ALKÜ Students Ranked Third in Türkiye in Blue Homeland

In the TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland 2026 competition held at Gölcük Shipyard Command, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (ALKÜ) Zeronetech Team came third in Turkey with the autonomous unmanned marine vehicle named "Kılıç & Arslan" that it designed and developed. In the organization representing the power in the seas within the scope of the National Technology Move vision, ALKÜ students attracted attention with the innovative technology they developed.

Intense Interest from the Top of the State to the ALKÜ Stand

Zeronetech Team, which includes ALKÜ Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering students, as well as Akdeniz University, Alanya University and Samsun University students, hosted high-level military and civilian protocols at the festival. Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, Commander of the Land Forces General Metin Tokel, President of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün and Baykar General Manager Haluk Bayraktar visited the stand and congratulated the team. The team also achieved a significant international success by being accepted to the Best Human Machine Interface School in Norway, which provides training in the field of human-machine interface.

Rector Türkdoğan Shares the Excitement of the Students

ALKU Rector Prof., who visited the competition area and supported the students. Dr. Kenan Ahmet Türkdoğan emphasized that the university is improving its vision in the field of maritime every day. Türkdoğan said, "'Kılıç & Arslan', developed by the Zeronetech Team, has achieved significant success in many competitions. Now, they have won the third place cup as the pride of our university. I heartily congratulate our team." Following the festival, which ended with the closing ceremony attended by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, it was announced that the ALKÜ team will take its place in TEKNOFEST Southeast 2026, which will be held between 30 September - 04 October 2026.

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