7 hours agoErdogan after meeting with the founder of the electric vehicle, promises invasion of space
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(9 years ago)President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and chief executive of “Tesla” Elon Musk met in Ankara on November 8th to discuss possible co-operation between “Tesla”, “SpaceX” and Turkish companies to build a Turkish electric vehicle, said presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın. Musk, who is in Turkey where he will be part of [...]
Musk, who is located in Turkey where he will be part of the “Global Sat Show” programme, which will be held in Istanbul on 9 November, has met Erdogan at the presidential palace in Ankara.
The meeting included Kalın, Erdogan's top aides, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Faruk Ozlu and Minister of Transport, Defence and Communication Ahmet Arslan, reports “Hurriyet Daily Nesa”, the Periscope broadcast.
Kalın said Musk and Erdogan discussed possible joint operations between Tesla Inc., Musk's SpaceX company and Turkish companies, as well as the launch of Turkish satellites in space Turksat 5A and 5B.
“We also exchanged views on what kind of joint ventures Turkish companies would have with SpaceX and Tesla companies,” he said, citing the state agency “Anadolu”.
The agreement will be signed in Istanbul on November 9th, and Musk will also be present at this meeting as a sub contracter.
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Five suppliers, Anadolu Group, BMC, Kıraca Holding, Turkcell and Zorlu Holding together will produce Turkey's first domestic car. /Periscope.
