Türkiye's innovation fair concludes in Istanbul

STORY: Türkiye's innovation fair concludes in Istanbul SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the innovation fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEI XIAODONG, Consul general of China in Istanbul 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): IBRAHIM SINAN AK, Head of Zorlu Energy STORYLINE: Türkiye's innovation fair concluded on Saturday in Istanbul, showcasing numerous projects, inspiring ideas, and innovative products to bring solutions to large-scale problems. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Türkiye Innovation Week (TIW) brought together many young entrepreneurs, the business community, and technology leaders from around the world. Mustafa Gultepe, head of the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM), said TIW aims to make innovation a way of life, especially for young people. Climate change, renewable energy, cybersecurity, and space exploration were among the most influential topics at the week's conferences

Turkish automobile expert on first domestically-produced car

STORY: Turkish automobile expert on first domestically-produced car DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Togg's C-SUV 2. various of first car manufacturing plant inauguration 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): EMRE OZPEYNIRCI, Journalist and automobile expert STORYLINE: A Turkish automobile expert said that the recently-unveiled first domestically-produced car in Türkiye is not competitive due to its "small amount of production." Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in late October inaugurated the country's first car manufacturing plant and rolled out the first domestically-produced car. The first model of Togg, or Türkiye's Automobile Joint Venture Group, is a C-SUV electric vehicle, for which pre-sales will start in February. Togg, a brand officially established in 2018, was founded as a joint venture by domestic industrial giants Anadolu Group, BMC Türkiye, Turkcell, Zorlu Holding, and the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges. The