A prototype of a domestically-produced rifle was displayed Monday.
The rifle - that weighs 4.3 kg - uses 7.62 mm ammunition and has a range of 600 metres, the Hurriyet newspaper said.
Special units of the armed forces will be equipped with 50 rifles in the next four months to assess their performance in different climatic conditions, it said.
It took weapon experts three and a half years to research and produce the model.
Mass production will begin if the rifles prove successful. They are expected to replace the G3 rifles currently used by the Turkish Armed Forces.