
Demirören Media stand became the center of attention of visitors with technology projects, artificial intelligence applications and live broadcasts.
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TEKNOFEST is the aviation, space and technology festival held in Türkiye. It has been held regularly since 2018.
CNN TÜRK Special News Chief Fulya Öztürk shared the latest situation from TEKNOFEST Southeast, which was held for the first time in Şanlıurfa. The intensity in the festival area and the interest shown to the Demirören Media stand attracted attention.
GREAT INTEREST IN DEMİRÖREN MEDIA STAND
Fulya Öztürk stated that there was intense activity at the Demirören Media Group stand and that visitors both received information and participated in various events.
Öztürk said, "Demirören Media Group's stand is very colorful and very lively. My friends are keeping their fingers on the pulse of TEKNOFEST. There is a lot of interest in Demirören Media's stand. On the one hand, people are discovering things inside. They are getting information. On the other hand, there is a radio broadcast." he said.
Stating that Radio D broadcasts continue from the festival area, Öztürk stated that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will come to the area soon and give important messages.
TEKNOFEST BROADCAST FROM RADYO D
Radio D broadcasts continued at the Demirören Media stand. Programmers made live broadcasts from the festival area from Wednesday to Sunday evening. During the broadcast, visitors were given prizes and competitions were held. Radyo D team stated that TEKNOFEST was busy and lively.
“CHILDREN WERE VERY IMPRESSED BY PLANES”
CNN TÜRK Reporter Ümit Uzun also drew attention to the density in the festival area.
Uzun said, "It is very crowded. It has been very crowded since the first day. There is a great participation. There is a record participation. The children here are very impressed by the planes. There is a robot. There are robots that travel around Şanlıurfa. After that, there are people who dance halay and knead raw meatballs. We can say that it is really very fun and very effective." he said.
Pointing out the intensity at the festival, Fulya Öztürk said that the organization in Şanlıurfa was one of the most crowded among the TEKNOFESTs she has been following since 2018.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROJECT FROM DEMİRÖREN MEDYA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Demirören Medya Anatolian High School students also introduced the projects they developed at TEKNOFEST to the visitors. In addition to the experience areas related to intelligence and virtual reality, the stand also included artificial intelligence applications related to announcer and presenter. With the application developed by the students, visitors can experience an artificial intelligence-supported announcer experience.
One of the students explained how the application works as follows: "As media students, we offer an artificial intelligence-supported presenter and announcer experience. We developed such a program for both improving ourselves and for people who want to do this profession to try. We have five different text options. These texts flow from the Prompter. Then the other person reads that text. It gives us a detailed report."
GREAT INTEREST FROM YOUTH TO TEKNOFEST
Young people who visited the stand both examined technology projects and participated in different areas of experience. A student who said he wanted to be an announcer also tried the application and said, "I think it is very nice. I was already watching you as a news channel before." he said.
Another student expressed his happiness about TEKNOFEST being held in Şanlıurfa and said, "I am very happy to come to TEKNOFEST. I was very excited to see this technology. You were very happy that TEKNOFEST came to Şanlıurfa. I hope I can contribute to Türkiye like this." he said.
The student also thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Baykar Chairman of the Board of Directors Selçuk Bayraktar.
GREAT INTEREST IN DEMİRÖREN PUBLICATIONS
The works of Demirören Publications were also presented to the visitors at the Demirören Media stand in the TEKNOFEST area. Demirören Publications Representative Dinçer Erdinç stated that their aim is to bring the cultural heritage together with today's readers with the power they get from history. Erdinç said that Hagia Sophia Kebir Mosque Sheriff and works related to calligraphy were also exhibited at the stand, and that there was a high demand for special edition books.
KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION SPECIAL TO TEKNOFEST
A special quiz competition for TEKNOFEST was also held at the Demirören Media stand. While questions about TEKNOFEST were asked to the visitors participating in the competition, prizes were given to the winners. It was stated that especially young people showed great interest in the competition.
DOMESTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION: DIM
Another technology introduced at the stand was the DİMİ application. It was stated that DİMİ is an application platform where different artificial intelligence assistants can be installed and managed. It was stated that the application was developed to proactively undertake tasks by getting to know the user rather than just answering questions and answers. The official said that DİMİ is a domestic application and a platform developed together by DTech Cloud, D-Smart and Demirören Medya.
TOWARDS THE LAST DAY OF TEKNOFEST
Fulya Öztürk stated that the intensity in the festival area continues as well as the events at the Demirören Media stand. Öztürk said that visitors had the opportunity to see radio programmers, Demirören Media employees closely and benefit from experiences in the media field. He stated that children and young people can experience fields such as anchoring, television broadcasting and reporting.
“PEOPLE OF ALL AGES LIVE THE TECHNOFEST SPIRIT”
As the last day of TEKNOFEST approaches, it was stated that the intensity in the festival area continues.
Öztürk said, "On the one hand, there are air shows. On the other hand, there are areas where land and air vehicles are exhibited. It is extremely crowded. I mean, of course, the crowd here has always been like this since September 30. This density is expected to continue until tomorrow evening. It is stated that there is a record participation. Children, young people, people of all ages are experiencing the spirit of TEKNOFEST here." he said.
Öztürk stated that the festival in Şanlıurfa continues enthusiastically and said, "Our sisters, aunts, uncles, brothers, babies, children, people of all ages live and carry the TEKNOFEST spirit here. Here is the Turkish nation, here is Şanlıurfa, here is TEKNOFEST." He concluded the broadcast with these words:
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The festival is expected to continue intensively until tomorrow evening.
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