Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu

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Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu

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legal form Public company
founding 1950
Seat TurkeyTurkey Ankara
management Ünal Önsipahiğlu
Number of employees 5831 (2011)
Branch Defense industry
Website www.mkek.gov.tr/english

MKEK products
The MG3 is produced under license by MKEK

The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation ( MKEK , Department of Mechanical and Chemical Industry) is a state-owned company of Turkey , which for the manufacture and supply of any weapons, equipment and ammunition for the Turkish Armed Forces is responsible. MKEK ranks 90th out of the 500 largest Turkish companies and 8th out of 12 among state-owned companies (2011).

history

The institution traces its history under changing names back to the 15th century of the Ottoman Empire . The beginnings are seen in the founding of the cannon foundry ( Tophâne-i Amire ) Sultan Mehmed II . Between 1832 and 1908 this armaments industry continued its work under the name Tophane Müşirliği. After Istanbul was occupied by troops of the Entente cordiale , it was possible to bring parts of the infrastructure to Anatolia. From there the work was continued on the directive of Mustafa Kemal Pasha . She played an important role in supplying the Kuvayı Milliye in the Turkish Liberation War . Between 1919 and 1923 the Directorate for Military Factories ( Askeri Fabrikalar Umum Müdürlüğü ) was established. Since 1950 the institution has continued its work as Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu.

production

As a licensee, MKEK has produced the Walther PP , the Rheinmetall MG3 machine gun, the HK MP5 / MP5K / MP5SD submachine gun and the HK G3 , HK 33 and HK416 (Mehmetçik-1) assault rifle for the Turkish armed forces and police . The sniper rifle KNT-308 and JNG-90 are based on domestic development and production . Other products include ammunition , explosives , missiles , guided missiles , pyrotechnics, and firearms .

MKEK produces the complete 155/52 mm weapon system of the T-155 Fırtına self-propelled howitzer and the smoothbore cannon of the Sabra main battle tank .

Works

MKEK has twelve plants in Turkey with 5,831 employees (2011):

  • MKEK Steel and Heavy Weapons Plant ( Kırıkkale ) founded in 1932
  • MKEK Gunpowder Factory Directorate (Kırıkkale)
  • MKEK Çankırı Arms Factory Directorate ( Çankırı )
  • MKEK Support Organization (Kırıkkale)
  • MKEK Gazi Cartridge Factory (Ankara)
  • MKEK scrap plant (Ankara)
  • MKEK capsule factory (Ankara) founded in 1931
  • MKEK Maksam Machine Factory (Ankara)
  • MKEK Munitions Factory (Kırıkkale) founded in 1925
  • MKEK brass factory (Kırıkkale) founded in 1928
  • MKEK Missile and Explosives Factory (Ankara)
  • MKEK Arms Factory (Kırıkkale)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v MKEK: TARİHÇE , accessed September 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ MKEK: Yönetim Kurulu Başkan ve Üyeleri , accessed on September 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b MKEK: Personel Sayıları accessed on September 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ iso.org.tr ( memento of October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  5. ↑ a b c d e f MKEK: Ürünler , accessed on September 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ Makina Ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu, Company Overview Bloomberg Businessweek, May 2011.
  7. ↑ a b c d KURUMLARIN FABRİKALARI (PDF; 453 kB) accessed on September 8, 2011.

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