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Why Turkey's Katmerciler is struggling to finalise its army deal

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

The Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer, which announced in early June that it had been chosen to deliver more than a hundred vehicles to the Kenya Defence Forces, is currently at a total standstill. The contract's completion is being hampered by technical elements that do not match the project specifications. [...]

Published on 26/07/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

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French President Emmanuel Macron with Kenya's President William Ruto, prior to a meeting at the Elysee in Paris, on 24th of January 2023.

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After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Having faced criticism for more than a year, Katmerciler's June 2021 contract to supply 118 Hizir II armoured vehicles to the Kenya Defence Forces appears to have hit a dead end.

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France and Turkey eye their chance as Textron armoured vehicle deal falls through

Blocked by the Biden administration, US company Textron's bid to supply 50 armoured vehicles to Nairobi has come to nothing. This could be an opportunity for the two enterprising Turkish manufacturers Otokar and Katmerciler, as well as French company Arquus, to seize the opportunity.

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Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

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Gambia
Banjul orders Turkish Katmerciler APCs to bolster its peacekeeping contingents

Gambia has signed an agreement with Turkish parastatal Katmerciler in order to respond to the country's intention to increase the number of its peacekeepers in Africa. The armoured vehicle manufacturer is a pillar of President Erdogan's military and diplomatic offensive in East, and now also, West Africa.

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Gambia has ordered 20 Hizir armoured vehicles from Turkish company Katmerciler.

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Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Turkey's defence industry trade fair IDEF, the sector's major yearly event, held from 17 to 20 August in Istanbul, saw many African delegations roam the aisles of the Tüyap exhibition centre where models of aircraft, armoured vehicles, and above all drones, were on display.

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Kenya
Armoured vehicle manufacturers battle it out for Kenya Defence Forces' orders

As the Kenyan armed forces look to strengthen their capacities by acquiring more armoured vehicles, European rivals Excalibur and Mowag are taking a close interest in their plans to acquire 8x8 armoured combat vehicles, while Turkish companies are hoping to land orders for mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles.

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Katmerciler's armoured vehicles take the police and army by storm with Erdogan's backing

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Katmerciler is negotiating a $30m contract to supply 50 Hizir armoured personnel carriers to the Kenyan police as the Kenyan army prepares to take delivery of 100 others. The Katmerci family's energetic sales drive is getting full backing from President Erdogan.

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Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

The Turkish firm's clinching of a $70m contract to supply 118 armoured vehicles left its US and South African competitors for dust and, after its recent success in Uganda, marks its continued expansion in East Africa.

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OTT, TAG, IAG: Kenyan APC tender lures the big guns

The Kenya Defence Forces' tender for the supply of new MRAP armoured personnel carriers has caught the attention of several industry heavyweights.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Kenya
Why Turkey's Katmerciler is struggling to finalise its army deal

Kenya
Ruto tweaks his diplomatic and business ties with Paris

Kenya
After the elections, Katmerciler's MRAPs disappear over the horizon

Kenya
Security agencies under pressure from Al-Shabaab ahead of elections

Kenya
France and Turkey eye their chance as Textron armoured vehicle deal falls through

Rwanda, Turkey
Turkish defence industry out to seduce Kigali

Gambia
Banjul orders Turkish Katmerciler APCs to bolster its peacekeeping contingents

Turkey, West Africa
Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Kenya
Armoured vehicle manufacturers battle it out for Kenya Defence Forces' orders

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Katmerciler's armoured vehicles take the police and army by storm with Erdogan's backing

Kenya
Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

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OTT, TAG, IAG: Kenyan APC tender lures the big guns