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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Antalya on Friday ahead of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The meeting comes as the fifth edition of the forum opens under the theme "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties."President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar about the future of bilateral relations and regional developments, congratulating him on his election victory. Erdoğan expressed confidence that cooperation between the two NATO allies will advance further.Iran targeted seven Arab countries with at least 6,413 missiles and drones over 41 days, including attacks on the first and second days of the US-Iran ceasefire, an Anadolu tally shows. The UAE recorded the highest number of attacks, followed by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye aims to reach $11 billion in defense and aerospace exports by 2028, vaulting the country into the global top 10 of defense exporters. Speaking at Roketsan's new facilities, Erdoğan said the new infrastructure for air defense systems will further enhance the Turkish Armed Forces' deterrent power.President Trump announced a two-week suspension of military action against Iran following discussions with Pakistani leaders, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Talks are set to begin in Islamabad on Friday, with Trump saying the US received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is "a workable basis" for negotiation.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Antalya on Friday ahead of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. The meeting comes as the fifth edition of the forum opens under the theme "Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties."President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Hungary's incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar about the future of bilateral relations and regional developments, congratulating him on his election victory. Erdoğan expressed confidence that cooperation between the two NATO allies will advance further.Iran targeted seven Arab countries with at least 6,413 missiles and drones over 41 days, including attacks on the first and second days of the US-Iran ceasefire, an Anadolu tally shows. The UAE recorded the highest number of attacks, followed by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Türkiye aims to reach $11 billion in defense and aerospace exports by 2028, vaulting the country into the global top 10 of defense exporters. Speaking at Roketsan's new facilities, Erdoğan said the new infrastructure for air defense systems will further enhance the Turkish Armed Forces' deterrent power.President Trump announced a two-week suspension of military action against Iran following discussions with Pakistani leaders, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Talks are set to begin in Islamabad on Friday, with Trump saying the US received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is "a workable basis" for negotiation.

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Turkish President Erdogan, Elon Musk hold video call

09:23, 17/12/2021, Friday

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Turkish President Erdogan, Elon Musk hold video call

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Issues including digital economy, electric vehicles and Turkey's space program discussed, says Communications Directorate

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Elon Musk, the founder of electric carmaker Tesla and space exploration company SpaceX, held a video call on Thursday and spoke on a range of issues including digital economy and Turkey's National Space Program.

According to Turkey’s Communications Directorate, cooperation between the public, private sector institutions in Turkey and Musk's companies in different fields, especially satellite and space technologies, were discussed.

The talk also focused on electric vehicles, long-term investments and steps to improve the existing cooperation.

Besides joint steps that can be taken regarding lithium batteries of Turkey’s first domestic electric vehicle TOGG, the process of launching Turkey’s Turksat 5B communications satellite into orbit was also discussed. Turkey launched the Turksat 5-A satellite into space through SpaceX in January.

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Musk, the richest man in the world, was recently named Person of the Year 2021 by Time magazine.

*Writing by Seda Sevencan in Istanbul

Titles :Erdogan Elon Musk Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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