Turkish President Erdogan invites Elon Musk to build his next Tesla factory in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Elon Musk to build his next Tesla factory in Turkey, the nation’s state media reported Monday.

Erdogan on Sunday met with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO in New York whereas visiting the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly. The two met on the Turkish House in Manhattan.

“Recalling that with the Turkish electrical automotive Togg hitting the roads in Türkiye, Tesla entered the Turkish market, Erdogan referred to as on Tesla to set up its seventh factory in Türkiye,” Turkish state information company Anadolu reported, citing the nation’s communications directorate.

Erdogan additionally supplied collaboration alternatives with Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX and Turkey’s house program, and invited the billionaire inventor to Teknofest, Turkey’s largest aviation, aerospace, and expertise pageant going down between late September and the tip of October this 12 months.

Musk replied that a lot of Turkish suppliers are already working with Tesla and that Turkey “is among the many most vital candidates” for his next and seventh factory, Anadolu wrote. CNBC has contacted the Turkish communications directorate for the total assertion.