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We are a group of young entrepreneurs and professionals who believe that it is inevitable for Türkiye to realize the National Technology Initiative in order to raise its voice for a better world and to be one of developed societies in terms of economy and life quality.

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The Turkish Technology Team Foundation is a non-governmental organization that carries out various projects with the goal of a technology developing Turkey. Our foundation was founded in December 2016 by a group of young entrepreneurs and young professionals and began operating in January 2017 in order to make science and technology accessible to all segments of society, train our young people under equal opportunities and turn the National Technology Initiative into a culture in the long term.

 As the T3 Foundation, we aim to enable talented young people and people from all age groups to participate in the technology development process, support startups, projects and activities for the development of technologies whose national and genuine production is a priority in accordance with their strategic importance, contribute to the development of entrepreneurship culture in technology and to scientific studies in all these fields.

The Turkish Technology Team Foundation was founded in December 2016 by a group of young entrepreneurs and young professionals who believe that realizing the National Technology Initiative is inevitable for Türkiye to raise its voice for a better world and become a truly developed and fully independent society and began operating in January 2017. You can find detailed information about our Board of Trustees and Board members on the "Board" page.

T3 Foundation offers various educational programs within its structure. These programs, including Deneyap Technology Workshops, Bilim Türkiye, Keşif Kampüsü, T3 Startup Center, and T3 Academy, provide science, art, and technology education to students.

Deneyap Technology Workshops are established to train future engineers, technology entrepreneurs, and leaders under the Deneyap and Deneyap Türkiye projects. Launched in İstanbul in 2017 within the Technology Stars of the Future Program, these workshops expanded across Türkiye in 2018 through the Deneyap Türkiye project. The goal is to establish Deneyap Technology Workshops in all 81 provinces of Türkiye through collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of Youth and Sports, TÜBİTAK, and our foundation. Currently, Deneyap Technology Workshops operate in 3 countries and 84 provinces with 142 workshops.

Deneyap Kart Academy Trainings aim to improve the competence of technology enthusiasts by using Deneyap Karts, to provide examples of Internet of Things concepts and to contribute to the realization of high-impact projects. The Deneyap Kart Trainings, which are developed and produced domestically, train undergraduate and higher-level students, graduates, and educators.

Bilim Türkiye is a project that aims to make science and technology understandable and accessible to society by establishing science centers across Türkiye. Within the scope of the project, 18 science centers were established in 10 cities. The science centers opened under the Bilim Türkiye project have 7 workshop areas suitable for teaching children aged 6-14 with hands-on activities, 9 exhibition halls with interactive experimental setups reflecting the cultural characteristics of the locality, and a planetarium area that offers children the opportunity to learn abstract concepts by making them concrete. The Bilim Türkiye project aims to raise a creative, self-learning generation with critical thinking, cooperation, and communication skills.

Keşif Kampüsü is a children's university project created by our Foundation to blend science and technology and bring them together with children, the building blocks of our future. At the Keşif Kampüsü, students receive education based on inquiry and discovery in various fields of science in thematic workshops. In addition to these, various art and personal development trainings and workshops that support students' development in social and emotional areas are organized. At the Keşif Kampüsü, school groups consisting of 1st-4th grade students receive education on weekdays, while students selected through an exam receive career and awareness trainings in 8 different fields with the spiral curriculum method on weekends for 2 years.

The Entrepreneur Training Program, which operates under the umbrella of T3 Startup Center, is designed for high school and university students. The program aims to provide students with a skill set that they will benefit from throughout their entrepreneurship journey, from problem identification to MVP development, from business model development to project management, and that will enable them to overcome the challenges they will face on this journey.

T3 Academy is a non-profit online learning platform that aims to contribute to Turkey's National Technology Initiative and provide accessible education. For all age groups starting from 5 years old, T3 Academy, which mainly includes science, technology and entrepreneurship trainings, whose main purpose is to explain the national technology initiative to everyone digitally and to support the educational learning of its users, it is possible to participate in the desired trainings simultaneously or asynchronously through T3 Academy.

The “National Technology Initiative” covers all efforts to develop national and unique technological products and systems in line with Turkey's goals of development and strengthening its independence in every aspect. The goal of National Technology Initiative is a Türkiye that develops and exports technology, produces high added value, has a high capacity of R&D.

Within our foundation, we have programs and trainings intended for all age groups. You can register for the programs you are interested in by following our activities on our social media accounts and website. You can also register by clicking on the "Become a Volunteer" button on our website in order to take part in the activities of the Foundation voluntarily.

As the T3 Foundation, we organize the National Teams of Technology Support Program in order to support teams that aim to specialize in certain fields of technology and develop projects, help them realize their projects and participate in national/international competitions. We provide such thing as materials needed, transportation to the city/country where the competition will take place, training and consultancy to the teams that are entitled to receive support within the scope of the program.
 

Only group applications of the teams working in the same project are accepted; individual applications shall not be evaluated. These groups do not have to be part of any club or organization. Applications from independent project groups are also accepted.

Teams that will not participate in any competition, but need financial and technical support to advance their ideas and works in technology and take their works a step further can apply for the support program.

It is our first priority for startups to create added value through technology in critical areas that will increase the competitiveness of our country. On the other hand, we aim for these startups to spark a paradigm shift in technological development. We prioritize domestic development of system/subsystem solutions, which are strategically important in our country, from design to production stage with unique design capability. We want startups to be able to form a technology cluster together with visionary instiitutions, as we believe that grounded ideas flourish thanks to experience. Besides, we know that a good enterprise consists of diligent people who believe in themselves, so we emphasize teamwork.

As a foundation, one of our goals is to turn the local capitalist into a technology investor. We invite capital owners who currently prefer safer investment instruments to invest in national technology startups to realize the National Technology Initiative. In this way, we support our startups with our investor network and venture capital funds.

The foundation was established with individual donations made by its founders. The foundation receives sponsorship from institutions that wish to support the specific projects it carries out.