Elon Musk and Erdogan Discuss Space Technology Cooperation

SpaceX, Tesla founder had visited Turkish leader in 2017
Erdogan and Musk spoke about areas of potential collaboration

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By Cagan Koc

January 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM UTC

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Tesla Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. founder Elon Musk held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in space technology, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency.

Erdogan and Musk also talked about other areas of collaboration between the Turkish state, Turkish private institutions and Musk’s companies, the statement said, without providing further details.