Goksel Yildirim
25 July 2019•Update: 26 July 2019
ANKARA
Malaysia's prime minister paid a visit to Turkish engine maker TUSAS on Thursday as part of his official visit to Turkey.
Mahathir Mohamad was accompanied by Turkey's Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank during his visit.
The Malaysian prime minister got information about Turkish defense industry and toured the facilities of TUSAS, also known as Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
Mahathir also watched an airshow of unmanned air vehicles (Anka), helicopters (Atak) and planes (Hurkus) at TUSAS on the last leg of the visit.
Varank said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Mahathir will discuss issues related to the defense industry later in the day, and that there are many areas of cooperation between Turkey and Malaysia.
Mahathir arrived in Turkey at the invitation of Turkey's president and he will stay in the country until July 27.
Bilateral relations between Turkey and Malaysia will be discussed during the talks, which are expected to begin on Thursday, according to a statement released by Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate.
The statement underlined that defense industry relations would be high on the agenda of the meeting between Erdogan and Mahathir.
Regional and international issues of common concern and cooperation opportunities between the two countries will also be discussed during the meeting.
Mahathir is also expected to hold meetings with Turkish business representatives.
*Writing by Zehra Nur Duz
