTAK hosted nearly 100 thousand participants in its events and hundreds of thousands of visitors flocked to its tents.

Thematic Tents and Scientific Experiences for All Ages

TÜBİTAK offered the opportunity to explore different scientific and technological topics in depth in its Thematic Tents. Established by TÜBİTAK for the first time this year, the Project Exhibition Tent featured competitions at primary, secondary and high school levels, while the Champions League Tent featured competitions at university level and above. The 116 teams that ranked first, second and third in the 16 competitions organized by TÜBİTAK came together with the participants in the thematic tents.

Within the scope of TEKNOFEST, we brought together 116 teams that ranked first, second and third in competitions at primary, secondary and high school levels with the participants in the project exhibition area. TEKNOFEST Champions Presentation Competition was organized for our champion teams to better explain their projects and to gain the skills and self-confidence to effectively explain their projects in the community. In this area, our young people met with TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydin and Turkey's first astronauts Alper Gezeravcı and Tuva Cihangir Atasever.

Technology star Deneyap students from all over our country organized a project development and prototyping competition in the field of Deneyap Makeathon. After the technical evaluation and team video phase, a total of 38 teams of 131 students, including 15 middle schools and 23 high schools, invited to the competition, developed their vehicles within the scope of the Mars mission announced on October 2. After 2 days of project development, they made their presentations to the jury and competed their vehicles in the mission completion phase. On the 4th day of the competition, TUBITAK President Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydın came together with our young people. Aydın gave information about TÜBİTAK supports and answered students' questions.

In the TÜBİTAK Presidential Tent, the projects and achievements of the organization were introduced to the visitors. Our technologies in the field of space and defense were the focus of great interest for visitors. Participants of all ages designed TÜRKSAT 6A and İMECE satellite models, Eskişehir5000 Model, wooden and paper airplane and rocket models in TÜBİTAK's workshops. Participants who learned about Lİ-ON Battery Technology at the Energy Adventure Workshop had the opportunity to measure body resistance, hand strength and sound level at the Measure Yourself event. Participants were also introduced to measurement with the Virtual Calibration Laboratory Event organized for the first time this year.

While preparing young people for business life with Interview Simulation and Let's Create a Resume Together activities, the domestic and national operating system PARDUS was introduced with Let's Draw Pardus Logo with ETAP, Complete Tasks with Pardus, Grab the Gift, Fun World of Coding, Block Coding Workshop and Pardus Knowledge Contest activities. Participants tried to make a safe landing from Earth to the Moon by controlling the spacecraft with the touch screen in the Moon Game, and satisfied their curiosity about the process with the Fingerprint Detection at the Crime Scene activity.

Application of Different Materials under the Microscope, Yogurt Bacteria and Some Molds Isolated from Food under the Microscope, Interesting Experiments with Liquid Nitrogen and Potassium Chlorate - Sugar Reaction: Interesting Experiments with Liquid Nitrogen, CO2 Sources and Sinks events were also followed with great interest.

The polar mascots Albatros and Whale were especially popular with children during the event.

Recent favorites Metaverse Adventure Island, Bilgem Universe and Bilbul Knowledge Contest were among the most popular events.

All TÜBİTAK Supported Science Centers Under One Roof

For the first time this year, all of our TUBITAK-supported science centers came together in the TUBITAK Science Centers Tent. The Science Centers Tent was filled with interactive exhibits from science centers supported by TÜBİTAK from all over Turkey. Participants had the opportunity to experience interactive exhibits and participate in workshops. TUBITAK's domestic and national technologies such as satellites and missiles were brought together with visitors in the science centers to inspire children. In this tent, many different workshop activities such as Wooden Model Airplane, Astronaut Mask, Anatomy Detectives, model satellite design from waste products were held. In addition, many interactive exhibitions on the themes of automotive, robotics and tiny inventors were presented to the visitors. Our national satellites İmece, Rasat, Göktürk 2 and our national ammunition Bozdoğan, Gökdoğan, Som and many more were brought together with visitors in this tent. In this tent, science enthusiasts experienced many different workshop activities, explored interactive exhibitions and got to know our domestic and national technologies closely.

Future Scientists and Entrepreneurs Meet with TÜBİTAK

This year, the BiGG Tent, which highlights TÜBİTAK's contributions to the entrepreneurship ecosystem, also attracted great interest. In the tent, support programs for entrepreneurs were introduced and entrepreneurs and implementing organizations supported by TÜBİTAK had the opportunity to share their experiences.

Turkey's Space Vision Strengthens with TÜBİTAK

Turkey's First Manned Space Mission was opened as a tent this year in order to take the dreams of young people beyond the sky. In this exhibition, organized in partnership with the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), visitors were informed about the experiments carried out as part of space science missions. Our glorious flag, which was carried into space by the first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, and the experimental materials and personal belongings that Alper Gezeravcı took into space were also brought together with the participants. Turkey's first astronauts Alper Gezeravcı and Tuva Cihangir Atasever informed the visitors about their science missions and answered their questions.

In addition, at the TÜBİTAK Science High School Tent, where TÜBİTAK Science High School was introduced, students were informed about the internship programs they attended at the centers and institutes, project processes and Olympiad trainings.

TÜBİTAK Leads Turkey's Technology Independence

TUBITAK, one of the strongest supporters of the National Technology Move, once again made a great contribution to the spread of science at the social level at TEKNOFEST Adana. TUBITAK, which took place with a 5 times larger area compared to last year, once again demonstrated that it has given an important impetus to the vision of the Turkish Century with this giant organization.

TÜBİTAK Encourages Scientific Curiosity and Builds the Future

Bringing science together with hundreds of thousands of participants of all ages, TÜBİTAK emphasized the importance of its responsibility to raise the scientists and entrepreneurs of the future by further increasing scientific curiosity and interest in technology at TEKNOFEST Adana. Accelerating Turkey's steps towards becoming a global power on the technology stage, TÜBİTAK continues to work relentlessly to transform young people into individuals who not only use science but also produce it.

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President Erdoğan: TEKNOFEST is a technology revolution

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented awards to the winners of TEKNOFEST Adana, where science and technology enthusiasts meet. Stating that young people are the hope of Turkey, President Erdoğan said, "TEKNOFEST shows us very clearly that foreign dependency, assembly, and living in need of others is not the destiny of our country. Remember, young people, TEKNOFEST is a youth epic, TEKNOFEST is a technology revolution. TEKNOFEST is the strong voice of idealistic youth sprouting in fertile Anatolian soil."

Stating that young people will make up for their shortcomings, Erdoğan said: "Remember, you are the hope of Turkey, you are the future of Turkey, you are the bright future of Turkey. As the President of Turkey, I ask you to never stop pursuing your dreams. Never stop walking towards your goals with patience and faith, regardless of the difficulties you face. Do not listen to the doomsayers, whose minds are enslaved and whose will is captured, who say 'you cannot do it, you cannot succeed'. Remember that patience is bitter, difficult and hard, but its fruit is always sweet. With the permission of Allah, nothing can escape the hand of faith and determination. Dear young people, I am saying all this while being aware of the fact that Turkey is no longer the old Turkey, Turkey is not the Turkey of 22 years ago. In economy, defense, education, technology infrastructure, we live in a Turkey that cannot be compared with 22 years ago."

Explaining that they have witnessed TEKNOFEST growing wave by wave since 2018, Erdoğan said, "In 2018, we started with a total of 4 thousand 333 teams and 20 thousand competitors in 14 different categories. Last year, we reached 4.5 million visitors with more than 333 thousand teams and more than 1 million competitors in 41 different categories in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. More than 790 thousand teams and more than 1 million 650 thousand competitors applied to TEKNOFEST Adana in 50 different categories."

President Erdoğan also gave awards to the winners of the competitions.

"You will establish a fully independent Turkey"

Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır said, "We will protect the National Technology Move with a mobilization spirit. We will never compromise on our achievements that have turned our country into an island of peace and stability in a geography that has turned into a ring of fire."

Stating that the next generation will carry the Turkish nation into deep space, Minister Kacır said: "You will establish a fully independent Turkey not only in aviation and space, but also in all fields of technology, from biotechnology to energy, from transportation to financial technologies." Emphasizing that they have established more than 140 Deneyap Technology workshops in Turkey, Minister Kacır said that while embarking on this journey, they aim to discover all students with special talents who will bring the National Technology Movement to the top and bring them together with the technology stars of the future program. Underlining that they have nearly 20 thousand students, Kacır continued as follows: "Together, we are implementing an education program that is unique in the world. I hope that you will carry the flag much higher than the height it has reached so far in this journey in which you are on the first steps. With BAYRAKTAR, ANKA, AKINCI, AKSUNGUR, HÜRKUŞ, HÜRJET, ATAK, KAAN and KIZILELMA, the Turkish nation has put its signature in the sky, and I hope you will put your signature much higher in space. We are one of the countries that develop their own satellites with applications such as İMECE and TÜRKSAT 6A. God willing, you will carry the name of the Turkish nation into deep space. You will establish a fully independent Turkey not only in aviation and space, but also in all fields of technology, from biotechnology to energy, transportation to financial technologies."

Kacır stated that they will always stand by the students here with TÜBİTAK research scholarships and support programs throughout their university life. Emphasizing that they will continue to stand by them during their post-university research periods, Kacır said: "We will never leave you alone. You, with your bright ideas, dreams, R&D and innovation projects, continue your efforts for the future of Turkey, for the Turkish nation to become stronger and more powerful, for humanity to meet justice and compassion again, and continue to shed sweat, sweat of the brow, sweat of the mind. As individuals, as teams, as teams that develop technology for the benefit of humanity, I hope that you will be the ones who will bring the Turkish nation to the stage of history in the strongest way. We believe in you, we trust you. We will continue to stand by you at all times."

"You are the future"

Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of TEKNOFEST Board of Directors and T3 Foundation Board of Trustees, stated that they will take the TEKNOFEST revolution one step further and said, "TEKNOFEST will continue to be a place where your dreams come to life and projects that change the world are born. Come with your dreams and excitement. Come with your mind, come with your ideas, come freely, come with your criticisms and objections, come with the warmth of your heart, come with your love for your country. Come and shoulder this youth movement, let's hold hands, let's change the world, you are the future, you are the future."

TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydın made evaluations at TEKNOFEST Adana

Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydın, President of TÜBİTAK, stated that TEKNOFEST sheds light on Turkey's future and emphasized that young people and children are getting closer to technology through this event.

Orhan Aydın said, "It is possible to see everyone from 7 to 77 here. Many visitors from babies to young people show great interest in the event. We are very happy to see that this enthusiasm continues to increase every year." Stating that Adana's historical and cultural richness and the fact that it hosts technology meetings are of particular importance, Aydın said, "We are very happy to be in Adana and to share this excitement."

Drawing attention to TÜBİTAK's role in the National Technology Movement, Aydın emphasized the importance of inspiring young people to realize their dreams. "A child's interest in technology will create the engineers and designers of the future. As TÜBİTAK, we are proud to contribute to this process," he added. Stating that they also include entrepreneurs and R&D companies within TEKNOFEST, Aydın noted that young people can gain self-confidence in this environment and assume critical roles in these companies or establish their own initiatives in the future.

Emphasizing TÜBİTAK's wide participation in the event and the competitions organized, Aydın said: "As every year, we are taking part in TEKNOFEST with a wide participation this year. With our competitions, we offer our young people the opportunity to increase their interest in science and technology."

TÜBİTAK President Aydın stated that Turkey's R&D ecosystem is getting stronger day by day and said, "We are taking important steps in the field of R&D and innovation from universities to industry, from large companies to entrepreneurs. These events offer role models that will enable our children and young people to look to the future with confidence."

TÜBİTAK President Aydın came together with the participants in TÜBİTAK tents during TEKNOFEST. He accompanied the activities and had one-to-one conversations with the participants and children. On the last day of TEKNOFEST, Aydın gave awards to the young technology architects of the future at the TEKNOFEST Champions Presentation Competition Award Ceremony.