Turkish Technology Team

The Turkish Technology Team, commonly known as the T3 Foundation (T3 Vakfı), is a Turkish non-profit foundation established in 2016 by a group of idealistic engineers and professionals who blended a sense of social responsibility with entrepreneurial spirit. Its founding purpose is to enable individuals in Turkey to participate in the development processes of technological products and to support research and development and entrepreneurial activities carried out within the country. The foundation describes itself as Türkiye's largest civilian technology initiative and frames its work around the National Technology Initiative, an idea it associates with the concept of KIZILELMA (Crimson Apple) in Turkic history. T3 operates a broad portfolio of programs rather than a single product. Its best-known undertaking is TEKNOFEST, which it presents as the world's largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, organized in partnership with numerous institutions and featuring competitions, a startup summit, and large-scale public engagement. Alongside TEKNOFEST, the foundation runs DENEYAP Makers Labs, which provides 36 months of free technology training across 11 categories to students who pass a three-stage selection process; the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Scholarship Program, which supports middle school, high school, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students; the T3 Startup Center, which helps startups commercialize, grow, and expand to world markets; and T3 Academy, a non-profit online education platform. It also maintains the National Technology Teams program, through which students compete internationally in robotics and entrepreneurship. The foundation's reach is national and increasingly international. Its programs report activity across Turkey's 81 provinces and in multiple countries, and its startup and education initiatives engage thousands of students, educators, and entrepreneurs. T3 also manages a family of sub-brands and identities, including TEKNOFEST, T3 AI, KÜRE Encyclopedia, DENEYAP, DENEYAP Kart, Bilim Türkiye, T3 Akademi, Keşif Kampüsü, T3 Startup Center, and Take Off Istanbul. As a foundation, T3 is a non-profit, privately organized entity rather than a listed company. It relies on volunteers, stakeholders, and contributors, and positions itself as a catalyst for a paradigm shift in science and technology in Türkiye. Its public identity is closely tied to the goal of a "High-Technology-Developing Türkiye" and to building popular awareness of domestic and national technology.

The Turkish Technology Team was established in 2016 by a group of idealistic engineers and professionals who blended a sense of social responsibility with entrepreneurial spirit. According to the foundation's own account, it set its heart on a single thing: a more powerful Türkiye that takes the National Technology Initiative to the next level by developing technology. The founders aimed to bring together all people determined to rekindle their country's relationship with high technology. In a short span of time, the foundation connected with thousands of volunteers, stakeholders, and contributors across Türkiye to form what it describes as a great family. Drawing inspiration from history and guided by moral principles, it reinterpreted the purpose of science and technology and implemented numerous original projects. At the core of the National Technology Initiative, resonating with the idea of KIZILELMA (Crimson Apple) in Turkic history, lies the faith of a nation that once demonstrated to the world what it could achieve through unity. The foundation describes itself as Türkiye's largest civilian technology initiative. It has generated widespread popular awareness, fostered an ecosystem, and catalyzed a paradigm shift in the realm of science and technology. Its flagship public-facing project, TEKNOFEST, is presented as the world's largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, organized in partnership with numerous institutions and playing a critical role in the development of national technology in Türkiye. By its ninth year, TEKNOFEST reported 157 stakeholders and 62 competitions. Beyond the festival, T3 built a layered set of programs. DENEYAP Makers Labs provides 36 months of free technology training under 11 different categories to students who successfully complete a three-stage student selection process; it reports activity in 5 countries and 81 provinces, with 137 workshops, 44,615 students, over 5,000 educators, and more than 10,000 graduates. The Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Scholarship Program supports middle school, high school, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students who share the vision of the National Technology Initiative; it reports scholars across 81 provinces and 7 countries, with 5,000 scholars in 2026 and more than 23,000 total scholars to date. The T3 Startup Center addresses the needs of startups with innovative business ideas and high value-added technologies, helping them commercialize, grow, and expand to the world market; it reports 14 focus technologies, 62 countries, and 132 supported initiatives. T3 Academy is a non-profit online education platform contributing to the National Technology Initiative through accessible education. Take Off Startup Summit is organized to make Türkiye a center of attraction in entrepreneurship and to create a cooperation environment for entrepreneurs; it reports 810 investors, over 45,000 visitors, $2.5M in awards and investment, and 1,435 startups. The foundation also runs the National Technology Teams (Teknolojinin Milli Takımları) program, through which students compete internationally. In November 2025, students from Baykar Science High School supported by the program achieved notable results at the Fibonacci World Robot Olympiad & ITECX College 2025 in Rome, with the Avengers Team becoming World Champion in the Line Follower category and the Outlier Team receiving a Jury Special Award in the Entrepreneurship / Softtech category. T3 maintains a corporate identity program covering its own logo and those of its sub-brands, including TEKNOFEST, T3 AI, KÜRE Encyclopedia, DENEYAP, DENEYAP Türkiye, DENEYAP Kart, Bilim Türkiye, T3 Akademi, Keşif Kampüsü, T3 Startup Center, and Take Off Istanbul. As a foundation, it operates as a non-profit, privately organized entity rather than a listed company.

• 2016

  Turkish Technology Team Foundation established by a group of idealistic engineers and professionals.

• TEKNOFEST grows into the world's largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, organized with numerous partners; by its ninth year it reports 157 stakeholders and 62 competitions.

• DENEYAP Makers Labs expands to 5 countries and 81 provinces with 137 workshops, 44,615 students, 5,000+ educators, and 10,000+ graduates.

• Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Scholarship Program reaches 5,000 scholars in 2026 and more than 23,000 total scholars to date across 81 provinces and 7 countries.

• T3 Startup Center supports 132 initiatives across 14 focus technologies and 62 countries.

• Take Off Startup Summit reports 810 investors, 45,000+ visitors, $2.5M in awards and investment, and 1,435 startups.

• Students supported by the National Technology Teams program win at the Fibonacci World Robot Olympiad & ITECX College 2025 in Rome.

Türkiye's largest civilian technology initiative, advancing the National Technology Initiative through festivals, education, scholarships, and startup support.

• TEKNOFEST

  The world's largest Aerospace and Technology Festival, organized in partnership with numerous institutions, featuring competitions and a startup summit.

• DENEYAP Makers Labs

  Provides 36 months of free technology training under 11 different categories to students who complete a three-stage selection process.

• Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Scholarship Program

  Scholarship support for middle school, high school, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students with the vision of the National Technology Initiative.

• T3 Startup Center

  Supports startups with innovative business ideas and high value-added technologies to commercialize, grow, and expand to the world market.

• T3 Academy

  A non-profit online education platform contributing to Türkiye's National Technology Initiative through accessible education.

• National Technology Teams

  A program through which students compete internationally in robotics and entrepreneurship.

• Take Off Startup Summit

  A startup summit organized to make Türkiye a center of attraction in entrepreneurship and create a cooperation environment for entrepreneurs.

1. 1T3 Vakfıt3vakfi.org
2. 2T3 Vakfı - Our Historyt3vakfi.org
3. 3T3 Vakfı - Corporate Identityt3vakfi.org
4. 4T3 Vakfı - Newst3vakfi.org
5. 5Wikidata - Turkish Technology Teamwikidata.org
6. 6Wikipedia - T3 Foundationen.wikipedia.org
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