Nefes, who directs Tubitak Uzay, Turkey’s state-backed Space Technologies Research Institute, told Middle East Eye: “The picture was taken with a space camera designed and manufactured in Turkiye.
“We placed the camera on a satellite and then made sure to use it to take a picture of Mecca the same day the Mecca agreement was signed between Turkiye and Saudi Arabia,” said Nefes.
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