Seventy-three-year-old İsmail Bakadur drew attention in his traditional regional attire at the TEKNOFEST Southeastern Türkiye Aviation and Space Festival in Şanlıurfa.
The festival, held at GAP Airport, is being organized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the T3 Foundation and an engineering and trading company operating in the field of defense technologies. The event is hosting thousands of visitors.
Bakadur chatted with students and visitors at the festival grounds and posed for commemorative photographs with them. He then toured the stands and examined ATAK helicopters, as well as the HÜRKUŞ, ANKA, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar TB3 and Bayraktar AKINCI aircraft.
Bakadur said he was impressed by the technology products displayed at the festival and highlighted the importance of defense industry products developed using domestic and national capabilities. He thanked those who contributed to organizing the festival.
TEKNOFEST Southeastern Türkiye will welcome visitors until October 4.