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BilimFest opens in Trabzon with 102 outdoor workshops and technology exhibits
BilimFest has opened at Pazarkapı Living Area in Trabzon with 102 outdoor workshops, science shows, robot demonstrations, planetarium activities and technology exhibits. HÜRJET, along with the BAHA and BARKAN unmanned vehicles, is also on display at the festival.
BilimFest, organized under the coordination of Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality’s Özdemir Bayraktar Science Center, has begun at Pazarkapı Living Area. The festival is being held in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Technology, TÜBİTAK, TÜRKSAT and the Provincial Directorate of National Education.
The event will feature 102 outdoor workshops, as well as science shows, robot demonstrations, planetarium activities and technology exhibits.
HÜRJET, BAHA and BARKAN on display
Defense industry firms and technology companies are also taking part in the festival. TUSAŞ’s HÜRJET indigenous jet trainer aircraft, along with HAVELSAN’s BAHA unmanned aerial vehicle and BARKAN unmanned ground vehicle, has been put on display for visitors.
In his opening speech, Governor Tahir Şahin said the world was undergoing various transformations and changes, while Türkiye was also experiencing many developments in technology. Şahin said young people would receive the state’s full support during the transformation process and that public institutions would work together with young people to build a more developed and prosperous Trabzon.
Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç said the city would become a center of science in addition to its fields of history, culture, arts, sports and tourism. Saying that producing knowledge and advanced technology had become a necessity, Genç said Türkiye’s indigenous capacity in the defense sector had increased.
Genç noted that Türkiye’s defense sector had been 80 percent dependent on foreign sources 25 years ago, whereas 85 percent of the country’s defense capacity was now indigenous.
Following the speeches, protocol members toured the festival stands and received information about the products and projects.
Festival participants
Those attending the event included Yalçın Eyigün, director general of Infrastructure Investments at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; Mustafa Akkaya, deputy director general of the State Airports Authority; Prof. Dr. Hamdullah Çuvalcı, rector of Karadeniz Technical University; Prof. Dr. Emin Aşıkkutlu, rector of Trabzon University; and Brig. Gen. Veysel Yanık, provincial gendarmerie commander.
AK Party Provincial Chair Sezgin Mumcu, Provincial Director of National Education Hasan Uygun, district mayors, representatives of political parties and civil society organizations, residents and students also attended the program.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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