Speaking to US President Trump, Erdogan said, "Are not we a strategic partner with you?", "Are not we together in Afghanistan, Somalia, Kosovo? This is what you do, where do you want to go? This nation is not a character that is fired to the left or right. There is a continuous cost that we live in, but it is doubtless that it is a cost to those who perform the operation."
"Are not we strategic partners with you? Are we not with you in Somalia? Have not we been there together with you in Afghanistan when everyone is scattered to one side? Have we been together in Kosovo? So, what is this you do? What do you want to do and where do you want to arrive? "Erdogan said," I also tell you that the process we are living with is costly, but it is a cost to those who do the operation."
Turkish Airlines (THY), in September, ordered 40 BoeIng company's 787-9 (DreamIIner) dual-engine passenger aircraft.
The contract for the aircraft that will serve in long-haul missions was signed in New York with the ceremony that President Erdogan held. 40 Dreamliner's order price is 11 billion dollars.
"Here I am calling my business world. The best answer would be to hold our hand 4 times. We will produce more, we will export more, "said Erdogan," We will boycott the US electronics products. If they have an iPhone, then there is Samsung, Venus, Vestel. They understand what we're doing. There will be many meetings in the West. We are looking for friends from the West, we see, we will continue to talk, "he said.