![]() Otokar, a company owned by Istanbul-based Koç Holding, is authorized to select its local partners or sub-contractors, but the foreign technology suppliers will be selected by the SSM (Undersecretariat for Defense Industries) in line with an assessment report that will be prepared by Otokar. This will be Turkey's first MBT development program since 1943, when prototypes of a Turkish national tank were produced in the city of Kırıkkale, but never reached full-scale mass production. ![]() The project was initiated with an agreement signed between Otokar and SSM of the Republic of Turkey on Mawhen the Defense Industries Executive Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, awarded a contract worth approximately $500 million to Otokar for the design and development of 4 prototypes of a new national main battle tank. National Tank Production Project) baptized as Altay by the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), is the official name of the Turkish national future main battle tank. MITUP (an acronym for Milli Tank Üretim Projesi, i.e.
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