Watch: President Erdogan gifts Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Turkey’s first domestically-made electric car

  • Date: 20-Jul-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:UAE
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Watch: President Erdogan gifts Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Turkey’s first domestically-made electric car

UAE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night as part of his 3-nation Gulf tour that included Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, hosted Erdogan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. After the welcome ceremony that included a guard of honour and a 21-gun artillery salute for the visiting state head, the Turkish President gifted his country's first domestically produced electric car, TOGG, to the UAE President. A video shared by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency showed the two leaders carefully inspecting the car that was parked inside Qasr Al Watan. They were seen discussing at length and posing for photo op with the TOGG. Watch the video below: During his Jeddah visit, Erdogan also gifted the car to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. A video showed the Crown Prince walking over to the driver's side while Erdogan occupied the passenger's seat. The Saudi Crown Prince then dropped the Turkish President to his hotel. The car TOGG has been seen as the prestige project of the Turkish President. Promoted as the "people's car”, TOGG or Turkey's Automobile Joint Venture Group (TOGG),