Erdogan urges Musk to set up Tesla factory in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to Elon Musk, holding one of his sons, during their meeting in New York (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkey during a meeting in New York.

Mr Erdogan, who is in the US to attend the UN General Assembly, also discussed potential cooperation between Mr Musk’s space exploration firm SpaceX and Turkey’s space programme, the Turkish president’s office said.