This year, a total of 16,712 projects from across Turkey were submitted to the 18th TÜBİTAK Middle School Students Research Projects Competition, organized by TÜBİTAK. The project applications were evaluated by the jury, and following the preliminary assessment, 1,219 projects across 10 categories were selected to participate in the regional competition.
Five projects submitted by Darüşşafaka Educational Institutions were showcased at the Istanbul European Regional Exhibition, held at Istanbul Technical University from April 22 to 25, 2024.
Among the projects exhibited, two won first place and one won second place. The first-place projects will represent Darüşşafaka at the TÜBİTAK finals, which will be held in Ankara in May.
We congratulate all our students who participated and succeeded in the competition and wish the best of luck to those who will represent Darüşşafaka at the TÜBİTAK finals.
Here are the projects invited to the 2024 Middle School Students Research Projects Competition Istanbul European Regional Exhibition and their results:
| Project Name | Main Field | Thematic Area | Students | Award |
| Win by Living Healthily | Biology | Healthy Living and Sports | Lamra B., Nisanur Y. | First Place |
| Easy Multiplication of Two Positive Integers | Mathematics | Original Algorithm Design | Barış B., Muhsin Erdem G. | First Place |
| Counting Divisible Pairs of Positive Divisors of Natural Numbers Represented as Powers of Up to Three Prime Numbers | Mathematics | Original Algorithm Design | Ceren M., Yusuf Eren Ç., Arel Denis G. | Second Place |
| Safe Elevator | Technological Design | Responsible Production and Consumption | Damla Ç., Muhammed Arif K. | |
| Understanding Carbon Emissions Through Rock, Paper, Scissors Game | Technological Design | Ecological Balance | Gülmine C., Mert Sabri C., Fadıl Yaşar K. | First Place |
