The ITU Solar Boat Team came in third place in the world at the races held in Iowa, USA on June 11, 2011.
In the Micro Satellite Competition, the HEZARFEN team from Istanbul Technical University came first.
US defense company JWF Defense Systems has signed an agreement with Hiscar Otomotiv, a subsidiary of Hisarlar Group, to develop the "Turkar" 4x4 light off-road truck.
Public voting for a taxi design unique to Istanbul began on June 15, 2011. Safe, technologically advanced, and disability-friendly taxis await the vote of Istanbul residents.
Because Türkiye lacks its own launch technology, it will send its first intelligence and reconnaissance satellite into space from China.