Istanbul, Turkey – May 2–4, 2025

Registration

Welcome to the Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 event registration!

The Wikimedia Hackathon is organized by the Wikimedia Foundation in collaboration with Wikimedia User Group Turkey (WMTR) and is taking place in-person in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 2nd to May 4th, 2025 at the Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel.

Registration will be open until mid April 2025 or until we reach event capacity. Each person that attends the Hackathon is required to register. We’ll have discounted room codes for those that want to stay at the hotel venue, to be announced in the coming weeks. Check if your passport is up to date and if you will need a visa (or an e-visa) to travel to Turkey; citizens of most countries can apply for an e-visa online.

Scholarship applications and WMF staff sponsorships will only be available to request until December 10th, 2024.

The Hackathon is primarily an on-site, in-person event. Those people who cannot attend the Hackathon in-person will be able to follow some of the program content online, but should not register with this form. More information will be provided closer to the event on how to participate remotely.

The Hackathon event is free for all to attend. Catering (lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks) will be provided during the event and covid-related equipment will also be available upon request (e.g. self test kits and masks).

Participants are expected to book their own travel arrangements and accommodation. However, the Wikimedia Foundation is offering to take care of travel and accommodation for a limited selection of scholars - you will be able to apply for a scholarship during the registration process.

Scholarship applications and WMF staff sponsorships will only be available to request until December 10th, 2024.

* Priority will be given to scholars who can mentor or support in areas of high demand and staff with ambitious or impactful projects.

* All scholarships provided will adhere to the WMF travel policy guidelines.

Scholarship to this event will cover:

Roundtrip airfare between your city of residence and Istanbul, Turkey - arriving on May 1, 2025 and departing on May 5, 2025.
Private accommodation at the conference hotel for up to 4 nights.
Medical Insurance Coverage for any scholars traveling outside of their home country. Scholars local to Turkey will need to use their regular insurance coverage.
Airport transfers between the Istanbul Airport (IST) and the conference hotel.
All meals will be provided for the duration of the event (lunch, drinks, snacks, and dinner will be provided on event days; breakfast will be provided by the hotel for guests staying there). In addition, dinner will be provided on Thursday before the Hackathon officially kicks off.
Fees associated with obtaining a visa to travel to Turkey (visa application fees, and travel to in-person travel visa appointment (if needed)).
- Read this official site about your country's visa needs.

Scholarship to this event will not cover:

Per diem costs on travel days.
Ground transportation costs between your residence and home airport.
Insurance for your personal possessions.

Your registration details will not be shared publicly - if you are willing to indicate to others that you are attending the Hackathon, feel free to add yourself to the public participants list.

The registration and scholarship application form runs on Pretix (a free, open-sourced third-party platform that helps organize and manage events) which may subject your data to additional terms. For more information on WMF’s privacy and data-handling for the Hackathon, please read the privacy statement.

If you encounter any issues while registering, or have questions about the registration process, feel free to contact the coordination team at hackathonwikimedia.org.

Engage in Conversations

The following channels are designed for connecting with fellow participants. While some may be more or less active throughout the year, they offer valuable opportunities for discussions and networking.

Wikimedia Hackathon Telegram group
Libera Chat IRC chat channel: #wikimedia-hackathon ^connect (the IRC and Telegram channels are bridged together so you only need to be in one)
Event talk page
The hashtag #wmhack on Mastodon, Twitter/X, and other social media.

Online participation

The Wikimedia Hackathon 2025 is primarily an onsite event, and we couldn't enable full remote participation. However, there are various possibilities for people attending remotely to work on projects and interact with other participants:

Work on tasks: The tasks distribution and tracking takes place on the main work-board on Phabricator. Feel free to indicate that you are working on a task or to ask questions directly to others in Phabricator comments.

Interact with participants: The Hackathon social channels (IRC, Telegram, etc.) will be very active during the event, and the remote attendees are welcome to join these channels, talk about their projects and asks, and ask questions to the many technical contributors who are present on these channels.

Project presentations: The opening session (including project presentations) and the closing showcase will be livestreamed on Mediawiki's Youtube channel. Unfortunately, it will not be possible for remote attendees to participate in these sessions. Remote participants are invited to present their projects on the Hackathon social channels instead.

Program and workshops: The sessions / workshops that happen onsite during the event will not be recorded or broadcasted online. However, notes will be taken on Etherpad documents, and the speakers will share their slides on Wikimedia Commons. If you are particularly interested in a session, feel free to contact the speaker so they can send you more information.

Participant List

Name / username	Projects: what do you plan to work on?	Topics/technologies where you can help	How best to contact you	Languages you speak
Alphaechoromeo	Research	Data Analysis	https://ng.linkedin.com/in/imran-umar-faruq-60933a185	English, Yoruba, Chinese, Arabic
Mehman	Local Team (WMTR)	Anything related to logistics or event	Email: mehman@wikimedia.ge	English, Turkish, Georgian, Russian
Deishini Mariam	Editing articles	Anything related to culture and edit about prominent women	mariamadeishini@gmail.com
Emmanuel Oruk	Editing Wikipedia Articles, adding Wikidata items and Adding photos on Wikimedia Commons.	Anything related to Climate Change, Human Rights, Internet Governance, Culture and Travel.	emmaoruk@gmail.com	English, Luo