However, inflation hit a in November 2022, creating speculation that economic instability would count against 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 in the .
Despite this, in the first round of the election attracted 49.5% of the vote. Some that what 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 calls his “” in science and technology were a significant reason for his continued popularity.
In the weeks before the first round, 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 made a flurry of announcements about his “great achievements” and upcoming projects. He unveiled plans for Turkey to send its first astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of the year. The was held to showcase many of these projects to the public. 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 also showed off Turkey’s new multipurpose and , capable of taking off from .
贰谤诲辞臒补苍 clearly hoped that these announcements would boost his popularity, by creating an image of in science and technology. 贰谤诲辞臒补苍’s government also oversaw the country’s , an attempt to make Turkey . had been invested in the national defence industry as part of a .
Creating Turkey’s own car
Although the car industry has had , it has been dominated by . But the idea of having a national car brand has had a long history. In 1961 the to develop the first Turkish car, , as a symbol of modern Turkey, but it was not very successful. This desire for a Turkish national car was even made into .
In 2017, 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 invited to produce a , a year that marked the 100th anniversary of Turkey’s republic as well as being an election year.
The six business groups and the formed (Togg) in 2019, aiming to build the first fully Turkish-made car, which was also going to be an electric vehicle. Togg received the believed to have been given to any automotive firm in Europe and North America (about £2.8 billion).
Despite the extensive financial support and hype, the Togg car could not be “100% domestic and national” because to make the key parts. Crucial complex and expensive components, such as the battery, had to be imported.
In the end, only 51% of the Togg car was domestically sourced. This led to a change in the way it was described, rather than a “100% domestic and national” car 贰谤诲辞臒补苍 began calling it “the car of Türkiye” and claimed the product as a Turkish industrial win.
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