TEKNOFEST 2026 Rocket Competition Begins in Aksaray
The organization, carried out under the management of ROKETSAN, offers young engineers the opportunity to fly rockets they designed themselves.
The final excitement of the Rocket Competition, held within the scope of TEKNOFEST 2026 under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the T3 Foundation, has begun at the Aksaray Hisar Firing Range on September 7-13.
Aim and Scope of the Competition
The TEKNOFEST 2026 Rocket Competition, carried out under the management of ROKETSAN, enables young people to closely experience real engineering processes.
This organization offers a comprehensive platform where participants can successfully fly the rockets they have designed and produced with their own hands.
High Participation and International Interest
While the competition was first launched in 2018 with only 156 applications, a total of 2,212 teams applied in 2026.
Teams from 28 different provinces of Turkey as well as numerous countries are fiercely competing in the finals in Aksaray.
Categories and Finalist Teams
Organized in a total of 11 different categories under groups A and B, the teams that reached the finals in the Group A stage are sweating it out.
The 73 teams and a total of 958 contestants who made it to the finals in Group A categories are competing for first place at the Aksaray Hisar Firing Range.
Award Distribution and Rankings
The awards to be given to the teams that rank in the competition vary according to the categories.
While first-place prizes range between 180 thousand TL and 420 thousand TL, the team that comes first in the international category will also be awarded 5 thousand dollars.