TEKNOFEST – Aviation, Space & Technology Festival is Türkiye’s first and only large-scale festival of its kind, organized by the Türkiye Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Anchored in the National Technology Initiative, it aims to foster indigenous technologies, inspire society at large, and train the talent that will deliver high-impact R&D and innovation.

Hosted in Gaziantep in 2020, the festival offered free-to-attend air shows, public activities, open seminars, an International Entrepreneurship Exhibition, hands-on workshops, and technology competitions spanning UAVs, rockets, satellites, autonomy, AI, energy, and software. It serves as a living lab where students, entrepreneurs, and researchers transform ideas into viable solutions.

Building on Türkiye’s aviation heritage—from early pioneers to today’s indigenous UAVs, helicopters, aircraft and space programs—TEKNOFEST cultivates a sustainable innovation culture, preparing future engineers and scientists to lead in advanced technologies.