Published September 21,2023
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk will “most likely” go to Izmir to attend Türkiye‘s largest tech and aviation occasion TEKNOFEST, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned on Thursday.
“I invited him to Izmir TEKNOFEST. He will most likely come to Izmir TEKNOFEST,” Erdoğan advised reporters in New York.
“He (Elon Musk) said, ‘I’ve heard good things about Izmir, and I will try to attend Izmir Teknofest.’ Our colleagues will also be in touch with them,” Erdoğan mentioned.
The Izmir version of TEKNOFEST will happen on Sept. 27-Oct.1.
Erdoğan additionally mentioned that he mentioned with Musk each “Tesla’s investment in Türkiye and joint steps in space studies.”
“He (Elon Musk) said that he followed Türkiye’s UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and UCAV (unarmed combat aerial vehicle) and found them successful. He is aware of the achievements of our country in the field of technology in recent years. This will also be a driving force for him to move his investments to Türkiye,” he added.
On Monday, Erdoğan met with Musk on the Turkish House on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly session. The Turkish president knowledgeable Musk about Türkiye’s “technological breakthroughs as well as the ‘Digital Türkiye’ vision and the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy,” Türkiye’s Communications Directorate mentioned in a press release.
Source: www.anews.com.tr