Otokar Akrep Police

History

The queue calls this vehicle Otokar Akrep Police and explicitly requests the Shorland S55 base. The supplied photograph, taken in Istanbul on 6 May 2016, is categorised by Wikimedia Commons as an Otokar APV in Turkish service. Its tall personnel-carrier body follows the S55-derived Otokar ZPT rather than establishing the specification of the distinct low-profile Akrep reconnaissance vehicle. This model retains the requested queue name while following the photographed vehicle.

Visible details include white armour, blue POLİS markings, S15 identification, POLİS İMDAT 155 lettering, window and headlamp guards, a faceted front shield, roof searchlight and protected observation position. Unseen rear details use the shared S55 base; no production year or build quantity is asserted.

Imagery

Registry record

Manufacturer

Otokar ↗

Production run

Unknown

Country of origin

Turkey

Catalogue data

Record kind

Named model

Model line

Defender

Wheels

4

Nominal wheelbase

110″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Sources & citations

Researched sources

• Armored vehicle, Polis, Istanbul - 2016 ↗ — Wikimedia Commons / Kevin.B (accessed 2026-09-10)
• Otokar Akrep (queue source; model identity caveat above) ↗ — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-09-10)

Catalogue references

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armored_vehicle,_Polis,_Istanbul_-_2016.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armored_vehicle,_Polis,_Istanbul_-_2016.jpg ↗