Elon Musk talked business with Turkey's President Erdogan. No, Dogecoin and the lira were not discussed
Elon Musk talked business with Turkey's President Erdogan. No, Dogecoin and the lira were not discussed
Musk spoke with Erdogan about Ankara's space efforts and Turkish state and private collaboration with Musk's firms, particularly on space and satellite development
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Musk's SpaceX sent Turksat 5A into orbit this year [Turkish Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu/Getty-file photo]
chief talked space collaboration on a video chat with Turkey's on Thursday.
Other topics discussed at the virtual meetingÌýincluded the online economy and electric cars, Anadolu Agency reported.
The call comes amid an unprecedented slide in the Turkish lira, while is known for advocating crypto alternatives to fiat national currencies, most famously Dogecoin. However, this was not broached in the meeting.
Musk - founder of theÌý car company and wealthiest person on Earth -Ìýspoke with Erdogan about Ankara's space efforts and Turkish state and private collaboration with Musk's firms, particularly on space and satellite development, the Turkish Communications Directorate said.
TheyÌýalso discussed existingÌýcollaboration, includingÌýlithium batteries for first electric car andÌýthe launch of Ankara's orbital satellite Turksat 5B, set Saturday.
Turksat 5B is designed civilian and military communications. Its planned launch comes after SpaceX sent predecessorÌý into orbit at the start of the year.
Time made Musk its 2021 Person of the Year on Monday.
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