Turkey is close to producing its own engine: President

By Sena Guler

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey is getting close to producing its own engine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Wednesday.

“Turkey is about to produce a local engine,” Erdogan said, speaking during a special live broadcast on local channel 24.

Erdogan’s announcement comes in the wake of his recent remarks on the country’s first indigenous automobile, which is expected to contribute 50 billion euros ($58.7 billion) to the country’s GDP and hit the roads in 2021.

He also slammed the opposition for not knowing the economy.

“They think that the economy is only the money you have in your pocket. [But the] economy is not limited to the money in the pocket,” he said.