ISTANBUL 

Turkey attaches great importance to smart cities, which offer high-quality air, zero-waste, fast communication and transportation, the industry and technology minister said on Friday.

“In addition to sustainable development goals, technology has great opportunities for people to live happily in cities,” Mustafa Varank told Kartepe Summit 2019, organized under the theme of “Urbanization and Happy Cities,” in the industrial province Kocaeli.

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