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IZMIR, TÜRKİYE - SEPTEMBER 28: SpaceX’s satellite internet venture Starlink needs to fully comply with Turkish regulations to operate in Türkiye, a senior official told Anadolu days after Elon Musk’s company applied for a license in the country. After a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Musk in New York, “all the Starlink team came back to Türkiye and we had very fruitful discussions at the BTK (Information and Communication Technologies Authority office) with other official government entities,” according to Ali Taha Koc, head of Türkiye’s Digital Transformation Office. “So, it was a very fruitful discussion with Elon Musk and our president (Erdogan),” Koc told Anadolu on the sidelines of the ongoing TEKNOFEST, Türkiye’s premier technology and aerospace event being held in the Aegean Izmir province. Starlink, a satellite constellation operated by SpaceX, provides internet coverage in over 60 countries with around 4,500 mass-produced small satellites. Erdogan met Musk last week in New York during his trip for the UN General Assembly session. The Turkish president informed Musk about Türkiye’s technological breakthroughs, as well as the Digital Türkiye Vision and the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, according to a statement issued by the Turkish Communications Directorate. “Erdogan called on Tesla to establish its seventh factory in Türkiye,” read the statement. “President Erdogan stated that opportunities for collaboration with SpaceX may arise through the steps taken and to be taken as part of Türkiye’s space program, and invited Musk to TEKNOFEST to be held in Izmir.” Koc was among the officials who accompanied the president to New York. (Footage by Ahmet Turhan Altay /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)