“Next year we will make a solid landing on the Moon with our national and unique rocket,” Erdogan

During a meeting with the youth of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Turkey's national space program. The meeting took place as part of the "Dubai Expo 2020" event.

"With Allah's blessing, on the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, that is, next year, we will make a solid landing on the Moon with our national and unique rocket," he announced.

The Turkish president also noted that in the near future, effective cooperation and experience exchange between the Turkish Space Agency and the UAE would be mutually beneficial.