TEKNOFEST is the world’s largest aerospace and technology festival, playing a critical role in the development of national technology in Türkiye and organized in partnership with numerous institutions.
Inaugurated in 2018, TEKNOFEST features tech competitions, air shows, concerts, talks and other events designed to ignite society’s interest in technology and raise awareness about Türkiye’s emergence as a technology-developing nation. Tech competitions in various fields and categories take place within the scope of TEKNOFEST, providing opportunities for hundreds of thousands of young people to make their dreams come true.
The inaugural festiva202l, held at Istanbul Airport in 2018, featured competitions in 14 categories, attracting 4,333 teams and 20,000 individual applications. In contrast, TEKNOFEST 2019, hosted at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, received 17,373 team applications and 50,000 individual applications from all of Türkiye’s 81 provinces and 122 countries for tech competitions spanning 19 categories. The following year, TEKNOFEST was held at the Middle East Expo Center in Gaziantep, featuring tech competitions across 21 categories that attracted 20,197 teams and 100,000 young people from 81 provinces and 84 countries. The fourth edition of TEKNOFEST took place at Atatürk Airport in 2021, bringing together 44,192 teams and 200,000 individual applicants from across Türkiye and 111 nations for tech competitions spanning 35 categories.
In 2022, TEKNOFEST Karadeniz unfolded in Türkiye’s Black Sea region, centered around Samsun’s Çarşamba Airport, showcasing 40 tech competitions aligned with the focal points of the future. The event drew applications from over 154,000 teams and more than 600,000 contestants from all of the country’s 81 provinces and 107 countries. Later that year, TEKNOFEST expanded beyond Türkiye's borders, making its debut at the Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event featured 10 tech competitions that garnered 1,010 team applications and 5,636 individual applications.
Last year, TEKNOFEST took place in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, hosting tech competitions spanning 41 categories, all aligned with the focal points of the future. These competitions attracted applications from over 333,000 teams and more than 1 million individuals from all 81 Turkish provinces and 96 countries.
At TEKNOFEST Mediterranean 2024, held in Antalya, over 200,000 teams and more than 800,000 young people participated in technology competitions across 50 different categories. TEKNOFEST Adana 2024, held in Adana, was once again a spectacular event. Held from October 2-6 at Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, It attracted 1.1 million visitors. 1.65 million young people from 100 countries took a major step toward becoming the technology leaders of the future by applying to technology competitions organized under 50 main categories and 128 subcategories.
The world’s largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, TEKNOFEST, was held with great enthusiasm and the participation of millions at Istanbul Atatürk Airport between September 17-21, 2025.
Dünyanın en büyük Havacılık, Uzay ve Teknoloji Festivali TEKNOFEST, Mavi Vatan temasıyla 28-31 Ağustos 2025 tarihleri arasında İstanbul Tersanesi Komutanlığı'nda büyük bir heyecan ve yüzbinlerin katılımıyla gerçekleşti.
The world’s largest Aerospace, and Technology Festival, TEKNOFEST, was held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from May 1–4, 2025, with great excitement and the participation of hundreds of thousands.
The world’s largest aerospace, and technology festival, TEKNOFEST, concluded this year with a spectacular finale in Adana. Over the course of five days, technology and innovation enthusiasts came together, and thousands of young people left their mark on the future with their projects.
The final festival of TEKNOFEST 2023 took place at Çiğli Airport, hosting 1,100,000 visitors. TEKNOFEST İzmir featured special events for Deneyap Technology Workshop students, including the Deneyap IdeaThon and Deneyap Makeathon Competitions. Additionally, the TEKNOFEST Startup Competition and the Pre-Take Off were successfully concluded.
The second festival of TEKNOFEST 2023 took place at Etimesgut Airport. In TEKNOFEST Ankara, which hosted 943,000 thousand visitors, TEKNOFEST Startup Competition and Deneyap Kart Robolig Competition were held for the first time in TEKNOFEST.
TEKNOFEST 2023, organized on the 100th anniversary of our Republic, was held at Atatürk Airport with 2 million 547 thousand visitors. 337,744 teams and 1,000,000+ competitors from 81 provinces and 100 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 44 different categories at TEKNOFEST Istanbul.
In 2022, 40 different technology competitions on the focus areas of the future were held within the scope of TEKNOFEST Black Sea, which took place in the Black Sea Region centered on Samsun Çarşamba Airport. More than 154,000 teams and more than 600,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 107 countries applied to these competitions.
In 2022, 10 different technology competitions were organized at TEKNOFEST, which went beyond the borders of the country and took place abroad for the first time in Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, and 1,010 teams and 5,636 competitors applied for these competitions.
44,912 teams and 200,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 111 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 35 different categories within the scope of TEKNOFEST Aerpspace and Technology Festival, which was held for the fourth time at Atatürk Airport in 2021.
20,197 teams and 100,000 young people from 81 provinces and 84 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 21 different categories within the scope of TEKNOFEST, hosted by Gaziantep Ortadoğu Fuar Merkezi in 2020.
Organized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in 2019, TEKNOFEST attracted 17,373 teams and 50,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 122 countries to technology competitions in 19 different categories.
In 2018, a total of 4,333 teams and 20,000 young people applied to the technology competitions organized in 14 different categories at the festival held at Istanbul Airport.
The world’s largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, TEKNOFEST, was held with great enthusiasm and the participation of millions at Istanbul Atatürk Airport between September 17-21, 2025.
Dünyanın en büyük Havacılık, Uzay ve Teknoloji Festivali TEKNOFEST, Mavi Vatan temasıyla 28-31 Ağustos 2025 tarihleri arasında İstanbul Tersanesi Komutanlığı'nda büyük bir heyecan ve yüzbinlerin katılımıyla gerçekleşti.
The world’s largest Aerospace, and Technology Festival, TEKNOFEST, was held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from May 1–4, 2025, with great excitement and the participation of hundreds of thousands.
The world’s largest aerospace, and technology festival, TEKNOFEST, concluded this year with a spectacular finale in Adana. Over the course of five days, technology and innovation enthusiasts came together, and thousands of young people left their mark on the future with their projects.
The final festival of TEKNOFEST 2023 took place at Çiğli Airport, hosting 1,100,000 visitors. TEKNOFEST İzmir featured special events for Deneyap Technology Workshop students, including the Deneyap IdeaThon and Deneyap Makeathon Competitions. Additionally, the TEKNOFEST Startup Competition and the Pre-Take Off were successfully concluded.
The second festival of TEKNOFEST 2023 took place at Etimesgut Airport. In TEKNOFEST Ankara, which hosted 943,000 thousand visitors, TEKNOFEST Startup Competition and Deneyap Kart Robolig Competition were held for the first time in TEKNOFEST.
TEKNOFEST 2023, organized on the 100th anniversary of our Republic, was held at Atatürk Airport with 2 million 547 thousand visitors. 337,744 teams and 1,000,000+ competitors from 81 provinces and 100 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 44 different categories at TEKNOFEST Istanbul.
In 2022, 40 different technology competitions on the focus areas of the future were held within the scope of TEKNOFEST Black Sea, which took place in the Black Sea Region centered on Samsun Çarşamba Airport. More than 154,000 teams and more than 600,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 107 countries applied to these competitions.
In 2022, 10 different technology competitions were organized at TEKNOFEST, which went beyond the borders of the country and took place abroad for the first time in Baku Crystal Hall in Azerbaijan, and 1,010 teams and 5,636 competitors applied for these competitions.
44,912 teams and 200,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 111 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 35 different categories within the scope of TEKNOFEST Aerpspace and Technology Festival, which was held for the fourth time at Atatürk Airport in 2021.
20,197 teams and 100,000 young people from 81 provinces and 84 countries applied to the technology competitions organized in 21 different categories within the scope of TEKNOFEST, hosted by Gaziantep Ortadoğu Fuar Merkezi in 2020.
Organized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in 2019, TEKNOFEST attracted 17,373 teams and 50,000 competitors from 81 provinces and 122 countries to technology competitions in 19 different categories.
In 2018, a total of 4,333 teams and 20,000 young people applied to the technology competitions organized in 14 different categories at the festival held at Istanbul Airport.
