Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the first owner of the country's domestically-produced electric car on Monday. "Today, we are witnessing together the realization of the 60-year dream of our nation," Erdogan said at a ceremony for the delivery of the Togg electric C-segment SUV in the Turkish capital of Ankara. "Togg was born as a symbol of the technological development, economic development and global reputation of our country," Erdogan said. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will be among the first owners of Togg as well, he added. The price of the standard range model T10X will start from 953,000...
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Türkiye became the last member state to approve Finland's accession to NATO. The majority of lawmakers voted to allow the country to join the Alliance. Türkiye approved Finland's accession to NATO. The vast majority of the Turkish Parliament voted in favour of the northern European country joining the defence alliance shortly before midnight, according to the state news agency Anadolu Agency. All 30 NATO members approved Finland's membership. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg tweeted that Finland's NATO membership would "make the entire NATO family stronger and safer." Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland tweeted, "We will defend each other," after...
Togg, Türkiye’s electric SUV, was warmly welcomed, with pre-orders being taken from March 16 to 27. At least 177,467 pre-orders were received. In the first four hours of the campaign alone, more pre-orders were received than the total number of electric vehicles sold in Türkiye in 2022. Pre-orders for Türkiye are available through the Togg website or the Trumore application, which has already been downloaded millions of times. To handle the sudden surge of T10X (model name) bookings, the manufacturer staged a "digital draw" among registrants. As a result, 20,000 potential purchasers were identified. On March 29, 2023, the draw was live...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Ankara would not repeat the mistake of European countries, which suspended their nuclear power plants due to the energy crisis and then decided to restart them. Commenting on the intention of the alliance of the six opposition parties to revise the Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, which is being built with the Russian Federation, Erdoğan said, "The opposition wants to raze it to the ground." In an interview with A Haber television channel, Erdogan said, “We have four power units (at Akkuyu) and we will open one on April 27, and we...
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye spoke by phone. The parties assessed the efforts aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation, it was stated. Erdoğan thanked Algeria for the assistance the country had provided in the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck Türkiye. The two parties exchanged ideas on regional and international issues, underlining that they worked together to defend the Palestinian cause.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye spoke by phone with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine Tuesday night. In his call with Abbas, Erdoğan stated that Ankara would continue to support Palestine. Exchanging Ramadan greetings with Abbas, Erdoğan thanked Abbas for the solidarity the people of Palestine had displayed for the earthquake survivors in Türkiye. Erdoğan and Abbas, who dwelled on strengthening the relations between the two nations and their peoples, also assessed the latest developments related to Palestine. No further details were provided regarding the phone call.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated in a statement that defence industry projects complement Türkiye’s political and economic power. Speaking during the fast-breaking dinner for the Turkish Armed Forces in Ankara, Erdoğan thanked all the armed forces personnel who helped with debris removal work and ensuring security after the earthquake. “We now have the ability to destroy threats at their source thanks to advancements in the defence sector and skilled army personnel. We are currently working on advancing our military industry projects to a level that will complement our political and economic power. When we achieve...
Number of passengers travelling through the airports in İstanbul in the months of January and February reached 15 million 972 thousand 93 passengers, with an increase of 4 million 825 thousand 468 passengers compared to the same period last year. This is an indication that Turkish airports have overcome the challenges posed the pandemic.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Erdoğan thanked Putin for his "positive attitude" in extending the Black Sea grain deal and expressed his "understanding of the Russian side's principled position to achieve the full implementation of the second part of the agreement, removing barriers for Russia's agricultural products," the Kremlin said in a statement. Russia laid out conditions on Monday for agreeing to any further extension of the Black Sea grain deal, and Putin said that Moscow could send free grain to African countries if...