ANKARA -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently inaugurated a new factory to manufacture Turkey's main battle tank, as the NATO member moves toward making its own engines and transmission systems for the assault vehicles currently equipped with South Korean parts.
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Turkey's main battle tank, the Altay, is equipped with South Korean engines that the country hopes to replace with its own versions. (Anadolu Agency)
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