Erdoğan unveils 10-year Turkish space programme
by Bethan McKernan in Istanbul from on (#5E0Y7)
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The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, has unveiled an ambitious 10-year space programme, a first for the country that highlights Ankara's plans to compete with other countries both on the world stage and beyond.
Speaking on Tuesday evening during a live televised event laced with special effects, the president said the first goal of the comprehensive programme was to make contact with the moon in 2023, the centennial of the founding of the Turkish republic.
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