Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in Russell Constructing on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Elon Musk to construct his next Tesla factory in Turkey, the country’s state media reported Monday.
Erdogan on Sunday met with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO in Latest York while visiting the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly. The 2 met on the Turkish House in Manhattan.
“Recalling that with the Turkish electric automotive Togg hitting the roads in Türkiye, Tesla entered the Turkish market, Erdogan called on Tesla to determine its seventh factory in Türkiye,” Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported, citing the country’s communications directorate.
Erdogan also offered collaboration opportunities with Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX and Turkey’s space program, and invited the billionaire inventor to Teknofest, Turkey’s largest aviation, aerospace, and technology festival happening between late September and the top of October this yr.
Musk replied that various Turkish suppliers are already working with Tesla and that Turkey “is amongst crucial candidates” for his next and seventh factory, Anadolu wrote. CNBC has contacted the Turkish communications directorate for the complete statement.
