A Science-Filled Day for Children and Youth from the Metropolitan Municipality…

At the festival where science met fun, children experienced the excitement of discovery through 28 workshop tents, planetarium shows, science demonstrations, and robot animations. The event, enriched with competitions and award ceremonies, showed children that science exists not only in books but in every part of life.
Born in the 100th year of the Republic, Mercan continues in its second year to illuminate children’s futures with the light of science.

As part of the festival, a competition titled “Design an Innovative Product through Recycling: Turning Waste into Value” was held. Ten participants aged 10–14 presented their innovative products before a jury of Environmental Engineers and Climate Experts. The top three projects were awarded after evaluation.
The first prize went to Ceren Er with her project “Renewable Energy from Recycling”; second place went to Mihrimah Ada Tersiz with “A Robot for the Visually Impaired”; and Alper İlyas Yılmaz took third place with “A Farm System from Recycling”.

Sevin: “With 29 different workshops, we teach technology and science to our children”
Onur Sevin, Branch Manager of the Mercan 100th Year Climate and Environmental Science Center, shared details about the center’s mission, saying:

“Through 29 different workshops, we teach technology and science to our children. With Mercan’s second year, we have welcomed nearly 160,000 visitors and received very positive feedback. As a thematic science center focused on climate and the environment, we believe we have created a significant impact.”

Sevin emphasized that Mercan brings children and youth together with science through its constantly evolving workshops and diverse events, adding:

“We want our children to stay close to science, nature, and technology — that’s why we want them to stay with Mercan. Every year, we promise new experiences for children and young people. Throughout the year, with our various activities, we will continue to fill our children’s world with science and technology.”

Children enjoyed a joyful day immersed in science
Yusuf Karan Mutlu, one of the participants, said:

“I’m very happy to be here. It was so much fun! This is a wonderful center — I think every city should have one.”

Another student, Muhammet Emin Shavkatov, said he learned many new things about the Sun and had the chance to make observations:

“This is such a great center. I wish every child could come here.”

Hira Nur Yıldırım, another participant, invited her peers to visit the center:

“I explored nature through VR goggles. This place is amazing — we come here all the time. It’s perfect for us. Big or small, everyone should see it.”

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