The tender for sniper rifle scopes, which MKE included in its procurement program and put out to international bidding, has been finalized.
The Mehmetçik-1 weapon possesses the best features of all infantry rifles in the world.
The Machinery and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), which has spearheaded the Turkish defense industry, has a long history dating back to the 15th century Ottoman Empire under various names and statuses. The core of the institution is the Cannon Foundry established by Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest of Istanbul.
The Machinery and Chemical Industry Corporation was transformed into a joint-stock company whose entire capital belongs to the Treasury and which is under the purview of the Ministry of National Defence, by Law No. 7330 on the Machinery and Chemical Industry Joint Stock Company, published in the Official Gazette dated July 3, 2021, and numbered 31530. The Machinery and Chemical Industry Joint Stock Company was registered on July 28, 2021, and the registration announcement was published in the Trade Registry Gazette numbered 10375.