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Hisarcıklıoğlu explained that much more needs to be done to become an important player of the “New League,” “We are an energy importing country, but together with Togg, we will seize a very important opportunity that we can call ‘the oil of tomorrow’. The oil of tomorrow is battery technologies. Because in the world of tomorrow, those who can store energy, not extract it from underground, will win. All countries are competing with each other on this issue.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu, stating that with this new investment, they will be able to produce the battery cell, which is the heart of battery technology, made the following evaluations:

“I hope Türkiye will be one of the 7 countries in the world that can develop and produce its own cells. In order to further grow these investments, we are also working on investments that can produce critical components such as anodes and cathodes that can secure mines in Türkiye. With all these investments, Allah willing, we will be an important player in the energy league of tomorrow with the support of our state. We will be a country that has a say not only in electric mobility technologies, but also in energy storage solutions. From 2019 onwards, the ‘Togg is more than just a car. Togg is a new challenge. Togg is a technological transformation.’ Today, we are at an important turning point in this journey. First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to Mr. President who put forward the idea and vision of such a great project. They not only came up with the idea and vision, but also supported us at every stage of the last 5 years. Secondly, I would like to especially thank Farasis, our partner in this project, all its managers, for believing in the future of Türkiye and Togg and for starting this investment with us.”

- President Erdoğan: “Togg is never an ordinary vehicle with its story and features”

In his speech at the ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that one of the biggest dreams they made a reality last month was Türkiye's automobile Togg, “Togg is never an ordinary vehicle with its story and features. Our national pride Togg is also one of the symbols of Türkiye's technological development, economic development and global prestige.”

Pointing out that Türkiye has declared it has a stake in the increasingly developing electric vehicle sector with the introduction of Togg for sale, Erdoğan emphasized that Türkiye has a car and brand that can compete with the best in the world with the domestic and national automobile on the roads.

Erdoğan said, “Türkiye's car will be electric,” he emphasized that they were actually putting forward a vision. Pointing out that they have taken a visionary step by anticipating the transformation to be experienced in the automotive sector and the revolution in the world, Erdoğan said, “We set out by aiming to make Türkiye the production base of Europe in charging and battery technologies as well as electric vehicles. Togg was the first step in this vision. By putting this smart device into mass production, we have also spread the seeds of our country's innovative and sustainable future in the automotive sector. Charging stations are another important link of this vision. Within the scope of the Fast Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Support Program, we supported the installation of 1572 charging stations in 81 provinces. The number of fast charging points, which was 250 in August 2022, exceeded 700. The number of AC charging stations has reached 3,000. These numbers will increase even more in the coming period.”

- Minister Varank

Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank said, “In the realization of Türkiye's automobile and SIRO investment, there are signatures, instructions and follow-up of our President himself. Thankfully, by bringing such important works to Türkiye, Allah willing, we will build the Turkish Century together. I just want to thank you as a Bursa resident: I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. President for bringing Türkiye's automobile factory and then this battery factory investment to Gemlik in Bursa.”

- Gürcan Karakaş

Togg CEO Gürcan Karakaş said that they set out to build more than just cars, and that they created the ecosystem that would redefine the rules of the game.

Stating that 82 percent of the orders were received through the application, Karakaş said, “We received the rest through the website. We are here for clean energy solutions. We have progressed step by step in our targets that we started in 2018. After October 29, we passed 92 tests and completed the certifications. We have started our first vehicle deliveries. We received great interest in the pre-order. We received 177,500 orders. We increased our production volumes to 28,000. We made these orders through Trumore. It has more than 1 million active users. A serious figure for a new application. We have expanded fixed and mobile experience centers throughout Türkiye. With the service center, we enrich it at the points where everyone can reach. Charging infrastructure is one of the important criteria. We bought a thousand charging stations at the beginning of the journey. We started to set them up. By the end of May, we will have spread to 80 provinces and all of Türkiye.”

Explaining the work done to develop and produce batteries, Karakaş said that they examined battery companies all over the world for 18 months and decided to continue with Farasis. Karakaş underlined that they will also contribute to employment with the facility, adding that the number of SIRO employees, which was 26 last year, has exceeded 370 today and will be 700 at the end of the year.