Turkey's First National Ship Launched Türk‹Ye’N‹N ‹Lk M‹Ll‹ Gem‹S‹ Den‹Ze ‹Nd‹
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SHIPBUILDING // GEM‹ ‹NfiA TURKEY'S FIRST NATIONAL SHIP LAUNCHED TÜRK‹YE’N‹N ‹LK M‹LL‹ GEM‹S‹ DEN‹ZE ‹ND‹ 'Heybeliada', the first of a series of 12 ships planned to be built within the scope of the National Ship (MILGEM) Project was launched at Istanbul Shipyard Command in Pendik on September 27, 2008, which is at the same time the 927th anniversary of the Turkish Naval Forces Command and the 470th anniversary of the Preveze Naval Victory. The day also witnessed the launch of the minesweeper named TCG Akcay, command transfer ceremony for TCG Inebolu, and the first-weld ceremony for 'Buyukada', the second ship of the MILGEM project. Milli Gemi Projesi kapsam›nda yap›m› planlanan 12 geminin ilki “Heybeliada”, 27 Eylül 2008 tarihinde Pendik’te ‹stanbul Tersanesi Komutanl›¤›’nda denize indirildi. Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanl›¤›’n›n 927’nci kuruluflu ve Preveze Deniz Zaferi’nin 470’inci y›ldönümüne de denk gelen günde, ayn› zamanda TCG Akçay adl› may›n avlama gemisi de denize indirilirken, TGC ‹nebolu’nun komuta teslimi ve Milgem projesinin ikinci gemisi Büyükada’ya da ilk kaynak yap›ld›. he ceremony was attended by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep örene, Baflbakan Recep Tayyip Erdo¤an, Meclis Baflkan› Köksal Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Turkish Parliament Koksal Toptan, Genelkurmay Baflkan› Orgeneral ‹lker Baflbu¤, Milli Sa- TToptan, Chief of General Staff General Ilker Basbug, Minister of T vunma Bakan› Vecdi Gönül, Ulaflt›rma Bakan› Binali Y›ld›r›m ve National Defense Vecdi Gonul, Minister of Transport Binali Yildirim, kuvvet komutanlar›n›n yan› s›ra aralar›nda 12 Eylül döneminin Bafl- commanding officers of the Turkish Army, as well as Bulend Ulusu, bakan› Bülend Ulusu ve dönemin Milli Güvenlik Konseyi üyesi Nejat the ex-Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic at the time of Tümer’in de bulundu¤u çok say›da davetli kat›ld›. Yap›lan konuflma- September 12 coup d'état, and Nejat Tumer, member of the National lar›n ard›ndan gemilerin isim anneli¤ini yapan Orgeneral Baflbu¤’un Security Council of the time, and many guests. Following the speeches, efli Sevil Baflbu¤’un sembolik olarak halat› kesmesiyle may›n avlama 'TCG Heybeliada' and the minesweeper 'TCG Akcay' were launched gemisi ‘TCG Akçay’ ve ‘TCG Heybeliada’ denize indirildi. 020 MARINE&COMMERCE OCTOBER 2008 SHIPBUILDING // GEM‹ ‹NfiA upon cutting of the rope symbolically by Mrs. Sevil Basbug, spouse of “SEKTÖRDE 4. SIRADAYIZ” General Basbug and also the Godmother of the vessel. Törende yapt›¤› konuflmada Baflbakan Erdo¤an, dünyada söz sahibi “TURKEY RANKS FOURTH IN SHIPBUILDING IN THE WORLD” olman›n yolunun denizcilikte söz sahibi olmaktan geçti¤ini ifade ede- In his speech he delivered at the ceremony, the Prime Minister Erdogan rek, tarihten bugüne hizmet etmifl bütün denizcileri, bütün kaptan-› said the way to having a voice in the world passes from having a voice derya ve leventleri flükranla and›¤›n› söyledi. Denizcilerin geçmiflte ve in the maritime industry, adding that he commemorated all sailors, günümüzde birçok önemli baflar›ya imza att›¤›n› dile getiren Erdo¤an, naval forces commanders, and mariners, who have served throughout tarih boyunca de¤erli komutan ve denizciler yetifltiren Deniz Kuvvet- the history, with great gratitude. Erdogan stated that the mariners had leri Komutanl›¤›’n›n baflar›lar›n›n devam›n› diledi. many achievements in the past and present, and wished continuance of “‹lk ‘Milli Tasar›m Savafl Gemisi’ni denize indiriyoruz. Denizlerimizde is- the success of the Turkish Naval Forces Command that introduced tedi¤imiz etkinlikte söz sahibi olabilmemiz için askeri gemi inflaatlar›na many valuable commanders and mariners throughout the history. ihtiyac›m›z var” diyen Erdo¤an, 2002 y›l›nda dünya ölçe¤inde 23. s›rada Erdogan said, “Here we are launching the first 'National Warship'. olan gemi infla sanayisinin denizcilik alan›nda gerçeklefltirilen büyük at›- In order to have a strong voice on our seas, we need to build naval l›mlar sonucunda, bugün tonaj ve siparifl edilen gemi adedine göre Güney vessels”, adding that the Turkish shipbuilding industry that ranked 23rd Kore, Japonya ve Çin’in ard›ndan 4. s›rada yer ald›¤›na dikkat çekti. in 2002 today ranks fourth after South Korea, Japan and China in “Önümüzdeki dönem denizcili¤imizin yeniden parlak günlerine dönü- terms of tonnage and number of ships ordered as a result of the flüne flahit olaca¤›z. Türk milleti yeniden denizci bir millet haline gele- quantum leaps in the maritime industry. cektir” diye konuflan ve askeri ve sivil denizcilik sektöründeki bu hare- “We will witness that the Turkish navy will return to its old bright ketlili¤in, çocuklar›n ve gençlerin denizcili¤e olan ilgisini art›rd›¤›na days in the future periods. Turkish people will become a marine nation inanan Baflbakan, “Türk milleti olarak sadece teknik alt yap› de¤il, in- again. I believe that these developments in the military and civil san gücü bak›m›ndan da sahip oldu¤umuz potansiyelle denizcilikte bir maritime industry increase the interest of the children and young dünya markas› olma yolunda ilerledi¤imizi düflünüyorum” dedi. people in this sector. And I also believe that we are proceeding on the Türk Silahl› Kuvvetleri’nin yüksek teknoloji ürünü birçok ihtiyac›n›n, way to become a worldwide brand in the maritime industry with the milli tasar›m ve üretim projeleri sayesinde Türk flirketleri eliyle karfl›- potentials we have not only in infrastructure terms, but in manpower land›¤›n› bildiren Baflbakan, savunma sanayisi ürünlerinin dünyan›n terms as well,” the Prime Minister said. her co¤rafyas›nda da al›c› buldu¤unu belirterek: “Gemi infla ve savun- Stating that many state-of-the-art product needs of the Turkish Naval ma sanayisi sektörlerimiz özellikle iç pazar ihtiyaçlar›n› karfl›layarak, Forces are supplied by the Turkish companies owing to the national yurt d›fl›na gitmekte olan kaynaklar›n ülkemizde kalmas›n› sa¤l›yor- design and production projects, the Prime Minister said the defense lar. Özellikle tasar›m ve mühendisli¤ini kendimizin yapt›¤› projelerde industry products find a buyer in all parts of the world. “Our elde edilen katma de¤er, sadece imalat ile s›n›rl› kalan sektörlere shipbuilding and defense industries particularly meet the needs of the göre çok daha yüksek seviyelerde gerçeklefliyor. Bu durum, ülkemizin domestic market, enabling the national resources that used to go rekabet gücüne büyük bir katk›da bulunuyor. M‹LGEM Korvet Gemi- abroad to remain within the country. The added value achieved si’nin tasar›m ve inflaat›na Savunma Sanayi ‹cra Komutanl›¤›n›n ka- particularly in projects, in which we perform the design and rar›yla baflland›. Bu do¤rultuda da kapsaml› bir proje modeli çerçeve- engineering works ourselves, is at quite high levels compared to the sinde Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanl›¤›’n›n ve Savunma Sanayi Müsteflar- sectors limited only with production. This situation makes significant l›¤›’n›n iflbirli¤iyle proje hayata geçirildi. contributions to the competitive power of our country. The MILGEM Corvette design and construction project was initiated with the Savunma sanayisi ve deniz infla sanayimiz, geçmiflteki projelerle k›- decision of the Defense Industry Executive Committee. The project was yasland›¤›nda, bu projede çok daha aktif rol ald›lar. Bu baflar›n›n ar- commenced within the framework of a comprehensive project model d›ndan çok k›sa sürelerde günün gereklerine göre, donanmalar› infla with the cooperation of the Naval Forces Command and the edebilmifl bir millet olarak hedeflerimizi daha da yükseklere tafl›mal›- Undersecretariat of Defense Industry,” the Prime Minister continued. y›z. M‹LGEM projesinde bugüne kadar sa¤lanan baflar›, savunma sa- nayimizi yetifltirme konusundaki kararl›¤›m›z› daha da pekifltirdi. “The defense and shipbuilding industries have taken a more active role Türk Silahl› Kuvvetlerimizin bu alanda d›fla ba¤›ml›l›¤›n›n en aza in- in this project compared with the previous projects. Following this dirilmesini, özellikle de Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanl›¤›’n›n ihtiyaçlar›- successes, we have to raise the bar as a nation that is capable of n›n milli sanayi ile karfl›lanmas›n› öncelikli hedef olarak belirledik. building naval fleets meeting the current requirements within very M‹LGEM projesiyle Türk denizcilik sektörü, askeri gemi inflas› ala- short periods of times. The success achieved to date in the MILGEM n›nda ç›tay› biraz daha yükseltmifl oluyor. Bundan böyle bütün su üs- project has further strengthened our determination to develop our tü platformlar›m›z›n ülkemizde tasarlanmas› ve inflas› yan›nda, milli defense industry. We have made it our priority to minimize the tasar›m sistemlerle donat›m› mümkündür.” fleklinde konufltu. external dependence of the Turkish Armed Forces in this field, particularly to meet the needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command Ülke ekonomisine sa¤lanacak büyük faydan›n yan› s›ra savafl gemile- with the national industry. With the MILGEM project, the Turkish rinin inflas›nda tarih boyunca sahip olunan stratejik bir yetene¤i de ye- maritime industry has further raised the bar in the naval ship building niden canland›rm›fl olduklar›n› da vurgulayan Baflbakan, “Türk mille- field. From now on, it is possible to design and build all surface ti olarak sadece teknik alt yap› de¤il, insan gücü bak›m›ndan da sahip platforms in our country, and also it is possible to equip them with the oldu¤umuz potansiyelle denizcilikte bir dünya markas› olma yolunda systems designed by Turkish engineers,” added the Prime Minister. ilerledi¤imizi düflünüyorum” dedi. 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