Elon Musk Takes Son to Meet Turkey's President Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkey during a meeting in New York, Erdogan’s office said Monday.

Erdogan, who is in the U.S. to attend the U.N. General Assembly, also discussed potential cooperation between Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX and Turkey’s space program, the Turkish president's office said.

The statement said Erdogan told Musk that Turkey would welcome cooperation on artificial intelligence and Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service.

Musk said SpaceX wanted to secure the necessary license to offer Starlink in Turkey. Images of the meeting showed Musk holding one of his sons as he talked to Erdogan. Erdogan also presented a football to Musk's son, who was on his lap during the meeting.

Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, who also attended the meeting, said Musk described Turkey as “among the most important candidates for Tesla investment.” He added that Musk and Erdogan also discussed Turkey’s armed aerial drone program.

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[wissamamro]

Good president to be kind for all human kinds and specially for childs, appreciated

[AhmadHassan-vpqt]

Elon must be a firm supporter of multipolarization.
I can tell that he loves Putin, Xi and Erdogan.🥰

[natalyan]

Elon, what are you doing there? Better come to me, but without kid, please ❤

[americandesitraveler]

Great to see Mr Erdogan after years he seams quite friendly with kids . 🙋🏼‍♀️💖💚✌🏻👍🏻🌏🌎🌍

[judiechamblee]

Poor elon working so hard...now he is being the "super dad" and combining daddyhood with work..very difficult...

[judiechamblee]

Elon says...Got a meeting in turkey today at noon....tells the wife dont forget to pack up one of the kids so i can see him...

[judiechamblee]

This must be take your kid to work day...lol..lol.. elon is so busy to save the world....wow ..what a good dad...

[yepperdeedooda]

It's amazing how the left totally turned on him when he's done more for the environment than your average Lexus has ever done. All the people on the left do is whine and complain. Elon actually did something about it.

[Steve.s]

I wonder if Elon chuckled through the whole meeting

[elenaneu]

Taking care about public face. Everybody must pay attention to the child not to the adults . It is just The President of Turkey.

[decidedby]

By the way, previously, Erdogan was a footballer .

[ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣΓιαννιρης]

The Best President ever meets one of the most brilliant and smart person in the planet.I am happy and curious for the result of this meeting.

[kellybartok]

Erdgan looks like he’s not going to aid Elon, I see confusion and disparity in Erdgan’s posture ;(

[dan-bzdz]

Liberals are coping hard watching this

[reiumali]

Maaf ker day Baap and thanks son much for today I don’t know what I would’ve done and thanks for allowing Ali and I to be together that’s all I was saying from the get. So sorry I work now?

[judiechamblee]

Bad news from my corner elon....as i see it we need more babies...keep up the good work..we got 10 so far...get busy bro..at least 5 more you can muster up on coffee breaks back home....😅😅..we love you...

[tabithan]

Elon is packing on the pounds int he? Guess he dropped the Wegovy.

[judiechamblee]

When does elon spend time with family??..its impossible for him...he is critical in our countries development and the world s servival....how does he do it all...???....now he has to back back the kid...lol..lol....

[wt]

Who is ally with who and sharing similar value is very obvious here. Dictators.