Hi Mohammed,

I am glad to hear that WikidataCon 2027 is being held in Türkiye.
Congratulations to the host community!

Best regards,
Abdulfatai Mustapha

On Wed, 9 Sep 2026 at 4:14 PM, Mohammed Abdulai via Wikidata <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> We're delighted to announce that WikidataCon 2027 will be hosted in
> Istanbul, Türkiye.
>
> After an open call for expressions of interest to host, we received three
> strong proposals from Wikimedia Ghana User Group (Accra, Ghana),
> Wikimedistas de Uruguay (Montevideo, Uruguay) and Wikimedians of Turkic
> Languages User Group (Istanbul, Türkiye). We selected the proposal from the
> Wikimedians of Turkic Languages User Group.
>
> WikidataCon 2027 will take place from 29 to 31 October 2027, opening
> exactly on Wikidata's 15th birthday.
>
> Hakan, on behalf of the host team, shared this welcome message:
>
> "Many languages, one shared knowledge. We look forward to welcoming the
> Wikidata community to Istanbul, where cultures and continents meet."
>
> More details, including the theme, program and scholarship information,
> will follow in the coming months. We look forward to celebrating this
> milestone together in Istanbul.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Mohammed S. Abdulai
> *Senior Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
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