TÜBİTAK Grants First Place Award to BİLİMFEST Kayseri Project in Turkey

The BİLİMFEST Kayseri project, implemented by the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, was deemed worthy of first place in Turkey within the 4007 Science Festival Incentive Award category under the Science and Society Support Programs Project Incentive Awards organized by TÜBİTAK for the first time. The award was presented to Abdullah Avan, Head of the Smart Urbaning and Information Processing Department of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, by Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır during the 1st Turkey Science Communication Summit hosted by METU in Ankara.

Organized under the coordination of TÜBİTAK, BİLİMFEST Kayseri won the award thanks to its project nature, originality, scientific content quality, and the scientific awareness it created in society. While Ahmet Özdemir, Branch Manager of Science and Society, undertook the project coordination, municipal officials attended the award ceremony. Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç stated that the project reflects the city's science and technology vision, indicating that this success is an important indicator of the 'Science City Kayseri' goal.