The Machinery and Chemical Industry Institution (MKEK) of Turkey exported half of its weapons and ammunition to Saudi Arabia in 2012. MKEK, the main supplier of Turkish Armed Forces, keeps its range of production in four main groups including ammunition, rockets, weapons and explosives. MKEK not only serves the Turkish Armed Forces but also takes share in the International Defence Industry Market by exporting to more than 40 countries including Argentina, Vietnam, USA, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Increasing its exports year by year, MKEK exported 104 million and 432 thousand Turkish Liras worth of weapons and ammunition to 28 countries in 2012. 52.6 million Turkish Liras worth of exports were made to Saudi Arabia in 2012 followed by Bahrain and Pakistan. MKEK aims to increase its exports to 75 million dollars in 2013. Exports of MKEK in Turkish Liras in 2012 are as follows: Country Amount (TL) ------------ ----------- Saudi Arabia 52,602,379 Bahrain 9,712,231 Pakistan 7,402,268 Belgium 7,253,974 Jordan 4,181,121 Spain 3,752,205 Kenya 3,427,028 Vietnam 3,284,378 Switzerland 2,884,593 Tunisia 2,446,116 Colombia 2,264,521 Italy 1,878,824 Azerbaijan 606,358 Germany 534,567 USA 513,116 TRNC 368,135 Morocco 366,148 Gabon 229,370 Venezuela 201,675 Georgia 121,242 Burkina FASO 117,051 Bulgaria 113,412 Greece 59,479 Thailand 46,014 Serbia 22,721 Belarus 18,377 Argentina 13,147 Bosnia&Herzegovina 12,442 TOTAL 104,432,904
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