Former President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop, visited TRNC’s domestic car GÜNSEL and took a test drive
Date Added: 12 February 2024, 08:41

Former President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop, continues his contacts in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. As part of his contacts, Prof. Dr. Şentop visited TRNC’s local, national and 100 percent electric car GÜNSEL, with his accompanying delegation and took a test drive and received information about the mass production efforts.

Accompanied by the President of the TRNC National Assembly Zorlu Töre, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop visitied GÜNSEL Production Facilities, where welcomed by Near East Enterprises Board of Trustees and GÜNSEL Chairman of the Board of Directors Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel and Near East University Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ.

During the visit, Prof. also Dr. Mustafa Şentop had a test drive with GÜNSEL’s first model, B9. During the test drive, Şentop was accompanied by İrfan Suat Günsel. After the test drive, Prof. Dr. Şentop made inspections at GÜNSEL Production Facilities. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop also received information about the development process, technical specifications and mass production facilities of the TRNC’s domestic car.

After vitisiting GÜNSEL, the delegation walked to Dr. Suat Günsel Mosque which is on the Near East Campus and performed Friday Prayer.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop: “It is a great pleasure that these studies, which represent not only the technology of today but also the technology of the future, are being carried out in the TRNC.”
Making a statement after the examinations he carried out in GÜNSEL, the former Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop said that he had information about GÜNSEL during his previous visits to the TRNC. “I had the chance to see GÜNSEL in my previous visits. During this visit, we also had the opportunity to examine GÜNSEL facilities and take a test drive of the vehicle.” Reminding that Turkey has taken decisive steps in this field under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prof. Dr. Şentop said, “It is a great pleasure that these studies, which represent not only the technology of today but also the technology of the future, are being carried out in the TRNC. I was very pleased to see the work done here. I congratulate you.” Prof. Dr. Şentop once again congratulated those who contributed, saying that he tested the acceleration and dynamism of GÜNSEL B9 during the test drive and liked it very much.

Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat Günsel: “We continue to work to realize this potential with the support of our homeland Turkey, by completing mass production works in the near future.”
Near East Enterprises Board of Trustees and GÜNSEL Chairman of the Board of Directors Prof. Dr. İrfan Suat GÜNSEL, expressing his happiness with former Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop’s visit, said, “GÜNSEL has a great potential as a Turkish brand representing our Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey in the world automotive industry. We continue to work to realize this potential with the support of our homeland Turkey, by completing mass production studies recently. We were very happy to have the opportunity to convey the works carried out on the campus of Near East University to Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop on site. I would like to thank him for his kind visits.”