Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 26
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Mass production of domestic cars in Turkey will begin in 2021, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said, Turkish media reported Feb. 26.
Yildirim noted that the domestic car production is a priority for Turkey.
On Nov. 2, 2017, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the names of companies that will take part in manufacturing of domestic cars.
He said the companies are Anadolu Grubu, BMC, Kiraca Holding, Turkcell and Zorlu Holding.
Erdogan said that starting from 2021, Turkey will start exporting domestically-made cars to neighboring countries.
The Turkish president added that it is also planned to create a special commission which will supervise the production of domestic cars.
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