Photos Turkish Military Forces

[Delta*Kilo]

As always, great pictures from you!


Do you have more information about the scope? Turkish manufacturer?

 

[DENO]

As always, great pictures from you!


Do you have more information about the scope? Turkish manufacturer?

It's Keskin 3-12x50 scope produced by a Turkish electro-optics company called "3E EOS". You can check their products from the links below:

KESKIN 3-12 X 50 | 3E Elektro Optik Sistemler San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

www.3eeos.com

TÜM ÜRÜNLER | 3E Elektro Optik Sistemler San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

www.3eeos.com

 

[DENO]

PASSEX training with Italian Navy over Eastern Mediterranean

Some random shots

 

[DENO]

Photos from the re-establishment process of the secured areas in Syria

Gendarmerie border security operation focusing on the mountainous near Iraq-Turkey border.

Delivery of the 27 units of Katmerciler Hızır ATEŞ 4x4 armoured recon vehicles out of 107 ordered. The configuration includes the aselsan ADOP EO target designation system with GPS antenna and aselsan ACAR ground surveillance radar.

 

[DENO]

More from the ongoing border security operation over the Turkey-Iraq borderline.

 

[DENO]

More photos from ongoing border security operation...

 

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[DENO]

Delivery ceremony of the first Reis Class submarine (Type 214TN) "TCG Piri Reis" for the Turkish Navy, built in Gölck Naval Shipyards. The Reis class is planning to replace 6 Type 209-1200 (Ay Class) submarine in Turkish Navy service which were also built in Gölcük Naval Shipyards during Late 1970s. With 14 active submarines Turkish Navy has the NATO's second biggest submarine fleet after USN which is also the biggest diesel-electric submarine fleet of the organisation.

Photos from the training activities in the mountainous areas in Eastern Anatolia.

Photos from several infantry units from different branches of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie) located on borders with Syria, Iraq and Iran during the new year's eve.

 

[DENO]

And more

 

[DENO]

The Turkish Ministry of Defense signed a 900 Million TRY worth of contract regading the modernisation of arpx 650 units ACV-300 IFVs in service of the Turkish Army. The main components of this modernisation project can be listed as:

- aselsan Nefer 25mm remote controlled autocannon station
- aselsan ADİS 360 degree driver day & night digital optics.
- aselsan ADOP laser warining receivers for the ATGMs
- New GPS and independent air conditioning with NBC filters.
- Improved armour for RPGs and shock-absorbed seatings for IEDs
- Automatic fire suppression system

Some random shots

Turkish Navy elements during the PASSEX with the Italian Navy Frigate ITS Martinengo

 

[Chazman]

What's going on here?

 

[Chris O`Crooh]

DENO, there are Russian PKM MGs on several photos, but Turkey`s MG is MG-3 - why do you use such a non-standard weapon for different cartridge?

 

[DENO]

What's going on here?

Regular battery control on one of the Type 209-1400 class submarines in Turkish Navy service. To see if the cables are properly connected or are there any kind of damage on the battery cells or cables that can easily cause serious issues beneath the water.

DENO, there are Russian PKM MGs on several photos, but Turkey`s MG is MG-3 - why do you use such a non-standard weapon for different cartridge?

PKMs are started to used with the captured ones from the insurgent groups in Iraq during early 1990s. Its being benefitted because of its higher mobility and less malfunction rate compared to standard issue MKEK MG3s. Since then onwards PKMs are mostly being used as mobile status machine gun and MG3s as fixed position machine gun as well as vehicle gun. Turkish military has supplied PKMs from China, Bulgaria and Iraq and currently getting parts and ammo for them from Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. And the the ones you see with the polymer stock are Bulgarian ARSENAL produced 7.62x51mm NATO variant which uses same ammo with the rest of the general purpose machine guns in Turkish service.

Lastly Turkish Army is planning to replace MG3s and PKMs with two different MGs which are MKEK PMT-76 (Platform Machine Gun-76) developed over FN MAG to replace MG3s issued in fixed positions and vehicle guns (that I have already shared). And MKEK MMT-76 (National Machine Gun-76) developed over PKM with several improvements like 7.62x51mm NATO ammo to replace regular PKMs used by mobile units.

PMT-76

A remarkable detail, MKEK PMT-76 machine gun being used on Aselsan Sarp remote weapon stations of the BMC Kirpi II MRAPs. PMT-76 is a FN MAG clone with slightly improved dynamics such as reduced weight and rail attachment. It's aimed to replace the aging MG-3 machine guns used on fixed positions and also as vehicle weapons.

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MMT-76 first and final prototypes

 

[Chris O`Crooh]

Thank You!
That makes sense, as PKM with 100 rounds is still lighter than MG-3...

 

[DENO]

Photos of the ongoing UH-60 Blackhawk avionics modernisation programme being conducted by TAI & aselsan

Photos from the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Sarıkamış in Kars region, North eastern Turkey as part of the Russo-Turkish Wars over Caucasus during the WWI.

 

[BravoZulu]

M60TM, Syria, 2019

 

[BravoZulu]

Turkish Navy Underwater Offence Group Command operators "SAT" posing in a frigate with an SH-60 Seahawk in Operation Mediterranean Shield

 

[DENO]

Few other photos from the Sea Shield

TCG Alemdar search & rescue ship in search of the lost fishermen over the Aegean Sea

Operation Sea Shield patrols with the Italian Navy over Mediterranean

Photos from the border security operations near Syria, Iraq and Iran borders.

And Governor of the Hakkari region's inspection to one of the operation zones in escort with the gendarmerie & police VIP security unit.

 

[Aqua vitae]

Turkish Gendarmerie Special Order Commanding (JÖAK) operator with his FN P90

 

[DENO]

Cleaning of the explosive materials in Syria

Fast attack craft trainings over Aegean Sea

Random shots