The EJDER YALÇIN 4×4, built by Nurol Makina, is arguably the Turkish protected-mobility vehicle with the broadest export footprint. It serves from North Africa to Central Asia and inside the European Union, where Hungary fields it as the Gidrán. It began as a company-funded design and has been in series production since 2014.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Builder | Nurol Makina |
| Turkish users | National Police and Gendarmerie (per SSB); Land Forces per open sources |
| Status | Company-funded design in series production since 2014 |
| Exports | Tunisia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Senegal, Malaysia, Morocco, Chad and others |
| Debut | Pre-prototype at IDEF 2013 |
What is EJDER YALÇIN?
The vehicle distilled lessons from Nurol's heavier EJDER 6×6 into a nimbler 4×4 that can survive mines and IEDs while carrying a full squad. It is offered in more than a dozen mission fits, among them command and control, anti-tank, air defense, reconnaissance, medical evacuation, CBRN reconnaissance and mortar carrier. In 2021 it completed qualification with ASELSAN's 120 mm ALKAR automatic mortar.
Design work started in the fourth quarter of 2012, a pre-prototype appeared at IDEF 2013, and series production began in May 2014 with 12 vehicles delivered that year.
Key features
Gross weight is about 14 tonnes, and the cabin holds a crew of two plus nine, or up to 12 depending on the configuration. A Cummins diesel of about 375 hp with an automatic transmission gives a top speed of 120 km/h and a range of about 700 km. The vehicle climbs a 60% gradient, handles a 30% side slope and crosses a 1.1 m trench and 1.1 m of water, which is notable for the class.
Protection comes from all-welded steel armor up to STANAG 4569 Level 4, with mine, IED and side-blast resistance. Armament options include a manual turret or a remote weapon station with 7.62 or 12.7 mm guns and a 40 mm grenade launcher, as well as anti-tank, air defense and the 120 mm ALKAR mortar. Figures come from Nurol and open sources and vary by customer fit.
Program, service and exports
The vehicle has been used heavily by police special operations and Gendarmerie units in counter-terrorism work. SSB's September 2026 note lists it under its security and logistics vehicles directorate, with the National Police and Gendarmerie as users, and publishes no contract milestones, which is consistent with a company-funded product. Official quantities are not published.
Tunisia ordered 70 vehicles in February 2017 and received them that year. During President Mirziyoyev's state visit in October 2017, Nurol signed a memorandum with Uzbekistan for 24 vehicles plus 1,000 to be co-produced with UzAuto. Qatar was an early customer and Senegal selected the vehicle in 2018. Hungary gave Nurol its first EU contract in 2019 for 10+40 vehicles, followed by a 56-vehicle order in early 2025 and plans for local production through a joint venture. Malaysia bought 20 SARP-armed vehicles, known as Panthera, for its UNIFIL contingent in 2022. Open sources also list Morocco, Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger and Tanzania.
Its closest peers are the Oshkosh M-ATV, Plasan's Navigator and the Arquus Bastion. The EJDER YALÇIN's strengths are a full squad in the back, deep fording and Nurol's willingness to transfer production, which helped it win in an EU and NATO member state.
Source: Envanter Medya