Teknofest Board of Directors and Turkish Technology Team Foundation Chairman of the Board of Trustees Selçuk Bayraktar, his wife Women and Democracy Foundation (KADEM) Chairman of the Board of Trustees Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar and Teknofest toured the booths in the TRNC. Bayraktar, who examined the activities in the field, evaluated DHA Teknofest TRNC and Türkiye’s success in the field of defense industry. Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar explained the developments in women’s employment and the ‘Women in Innovation’ project at KADEM stand.
Bayraktar: Teknofest started with great enthusiasm
Stating that Teknofest opened its doors with great enthusiasm, Bayraktar said, “The second day continues similarly. There was a little weather opposition. Tomorrow and the next day will be much more intense. Early in the morning, I evaluate a much more positive festival experience in terms of traffic.
‘Developing technology is a matter of existence for nations’
Bayraktar said that knowing technology for nations during this period is like reading and writing.
“Teknofest started in Istanbul. We continued to organize a year in Istanbul for a year on the demand from Anatolia for a year. The issue of reading and writing is done to share this feeling, in a sense to instill the feeling of youth, to the society, to instill the transformation of the paradigm. ”
‘We have Istanbul ahead of us’
Speaking about where the next Teknofest will take place, Bayraktar said, “The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is our homeland. Of course it was also organized here as a natural extension. He said.
‘We are doing this festival so that the works that will mark the world’
Referring to the developments in Türkiye’s defense industry in the field of defense industry, Bayraktar ended his words as follows:
“Turkey is developing works that have left its mark on the world in a way that the world will accept in the defense industry. It has reduced its abroad dependence to 20 percent in 80’s. Europe is still dependent on 80 percent abroad. In a sense, we aim to develop all other and civilian areas of technology. We have fields that will be left to the world. ”
Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar: We will see a very different view in 5-10 years
Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar stated that traditionally the fields of engineering are the areas preferred by men.
“In terms of employment, you see that women are not much employed in this field. But on the other hand, it has been seen that this work is not a man of the woman with the progress of technology and technology. It has started to change seriously in the new generation. We will see a very different landscape in 5-10 years.”
‘We introduce the products produced by women’
Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar said, “We are here with a project that has completed its 10th year as a KADEM. We are here with the women’s project in innovation. Every year we give various support to women who have an idea and want to realize it. Many of them have established their companies. We are obviously trying to create an inspiration to see what he can do. ”
