> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway
Turkiye not China in this case.
Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].
The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business [3] and Erdogan aligned.
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> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway
Turkiye not China in this case.
Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].
The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business [3] and Erdogan aligned.
[0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-...
[1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate
[2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html
[3] - https://kalyonpv.com/
[4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...