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Simulation
Hackathon.
24 October 2026 · Istanbul
QNBeyond
Closed on 20 October
Thank you for your interest.
24OCTOBER 2026
Talp Simulation Hackathon / 00110 teamsTeams of 2–318+Free to attend
Challenge
TALP Simulation Lab: five fictional US companies, ten weeks and two decisions. Build your client’s customers as LLM personas, simulate how they respond to events and present your findings to the board. Sign in to your team dashboard for the released brief and your assigned company dossier.
Judges
Atılberk Çelebi
Data Analytics Engineering Manager
Midas
Şafak Tüfekçi
Principal
ScaleX Ventures
Baran Ataş
CEO
Talp
Abdulsamet Alan
CTO
Talp
Prizes
$5,000
Total prize pool
Includes cash and non-cash prizes.
01First place50,000 TRY
02Second place30,000 TRY
03Third place20,000 TRY
The top three prizes are awarded in cash per team. An additional 20,000 TRY pool is shared among the other seven teams.
Participation details
Applications closed on 20 October. Meet the accepted teams on the Participants page.
Bring your laptop, charger and ID for building entry. Briefing starts at 10:30; team codes and the kit are released at 10:35. The company calendar runs from 13:00 to 18:00: every 30 minutes is one week. Final submissions are due at 18:00. Board presentations start at 18:30: five minutes to present, three minutes for questions and two minutes to change over.