Following the Gezi Park protests, the Turkish government ordered a total of 73 TOMAs between 2013 and 2014, deploying them to Istanbul, Ankara and southeast Turkey.

[7] Following their use by Turkish police in crackdowns on protests in Gezi Park, the TOMA received new export orders to countries such as Brazil, Chile,[8] Kuwait,[9] Libya[10] and Senegal.

[11] TOMAs can be built onto a range of Mercedes-Benz and Iveco truck chassis configurations, and can reach a top speed of 100 km/h.

The heavy armor protects the cab, engine and weapons systems of the TOMA from rioters and gunfire, while also allowing it to achieve a 30% gradient climbing capability.

[5] While TOMAs are primarily specified for riot control, they have also been used to water tree saplings planted as a memorial to fallen police officers,[12] clean CBRN equipment,[citation needed] and fight large fires.