On Thursday, February 2, 2023, a handover ceremony was held in Sakarya for TTZA, the first engine designed and manufactured by BMC POWER with the efforts of Turkish engineers.
It is to enter the stock of the Turkish armed forces.
At the ceremony, the engine’s name was changed from TTZA to TUNA.
TUNA, produced as a 400 hp, 8.4-liter 4-cylinder inline engine, will be used in BMC’s VURAN multi-role armored vehicle.
A total of 90 engines will be delivered.
In this regard, the shipment of the first 20 TUNA engines, where production was underway, was completed on February 6.
These premiere power units are also expected to go into trucks, buses, construction vehicles and military vehicles, including self-propelled howitzers and tanks.
BMC Power Engine and Control Technologies Inc.
was established within BMC in March 2017.
It provides engineering and design services from its headquarters located in Teknopark, Istanbul.
BMC Power was established with a very important goal both domestically and internationally – this goal is to design modern engines to meet domestic and foreign needs in the sphere of in-house production of modern power units.
This goal is to be achieved as early as 2023 and plays a key role not only for Turkey itself, but also on the world stage.
Potential deliveries to neighboring countries and those considered to be Turkish allies also play a key role in this.
In projects, BMC Power is working to create an ecosystem that will develop new technologies locally and at the national level in the powerpack.
The first start-up of the 585 hp engine, which was designed and manufactured entirely for domestic use and with the participation of domestic universities, industrialists and engineering companies, was successfully completed on July 05, 2018.
Operations targeting the design of a more powerful engine and power unit are underway.
The first goal of BMC Power, which maintains good relations with numerous universities in addition to local and foreign contacts, is to promote domestic Turkish added value.
Therefore, BMC Power’s development team of experienced employees plans to develop and manufacture engines in the country according to its needs and the needs of countries allied with it.
The Powerpack will be created by constructing engines and transmissions under technical conditions such as performance, durability, usability and dedicated power requirements.
As many as four lines of engines are currently under intensive development at BMC Power.
These refer to their design and development from scratch by Turkish engineers at BMC POWER together with a strong R&D team. 
The first series are the smallest units – 4-cyl. The test configuration and in-house and calibration studies of this engine, which was first launched in 2020, continue. The essential technical determinants of this unit are as follows:
- 4-cylinder inline type;
- 8.4-liter displacement;
- 400 hp maximum power.
The second project concerns the development of a 600-hp diesel engine.
This engine was successfully launched in 2018 first stationary, then also in a vehicle.
The essential technical determinants of this unit are as follows:
- Inline type with 6 cylinders;
- 12.8-liter displacement;
- 600 hp maximum power.
The third venture refers to the development project of a complete unit, consisting of a 1000-horsepower engine, transmission and cooling package developed from scratch by BMC POWER.
The first V8 engine is the first forked engine in general and, in view of this, the first V8 engine designed and developed by Turkish engineers.
Its first launch took place successfully in 2020.
Test and calibration studies continue at the BMC POWER test center.
In parallel with the 1,000 horsepower engine, the transmission with efficient shifting and braking capabilities, and the gearbox prepared to transmit high torque, work is being carried out in the sphere of developing a high-performance cooling unit and a multifunctional control unit.
This work is being carried out within the framework of BMC POWER.
This V8 unit is distinguished by:
- 16.2-liter displacement;
- 1,000 horsepower
A development project of the unit, consisting of a 1,500-hp engine, transmission and cooling package, developed from scratch by BMC POWER, is also taking place.
The V12 engine used here, which is the first 12-cylinder engine designed and developed by Turkish engineers, was successfully launched for the first time in 2021.
Testing and qualification studies continue at the BMC POWER test center.
Analogous to the 1000-horsepower unit, work in the area of developing a high-performance cooling unit and a multifunctional control unit is being carried out simultaneously with the 1,500-horsepower engine, a transmission with efficient shifting and braking capabilities, and a gearbox prepared to transmit high torque.
This work is being carried out within the framework of BMC POWER.
The following are pointed out as the essential distinguishing features of the V12 variant:
- 27.3-liter displacement;
- 1,500 hp maximum power.