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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Erdogan and Musk Discuss Establishing a Tesla Factory in Turkey
Caption: Erdogan and Musk Discuss Establishing a Tesla Factory in Turkey. ABC reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Elon Musk to establish a Tesla factory in Turkey. On September 18, Erdogan's office said that the president asked Musk about the factory during a meeting in New York. The meeting took place while Erdogan visited the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly. According to the president's office, the meeting also covered potential cooperation betweenMusk's SpaceX and Turkey's space program. The president's office said that Erdogan also told Musk that Turkey would be willing to cooperate on artificial intelligence and SpaceX's Starlink system. According to Musk, SpaceX would look to secure the necessary license to bring the Starlink system to Turkey. Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Turkey's Industry and Technology Minister, said that Musk said Turkey was "among the most important candidates for Tesla investment". According to Kacir, Musk and Erdogan also talked about Turkey's armed aerial drone program. The far-ranging meeting reportedly took place at Turkish House near the United Nations building in New York. The meeting came after Musk's X (formerly Twitter) came under fire for restricting access to certain content ahead of Turkey's general election in May. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Erdogan,Elon Musk,Tesla,electric vehicles,factory,establish,Turkey,Starlink system,Industry and Technology Minister,Mehmet Fatih Kacir,SpaceX,Space program,artificial intelligence
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