Youth from Afyonkarahisar Win First Place in Turkey at TEKNOFEST
Proud news from Afyonkarahisar has created a major stir in the world of technology. In the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST 2026, the SAYAR-TECH team, established within the Gazi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, won first place in Turkey with their outstanding performance.
The SAYAR-TECH team, composed of young engineer candidates, won the jury's acclaim with the innovative project they developed. By leaving their tough competitors behind and reaching the top, the students successfully made the names of both their school and their city known. This success has once again highlighted the importance of technology initiatives carried out in vocational high schools.
Afyonkarahisar Governor Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı and other officials congratulated the young people on this great achievement. Governor Yiğitbaşı emphasized that the students' determined efforts are very valuable for Turkey's technology goals and wished the youth success in their future projects.
TEKNOFEST continues to bring thousands of students together with technology and science every year. This success of the SAYAR-TECH team has become a great source of motivation for other young people in the region. Such projects, which contribute to Turkey's domestic and national technology initiative, offer hope for the country's future.