Otokar presents TULPAR new generation of tracked armoured vehicle at IDEF 2013 0805131.

IDEF 2013
International Defence Industry Fair Exhibition
7 - 10 May 2013
Istanbul, Turkey

Land defence systems house of Turkey, the Turkish Defense Company Otokar attends to 11th International Defence Industry Fair between 7 and 10 May, 2013. In its 50th anniversary Otokar displays its first tracked armoured vehicle TULPAR at IDEF 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Designed to be of equivalent or superior characteristics and features with new generation armoured infantry fighting vehicles in similar vehicle programs conducted in NATO countries, TULPAR is entirely Otokar’s own development..

Named after the mythical winged-horse that guards the warriors in Turkish Myhology and in the Epic of Manas, TULPAR meets the 21st century requirements with its design that allows it to operate alongside modern main battle tanks.

TULPAR is a next generation armoured infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) and armoured personnel carrier (APC) that can meet the land defence needs of future for the armed forces in countries that want to acquire modern platforms and technologies.

TULPAR with a varying payload of 30 - 45 tonnes has a high mobility and superior protection with high firing power. TULPAR can carry an infantry squad. The vehicle provides low operating costs and various types of vehicles due to its modular design. Otokar displays TULPAR with Otokar design MIZRAK 30 medium calibre remote controlled weapon station.