ANKARA Türkiye 's communications satellite coverage will now reach over 60 percent of the global population with the commissioning of the domestically-produced Türksat 6A, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on April 21. “Türkiye has become one of 11 countries that can produce its own communications satellite,” Erdoğan said at a ceremony in Ankara marking the commissioning of the Türksat 6A. The satellite joins five others already operated by Türksat, increasing the company’s active