Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır made many statements about Turkey’s industry and technology today. In his statement, he included various topics, from the Seda model introduced by Togg to Technopark, from exports to unmanned aerial vehicles. Here is information about Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır’s statements!
Statements from Minister Kacır!
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, He made statements on many issues from Turkey’s industry to technology. At the beginning of his statements, he also stated that Turkish industry is capable of exporting competitively to all countries.
He used the following words for this: “Especially in the last five years, we observe that the share of both the total industry and the manufacturing industry in our national income has increased. Of course, for us, there has been an almost uninterrupted upward trend in both low, medium low, medium high and high technology for 13 years, except for 1-2 months during the pandemic period.”
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On the other hand, Minister Kacır also made statements about Togg. “(…) From May 2023, Togg was able to hit the roads. Togg held a pre-sale and received 177 thousand requests. They announced that they aim to deliver 20 thousand vehicles in the first year, actually we should say the first 8 months. Because deliveries started in May and by the end of the year, 19 thousand 589 vehicles were on the roads. (…)”
In addition, he also included important details about the Sedan model introduced by Togg. In his statement, he stated that Togg Sedan will be offered for sale in 2025. “(…) Togg became the market leader in electric vehicles in Turkey. It also enabled its first model, the T10X, the C-SUV, to become the leader in its class. The target is to have this new model available for sale in 2025. (…)”
Another issue that the Minister mentioned was investments. Minister Kacır, as a ministry SMEs He stated that he was supported in the investment processes. He also added that they have taken steps to finance technology entrepreneurship in Turkey with the practices implemented in the last three years. On the other hand, there are 26 development agencies and organizations covering every part of Turkey. GAP-DOKAP-DAP And KOP He stated that studies on regional development administrations are continuing.
Another issue touched upon by the Minister of Technology and Industry is unmanned aerial vehicles happened. The Minister stated that Turkey is the first in unmanned aerial vehicles. However, in exports automotive industry He added that he came first again. In this sector 35 billion dollars He stated that they exported.
Minister, defense industry He said that while exports in the field amounted to 250 million dollars in 2002, defense industry exports increased to 5.5 billion dollars last year. Defense and aviation He stated that they increased their turnover from 1 billion dollars to over 12 billion dollars.
In addition, the Minister’s statements R&D and Innovation ecosystem also included. Stating that there are currently more than 1600 R&D and design centers, the Minister states that these centers have completed more than 70 thousand R&D projects to date. Another issue is Technopark There was an increase in their numbers. He stated that today the number of Technoparks in more than 60 cities has been increased to 101.
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