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Erdogan Meets Musk and Asks Him to Open Tesla Factory in Turkey

  • Erdogan’s office says he invited Musk to open a Tesla factory
  • Turkish leader also wants the Starlink service in his country

Erdogan and Musk during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

Photographer: Mustafa Kamaca/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Elon Musk visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, spending about a 45 minutes discussing artificial intelligence and a potential Tesla factory.

According to Erdogan’s office, he invited Musk to open a Tesla factory in Turkey.