Turkey Wins 8th BORAN International Sniper Competition
The Police Special Operations Department team secured first place in the 8th BORAN International Sniper Competition held in Foça, İzmir. In the event, which saw the participation of 96 personnel from 20 countries, the Special Forces Command took second place, and the Land Forces Command placed third.
The Police Special Operations Department team won the 8th BORAN International Sniper Competition, organized by the Gendarmerie General Command in the Foça district of İzmir. In the competition, which was held with the participation of 96 snipers from 20 countries, the Special Forces Command finished second, and the Land Forces Command placed third.
Within the scope of the competition, the Police Special Operations Department team used the MKE-produced KN-12 sniper rifle, while the Land Forces Command team competed in challenging shooting stages with the KNT-76 rifle. The organization was conducted transparently using 12 targets, 10 field cameras, and numerous target detection systems.
Gendarmerie Major Mehmet Koyuncu, Head of the Sniper Shooting Board at the Foça Gendarmerie Commando Shooting School Command, stated that the number of countries participating in the competition increases every year. Koyuncu emphasized that the organization is an important platform where domestic and national technological developments meet with snipers.