No Mauser rifles were ever made in Turkey, but the Turks began acquiring modern military rifles in the 1870's, and continued to do so over many years, with Germanyicon being the prime supplier. After WWI, they obtained thousands of German Mauser 98a carbines, the so-called "small ring" Turkishicon Mauser. They also bought rifles from Mauser (and its predecessors), and from FN. After WWII, they acquired K.98k rifles.

In the 1930's, they decided to rework the hodgepodge of hardware into a rifle that would have at least the appearance of uniformity; the reworked rifles, including Mauser Model 1890's, were all given the designation Model 38. In 1946, rifles acquired since 1938 were also reworked to the 1938 configuration; these are often called the Model 38/46. In addition, rifles were reworked, rebuilt, rebarrelled and re-marked over a 60 year period. Most receiver rings were "scrubbed" and Turkish markings put on, giving some folks the idea that they had been made in Turkey rather than just being rebuilt-refurbished there.

Jim