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Turkey Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment cataloged with Turkey as the conflict side.

5 weapon systems

Bayraktar TB2, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Russia-Ukraine War, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +5 moreBayraktar TB2Medium-altitude long-endurance UAVBuilt: Baykar / TurkeyThe Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish MALE unmanned combat aircraft built by Baykar for reconnaissance, surveillance, and precision strike missions. Azerbaijani use in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war helped make the TB2 a prominent example of armed UAVs paired with guided micro-munitions in recent conflicts.

F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Russia-Ukraine War, Israel-Hamas War +11 moreF-16 Fighting FalconMultirole fighter aircraftBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-16 Fighting Falcon is a U.S.-designed single-engine multirole fighter used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. Israel operates Barak-family F-16C/Ds and the F-16I Sufa, and IDF imagery during the Israel-Hamas War showed Israeli F-16s taxiing to conduct strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on October 15, 2023.

BMC Kirpi, Mine-resistant ambush protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreBMC KirpiMine-resistant ambush protected armored personnel carrierBuilt: BMC / TurkeyThe BMC Kirpi is a Turkish 4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle built around a V-shaped monocoque hull, protected troop seating, and wheeled battlefield mobility. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears as donated Turkish protected mobility for Ukrainian units, including marine brigades, where its role is moving troops under artillery, mine, and small-arms threat rather than serving as a front-line fighting vehicle.

MPT-76 rifle, 7.62 mm battle rifle, Infantry Weapons

Kurdish-Turkish ConflictMPT-76 rifle7.62 mm battle rifleBuilt: MKE, Sarsilmaz, Kalekalip / TurkeyThe MPT-76 is a Turkish 7.62x51 mm NATO battle rifle developed for the Turkish Armed Forces and security forces as a domestic replacement for older service rifles. In the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict archive, it is documented as a Turkish infantry weapon used by land forces during Operation Claw against PKK positions in northern Iraq.

Cirit guided rocket, Laser-guided 70 mm rocket, Munitions

Kurdish-Turkish ConflictCirit guided rocketLaser-guided 70 mm rocketBuilt: Roketsan / TurkeyRoketsan's Cirit is a 70 mm laser-guided rocket designed to bridge the gap between unguided rockets and guided anti-tank missiles. In the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, Turkish T-129 helicopters used it for precision strikes on PKK-linked targets during Operation Olive Branch.