Turkish, Malaysian leaders view indigenous fire truck

By Ferdi Turkten

ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad on Thursday inspected Turkey’s locally-built fire truck.

The fire truck manufactured by Volkan Firefighting Vehicles was brought to the presidential complex during an official dinner given in honor of the visiting foreign leader.

Yasar Tecim, director general of Volkan Firefighting Vehicles, told Anadolu Agency that a project has been signed with Malaysia to produce 17 fire trucks.

He added that the trucks are manufactured based on international standards and can be used for search and rescue operations.

*Writing by Busra Nur Bilgic