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Small arms2014–present
Assault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717)
MKE MPT is a assault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717) originating in Turkey. It was built by MKE Sarsılmaz Arms Kalekalıp. Reported operators include Albania, Cameroon, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Peru, Senegal, Somalia, Turkey.
TurkeyAssault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717)
Turkey
2014–present
See Users
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–2025) Syrian civil war Somali Civil War Second Libyan Civil War
MKE
2009
MKE Sarsılmaz Arms Kalekalıp
2014-present
66,000 (MPT-76 and MPT-55, as of 2019)
See Variants
4.2 kg (9.3 lb) (MPT-76 MT) 3.75 kg (8.3 lb) (MPT-76 MH) 4.00 kg (8.82 lb) (MPT-68) 4.7 kg (10 lb) (KNT-76)
920 mm (36 in) (MPT-76) 1,020 mm (40 in) (KNT-76)
406 mm (16.0 in) (MPT-76) 406 mm (16.0 in) (MPT-68) 508 mm (20.0 in) (KNT-76)
7.62×51mm NATO (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 6.8×51 mm (MPT-68) 5.56×45mm NATO (MPT-55 and MPT-55k)
Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt
700 rounds/min (MPT-76) 800 rounds/min (MPT-68) 200 rounds/min (KNT-76)
800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s) (MPT-68)
600 m (660 yd) (MPT-76) 800 m (870 yd) (MPT-68) 800 m (870 yd) (KNT-76)
20 or 30-round detachable magazine
Iron sights or various optics
Albania
Cameroon
Georgia
Kosovo
Montenegro
Peru
Senegal
Somalia
Turkey
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.92 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.92 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.92 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
MKE MPT equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Albania
Cameroon
Georgia
Kosovo
Libya
MontenegroReported count for MPT-76 MPT-55. Service scope: Ground Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 30. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Northern Cyprus
Peru
Senegal
Somalia TürkiyeAlbania, Cameroon, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Peru, Senegal, Somalia, Turkey
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