Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received SpaceX senior executives Rebecca Hunter and Michael Nicolls after the opening ceremony of the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) at the NEST Congress Center in Antalya.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır and SAHA Istanbul Chairman Haluk Bayraktar also attended the meeting. No details of the talks were released.
World’s largest space congress in Türkiye

In his opening speech, Erdoğan said Türkiye would not fall behind in the space race and outlined work under the Türksat 6A satellite and the Moon Research Program. The congress brings together space agency heads, scientists, astronauts and industry representatives from around the world.