Application Deadline: June 15, 2026

Melikgazi Municipality, which continues to support young people producing in the field of technology and innovation, will provide a total of 5 million TL in project support to enable university students to realize their technology projects.

Young people's national technology Within the scope of the program prepared to support projects that will contribute to the initiative; support will be given to projects to be developed in the fields of aviation, space and transportation, artificial intelligence and software, environment and energy, health and biotechnology, robotics and automation and social innovation.

Stating that they attach importance to young people taking a more active role in technology production, Melikgazi Mayor Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Palancıoğlu said, “As Melikgazi Municipality, we are implementing many support programs to support young people and provide them with all kinds of assistance. We want our young people to turn their ideas into projects and advance our country further in the field of technology. As Melikgazi Municipality, we have provided significant support to our teams that participated in TEKNOFEST in previous years. We won first place and awards with the projects we supported. This year, we will also provide strong support to the innovative projects of our university students. Applications will start on May 22, 2026, and the deadline for applications is June 15, 2026. Those who wish to participate can access the application requirements and application form at melikgazi.bel.tr/teknofest. As Melikgazi Municipality, we will continue to support the engineers, software developers, and entrepreneurs of the future by contributing to the technology-oriented work of young people.” he said.