10 January 2026
Those Who Produce the Future Meet at TEKNOFEST; Applications for the 2026 Technology Competitions Are Now Open!
Applications have officially opened for the 2026 technology competitions organized as part of TEKNOFEST, the world’s largest aviation, space, and technology festival. With its new host city Şanlıurfa this year, TEKNOFEST invites young minds to new discoveries with 75 million TRY in prizes and over 100 million TRY in financial support. Applications for those who want to turn ideas into projects—and projects into the future—will remain open until February 20.
TEKNOFEST, the world’s largest aviation, space, and technology festival, will be held in Şanlıurfa, a city renowned for its thousands of years of history and deep-rooted civilizational heritage, in 2026. Taking place at GAP Airport between September 30 and October 4, TEKNOFEST 2026 will bring science and technology together with millions at Şanlıurfa, the zero point of history.
Standing out each year with its renewed competition categories, TEKNOFEST once again hosts the world’s largest prize-awarded technology competitions. Applications for the TEKNOFEST 2026 Technology Competitions, which will be held across 52 competitions and 127 subcategories, will continue until February 20.
52 Different Competitions at TEKNOFEST Şanlıurfa!
At TEKNOFEST 2026, technology competitions will be organized in 52 different categories, including highly popular fields such as the Rocket Competition, Agricultural Technologies Competition, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competitions, Steel Dome Air Defense Systems Competition, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Competition, and Secure Satellite Communication Competition.
In addition, differing from previous years, the Electronic Warfare Competition, Advanced Autonomous Systems Design and Operation Competition, TEKNOFEST Mining Technologies Competition, FPV Drone Tracking Competition, and Technologies for the Benefit of Humanity Competition will be open for applications for the first time, offering technology enthusiasts new horizons and powerful experiential opportunities.
More Than 4 Million Dreams Have Turned into the Technologies of the Future Since 2018!
Since 2018, TEKNOFEST has been the meeting point of innovation, production, and ideas shaping the future, hosting over 4 million applications to date. At TEKNOFEST 2026, thousands of young people from primary school to postgraduate level will have the opportunity to apply to technology competitions across various categories to turn their dreams into projects. Applications for the technology competitions within TEKNOFEST 2026, to be held in Şanlıurfa, will close on February 20. Those who want to be among the architects of the future and make their mark among the pioneers of technology can apply now.
Organized under the leadership of T3 Foundation and the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology, with the support of Türkiye’s leading technology companies, public institutions, media organizations, and universities, TEKNOFEST—the world’s largest aviation, space, and technology festival—is preparing to meet technology enthusiasts in Şanlıurfa in 2026. To take part in the technology competitions of TEKNOFEST, known as the “festival of firsts” that spreads festival excitement across every corner of the country, you can submit your applications at www.teknofest.org.
