Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu visited TEKNOFEST Southeast, held at Şanlıurfa GAP Airport. Uraloğlu toured the stands of various institutions at the festival site and received information about their work and the technologies on display.
Examined technology products at the stands
Uraloğlu visited the stand of PTT AŞ. He examined the Istanbul Airport air traffic control unit, created in a virtual reality environment by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority, and received information about the air traffic control simulator.
Minister Uraloğlu spoke with children in the coloring area created for them by the State Airports Authority. He also visited the stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and received information about the activities organized as part of the festival.
Uraloğlu later visited the TÜRKSAT AŞ stand, where he examined the Sky Wifi, Peycon Micron and Mobile Robotic Platform products. The Mobile Robotic Platform was introduced as a mobile base station.
Terminal message for GAP Airport
Speaking at the festival site, Uraloğlu said TEKNOFEST had attracted strong interest. He said Türkiye had made significant progress in aviation and noted that visitors were being introduced to a range of products, from the HÜRJET, KAAN and AKINCI aircraft to TÜRKSAT 6A.
Uraloğlu said holding the festival in Şanlıurfa had fulfilled its purpose and that the event had exceeded expectations. He said participants had come not only from Şanlıurfa but also from different regions.
Uraloğlu said Şanlıurfa GAP Airport was one of the few airports with a 4,000-meter runway and announced that the airport had surpassed 1 million passengers. He said they expected the increase in passenger traffic to continue because of TEKNOFEST’s impact and additional terminal construction to be considered.
