The ‘TEKNOFEST’ aerospace and technology festival began in Samsun, Turkey, in the Black Sea region. The six-day event will include air shows featuring fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and helicopters, as well as technology competitions in more than 40 categories, including semiconductors, drones, satellites, rockets, robotics, and artificial intelligence. According to the Baykar company, the festival will also see the debut of the prototype of Turkey’s first unmanned warplane, Bayraktar Kizilelma.

Over the last five years, the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Turkish Industry and Technology Ministry have been organizing the festival.