TEKNOFEST TRNC through the Eyes of European Turks!

The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) announces support programs every year to ensure the participation of young citizens living abroad in TEKNOFEST, one of the world’s largest aviation, space and technology festivals. Young citizens from all over the world who attend TEKNOFEST with YTB support have the chance to see national technology initiatives on site and also have the opportunity to get to know Türkiye’s most important companies up close. In addition, young people who come together with scientists thanks to the festival also attend seminars that will significantly support their careers. This year, 34 young people from 7 countries took part in the festival organized in TRNC with YTB support.

Young people from our diaspora shared their feelings by participating in workshops, aircraft exhibition, planetarium film screenings, Cyprus Peace Operation Experience Area, Turkish Resistance Organization National Struggle Exhibition Area, space exhibition, XR experience area, simulation experience areas, first flight and pedal flight activities with students, science shows, Sahne Senin activity, talks, main stage shows and many other activities. The moments experienced by the young people at the festival, which were also shared as videos on YTB's social media accounts, were greatly appreciated.

Azim Köroğlu, who came from Bochum, Germany, stated that he participated in TEKNOFEST for the first time thanks to YTB. Köroğlu said that he saw the unmanned aerial vehicles Cezeri, Akıncı and Bayraktar, which are the pride of the Turkish aviation sector, up close. Mustafa Topal, who was at the festival from the Netherlands, said that they were together with young people from the Turkish diaspora from different countries. Turan Paköz, who came to the organization from England, also expressed that he was very happy to be at TEKNOFEST and thanked YTB. Paköz emphasized that Türkiye was showing its power to the world. Merve, who came from Denmark, said that she was very happy to be in Cyprus and said, “We really don’t have our feet on the ground here. I’m glad I came. Thank you YTB.” İlayda, who attended TEKNOFEST from Germany, also emphasized that it was her first time at the festival and expressed her happiness.