The History of Turkey's Short Lived Arid Woodland Camouflage Pattern

Correction: Stated Istanbul as the capital rather than Ankara.

If you're savvy to military surplus, specifically camouflage uniforms, you may have noticed in early 2024 an uptick in social media posts talking about, and surplus companies selling, an interesting arid type woodland camouflage out of Turkiye. Seemingly coming out of nowhere this camouflage was short lived and never really reached full status as the standard among the country's armed forces but why? Well watch and find out!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Introduction of Nano and The 2016 Coup Attempt
7:15 The Syrian Civil War and Introduction of New Uniforms
12:44 The 2018 Pattern, its Uniform and Reactions to Them
15:29 Another New Camo, The M2018 Goes International and its Eventual Retirement
19:20 Potential Reasons for Short Lifespan
20:50 Outro