About the Competition

The “Sustainable Cities of the Future Hackathon” is being organized as part of the TEKNOFEST Technology Competitions.
The aim of this competition is to encourage the development of innovative digital solutions that will make city life smarter, more sustainable, and more livable. Participants are expected to develop projects that will produce solutions in areas such as post-disaster management, environmental data analysis, and sustainable urbanism.

The competition consists of five sub-themes within the framework of the main theme. Participants are expected to develop web-based software solutions based on one or more of these sub-themes. The projects to be developed are expected to offer technology-based, scalable, and community-focused approaches that shape the future of cities.

The competition is open to Turkish citizens studying in the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, as well as foreign students enrolled in universities (associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and open education programs). Teams must consist of at least 2 and no more than 4 people.  
Competition Categories:  

  • Post-Disaster Urban Planning  
  • Sectoral Investment Priorities  
  • Satellite Simulation (CesiumJS)  
  • Social Media Mapping  
  • Application Development with Open Data and Unclassified Data

The competition's evaluation stages are as follows:  

  • Technical Test Stage  
  • Online Hackathon  
  • Final Stage  

Competition Calender 2025

Explanation Date
Competition Application Deadline 20.08.2025
Technical Testing Phase with Applicants 21-22.08.2025
Announcement of Teams Qualifying for the Online Hackathon 24.08.2025
Online Kick-off Meeting and Sharing of Information/Documents/Data 25.08.2025
Online Hackathon and Mentoring Process 25.08-04.09.2025
Project Submission Deadline for Teams 04.09.2025
Announcement of Teams Advancing to the Finals 08.09.2025
TEKNOFEST and Hackathon Final Event 17-21.09.2025

Future Sustainable Cities Hackathon Awards

Degree Reward Amount
First 120.000 TRY
Second 100.000 TRY
Third 90.000 TRY

Excluding the informations provided in the specifications, you need to join the e-mail group through the link below for other questions regarding to the competition. The questions you ask and the answers you receive will be visible to the other members of the e-mail group.