Erdogan and Aliyev visit Teknofest in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited Teknofest 2023 in Istanbul Atatürk Airport on April 29, Turanews.kz reports citing Hurriyet..

Erdogan emphasized the importance of the role that youth was going to play in the future of Türkiye. “I see here tomorrow’s space travelers, inventors, pilots, engineers, physicists,” he said.

“Türkiye is the guarantor of peace, stability, safety in our region,” President Aliyev said. “Kızılelma in the air, Altay and Togg here, Anadolu at sea… This is Türkiye today.”

This year, Teknofest has brought technology enthusiasts together for the seventh time in total and sixth time in Türkiye.

Aiming to increase the country’s human resources trained in the fields of science and engineering by creating awareness in technology and science, the festival will feature competitors in several different categories.

The five day festival includes programs on technology, science, aviation-flight shows, award ceremonies, exhibitions, summits, workshops and events.

On May 1, the festival will end in Istanbul, and from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, it will be held at the 11th Airforce Base in capital Ankara.