Machine tool

A machine tool comprising:

• a first headstock fixed on a fixed bed;
• at least one of a tailstock and a second headstock disposed on at least one guide rail provided on the fixed bed so that the at least one of the tailstock and the second headstock is movable along the at least one guide rail;
• and
• a tool post body for rotationally supporting a turret having a plurality of tools set thereon, the tool post body being movably disposed between the first headstock and the at least one of a tailstock and a second headstock on the at least one guide rail, wherein the turret is placed on a side of the tool post body that is further from the first headstock, and the first headstock has two portions which form a recessed portion adjacent thereto and wherein the recessed portion can accommodate the tool post body therein when the tool post body is disposed adjacent to the first headstock, wherein the two portions in the first headstock comprise a base portion fixed to the fixed bed, and a spindle portion for supporting a spindle, the spindle portion including an overhanging portion that extends toward the at least one of a tailstock and a second headstock, the overhanging portion being connected to the fixed bed by a leg portion, and wherein the recessed portion is defined by the overhanging portion, the base portion and the leg portion.