(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Elon Musk in typical style took to X, previously often called Twitter, to announce his intention to attend Teknofest in Turkey subsequent 12 months. 

Turkish President Erdogan welcomed Musk’s dedication. The X dialog between the 2 was sparked by Musk extending his congratulations to the groups competing in Teknofest. The expertise pageant has advanced right into a outstanding platform for showcasing Turkey’s aerospace and expertise developments.

The on-line interplay transpired shortly after the 2 males met in New York to debate potential collaborations in synthetic intelligence and the potential institution of a Tesla manufacturing facility.

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Teknofest, an annual Aerospace and Technology Festival since 2018, performs host to numerous expertise competitions, air exhibits, concert events, and discussions with the intention of cultivating expertise curiosity inside society and showcasing Turkey as a tech-producing nation.

The pageant has advanced right into a potent instrument for Erdogan to attach with a youthful technology that could be in any other case difficult to achieve by way of standard political channels. The pageant can also be championed by Erdogan’s son-in-law, Selcuk Bayraktar, by way of his drone firm, Baykar.

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