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TURKEY'S FIRST NATIONAL SHIP LAUNCHED TÜRK‹YE’N‹N ‹LK M‹LL‹ GEM‹S‹ DEN‹ZE ‹ND‹

'', the first of a series of 12 ships planned to be built within the scope of the National Ship (MILGEM) Project was launched at 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 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 “ 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 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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Emphasizing that, in addition to the great benefits to the national MÜKEMMEL VE GÜÇLÜ B‹R TÜRK DONANMASI economy, the strategic capability of the Turkish nation to build warships Törende konuflan Genelkurmay Baflkan› Orgeneral ‹lker Baflbu¤ da, throughout the history has been revitalized, the Prime Minister “Türkiye’nin hayati ç›karlar›n› bar›nd›ran çevre denizlerinin güvenli¤i- concluded, “I believe that we are proceeding on the way to become a ni sa¤layabilmesi, tehditlerle bafla ç›kabilmesi için güçlü bir deniz kuv- worldwide brand in the maritime industry not only with the technical vetine sahip olmas›, bundan sonra da vazgeçilmez bir zorunluluktur” di- infrastructure, but also with the manpower potentials we have.” yerek, bugünün milli imkan ve kabiliyetlerin en üst seviyede kullan›la- A PERFECT AND STRONG TURKISH NAVY rak savunma sanayisinin d›fla ba¤›ml›l›¤›n›n azald›¤› ve ulaflt›¤› seviye- General Ilker Basbug, the Chief of Turkish General Staff, also delivered nin herkese gösterildi¤i bir gün olarak tarihe geçece¤ini ifade etti. Bafl- a speech at the ceremony. Basbug said, “Having strong naval forces is bu¤ sözlerini flöyle sürdürdü: “Bugün denize indirece¤imiz ilk milli ge- and will always be a must to ensure security of the surrounding seas that mimiz olan Heybeliada’y›, ebedi baflkomutan›m›z Atatürk’ün ‘Mükem- contains the vital interests of Turkey and to cope with threats.” Basbug mel ve güçlü bir Türk donanmas›na sahip olmak gayedir’ düflüncesi reh- stated that the means and capabilities were utilized at the utmost level ber edinilerek yürütülen çal›flmalar›n bir sonucu olarak da görüyoruz”. minimizing the external dependence of the defense industry, and the level Orgeneral ‹lker Baflbu¤, Türkiye’nin jeostratejik mevkisinin bir sonucu achieved in the field has been shown to the entire world on this day that olarak bugün bölgenin enerji da¤›t›m merkezi konumunda oldu¤una will become a history. “We see 'Heybeliada', our first national ship we dikkati çekti ve terörizm, yasa d›fl› göç, korsanl›k ve kaçakç›l›k gibi will launch today, also as a result of the efforts put forth taking our suçlar›n denizlerde de gerçekleflmeye bafllamas›yla denizlerin kontrolü eternal commander-in-chief Ataturk's saying “It is our goal to have a ve olaylara k›sa zamanda müdahale edilme zorunluluklar›n›n, Türki- perfect and strong Turkish Navy” as our guide,” Basbug said. ye’nin deniz güvenli¤ini her zaman oldu¤undan daha önemli hale getir- General Ilker Basbug drew attention to Turkey's position as an energy di¤ini dile getirdi. Bugüne kadar kendisine tevdi edilen vazifeleri büyük distribution center in the region as a result of its geostrategic position, bir baflar›yla yerine getiren Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri’nin cayd›r›c›l›¤›n›n and stated that the necessity to control the seas and rapid respond to devam› ve ülke savunmas›na kesintisiz ve eksiksiz katk› sa¤layabilme- incidents involving crimes such as terrorism, illegal migration, piracy si için, günün ihtiyaçlar›na ba¤l› olarak gelifltirilmesi ve modernizasyo- and smuggling at sea have all made Turkey's maritime security nunu öncelikli hedef olarak tan›mlayan Orgeneral, bu hedefe ulaflmak important more than ever. General Basbug stated that the primary amac›yla M‹LGEM’in bafllat›ld›¤›n› da sözlerine ekledi. goal was the development and modernization of the Turkish Naval Orgeneral Baflbu¤, dizayn ve entegrasyonun milli olmas›yla, “milli Forces, which has fulfilled all duties assigned to it to date with great ürünlerin ve dolay›s›yla milli firmalar›n seçilmesine imkan tan›nd›¤›- success, to maintain its deterrence and to make continuous n›, k›s›tl› ve ülke kaynaklar›n›n ak›lc› ve do¤ru olarak kullan›ld›¤›n› ve contributions to the defense of the country, and that MILGEM was böylece önemli oranda tasarruf sa¤land›¤›n›” belirtti. project was commenced with the purpose to attain this goal. ÇILGIN TÜRKLER‹N BAfiARISI General Ilker Basbug also added that the national design and ‹lk milli gemiye Heybeliada isminin verilmesinin de Türk denizcileri- integration “allowed selection of national products and consequently nin yetifltirildi¤i okulun yüzy›llard›r Heybeliada’da bulunmas› nede- the national companies, the limited national resources were used niyle oldu¤unu söyleyen ve Heybeliada’n›n inflaas› ile dünyada savafl wisely and correctly, and thus significant savings were made”. gemisi yapabilen 15 ülkeden biri olaca¤›m›z› ifade eden Deniz Kuvvet- ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MAD TURKS leri Komutan› Oramiral Ataç da, Heybeliada’y› “Ç›lg›n Türklerin Admiral Atac, Turkish Naval Forces Commander, said the first ç›lg›n denizci torunlar›n›n baflar›s›d›r” diye tan›mlad› ve toplam 12 national ship is named 'Heybeliada' due to the fact that the school, gemiden oluflan M‹LGEM projesinin 2028’de tamamlanmas›n›n he- where many Turkish naval officers have been educated for centuries, is deflendi¤ini bildirdi. located on the Heybeliada (one of the Prince's Islands in Istanbul). Cumhurbaflkanl›¤› Bas›n Merkezi’nden yap›lan aç›klamaya göre, Pointing out to the fact that Turkey would become one of the 15 ABD’de bulunan Cumhurbaflkan› Abdullah Gül de, Genelkurmay Bafl- countries capable of building warships in the world with the kan› Orgeneral ‹lker Baflbu¤’a mesaj göndererek, “M‹LGEM projesi construction of 'Heybeliada', Admiral Atac defined Heybeliada as 'the kapsam›nda gerçeklefltirilen ilk Türk korveti Heybeliada'n›n denize in- achievement of the mad mariner grandchildren of the Mad Turks, and dirilmesi, Türk denizcili¤i ad›na gurur duyulacak ve övünülecek bir said the MILGEM project involving construction of total of 12 ships baflar›d›r” diyerek projede yer alanlar› ve eme¤i geçenleri kutlad›. was aimed to be completed by 2028. YÜZDE YÜZ KAR SA⁄LANACAK According to a statement made by the Press Center of the Office of the Türkiye’nin kapsaml› ilk savafl gemisi olan, ana gövdesinin yap›m› ta- President, the Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who was in the USA, mamlanan, inflas›nda kullan›lan malzemenin yüzde 80’i yerli üretim also sent a message to the Chief of General Staff General Ilker Basbug olan geminin maliyeti 250 milyon dolar. 2011 y›l›nda hizmete girme- and congratulated all those involved in the project, saying “Launching of the first Turkish Corvette Heybeliada built within the scope of the MILGEM project is a praiseworthy success we should be proud of.” ONE HUNDRED PER CENT PROFIT Total cost of the ship, which is the first comprehensive warship built in Turkey with 80 per cent national resources, is 250 million dollars. The 2000 dwt ship is planned to be commissioned in 2011. She has an overall length of 99 meters, maximum breadth of 14,40 meters,

022 MARINE&COMMERCE OCTOBER 2008 SHIPBUILDING // GEM‹ ‹NfiA and equipped with stealth technology. Having been launched, the ship si planlanan gemi, 2000 ton a¤›rl›¤›nda, 99 metre uzunlu¤unda, aza- will then be taken to the dry dock for installation of the engines. mi geniflli¤i 14.40 metre ve “stealth” (radara yakalanmama) özellik- The “Cross Connection” power transmission system, which is only used lerine sahip. Denize indirilen gemi k›sa süre sonra kuru havuza al›na- on the German “F 124” in the world to date, will also be cak ve motoru tak›lacak. applied on Heybeliada, allowing harmonious operation of one gas and Dünyada sadece Alman “F 124” firkateyninde kullan›lan “Cross Con- two diesel turbines. The ship is a long range corvette with rapid nection” güç aktar›m› sistemi, Heybeliada’da da uygulanacak. Bu sa- acceleration capability. The maintenance costs of the engines will be yede gemide güç üreten bir gaz, iki dizel türbini birbiri ile uyum için- lower than the similar ones. de çal›flacak. Gemi hem uzun menzilli, hem de kolay h›zlan›r olacak. The war management system of Heybeliada has been developed by Motorlar›n bak›m maliyeti de benzerlerinden düflük olacak. Aselsan and Havelsan. In addition to the weapons such as missiles and Korvet s›n›f›ndan olan Heybeliada’n›n savafl yönetim sistemi Aselsan torpedoes, there will be 2 helicopters, one unmanned, on board the ve Havelsan taraf›ndan gelifltirildi. Heybeliada’da silah füze ve torpi- corvette. Stm, Mtu, Naval Forces Command Research Center dolar›n d›fl›nda biri insans›z olmak üzere 2 helikopter de bulunacak. (ARMERKOM) also participated in the construction of the vessel. Stm, Mtu, Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanl›¤› Araflt›rma Merkezi (AR- Admiral Atac said ships were already built in Turkey, but the ships MERKOM) de geminin yap›m›nda görev yapt›. within the scope of the MILGEM project were made in Turkey from Oramiral Ataç, Türkiye’de daha önce de gemi üretildi¤ini ancak M‹L- A to Z. It is planned to sell 12 ships to be built within the scope of the GEM projesindeki gemilerin A’dan Z’ye Türk yap›m› oldu¤unu vurgu- project abroad. The first two of these ships will be built at the Istanbul lad›. Üretilecek 12 geminin yurtd›fl›na da sat›lmas› planlan›yor. Bun- Shipyard of the Turkish Naval Forces, and the remaining 10 will be lardan ilk ikisi Deniz Kuvvetleri’ne ait ‹stanbul Tersanesi’nde, di¤er built at private shipyards in Turkey. The ships already receive demand 10’u ise Türk özel tersanelerinde infla edilecek. Gemilere Kanada bafl- particularly from Canada, as well as from Pakistan, Ukraine and ta olmak üzere, Pakistan, Ukrayna ve Güney Amerika ülkeleri talip South American countries. Ships planned to be sold at a price of 500 oldu. 500 milyon dolara sat›lmas› planlanan gemilerden yüzde yüz million dollars are expected to provide 100 per cent profit. kâr sa¤lanacak. The ships to be built within the scope of the project will have 93 staff Proje kapsam›nda yap›lan, 93 personelin görev yapaca¤› gemilerde, and equipped with a helipad and hangar for a 10-ton Sea Hawk S-70 10 tonluk Sea Hawk S-70 B deniz helikopteri için platform ve hangar B marine helicopter. Ships will be capable of navigating 21 days with bulunacak. Gemiler lojistik destekli 21, desteksiz olarak 10 gün de- logistics support and 10 days without support. The engine systems of nizde kalarak görev icra edecek. Motor sistemi ithal edilecek olan ge- the ships will be imported and they will have a minimum speed of 15, milerin asgari sürati 15, azami sürati ise 29 knot olacak. Tatl› su ka- and maximum speed of 29 knots. With 40-ton freshwater capacity, the pasitesi 40 ton olan gemi ters ozmoz yöntemi ile günde 20 ton deniz ship will be capable of producing 20 tons of freshwater daily from sea suyunu tatl› suya çevirebilecek. water using the reverse osmosis method. “Heybeliada”da kaptan köflkünde bulunan camlar Trakya Cam’a özel The windscreens at the bridge are specially manufactured by Trakya olarak ürettirildi. Camlar›n radar dalgalar›na gemi kaportas› gibi Glass company. The glass material used will behave just like the hull cevap vermesini sa¤layan bu camlar kaptan köflkündeki elektroman- of the ship against the radars, and not allow electromagnetic waves yetik dalgalar›n d›flar›ya ç›kmas›na izin vermeyecek. Camlar gemi inside the bridge to go out. The windscreens will be installed after the denize indirildikten sonra tak›lacak. launch of the ship. The features of the ship's hull, which is completely Tamam›yla yerli tasar›m olan kaportan›n sahip oldu¤u özellikler giz- designed domestically, are kept confidential. The hull will maintain its li tutuluyor. Kaporta patlama, yang›n gibi durumlarda s›zd›rmazl›k impermeability, even in case of explosions and fires, which will help özelli¤ini hep koruyacak. Bu sayede hem 100 kiflilik gemi personeli protect 100 personnel of the ship, and in case of a fire in one section, zarar görmeyecek hem de bir yerde yang›n ç›karsa bu baflka bir ala- it will not spread to other sections. This system is called the cell na tafl›nmayacak. Bu sisteme hücre sistemi ad› veriliyor ve baflar›s› system, and its success is kept confidential inside the hull. kaportan›n içinde gizli tutuluyor. The plan drawing process of the 'Heybeliada F 511' corvette had “Heybeliada F 511” korvetinin proje çizimine 2004 y›l›nda baflland›, commenced in 2004, and the first weld ceremony was held in 2007. ilk kayna¤› 2007 y›l›nda yap›ld›. THE MILGEM PROJECT M‹LGEM PROJES‹ MILGEM, or the National Patrol and Anti- Warfare Ship M‹LGEM, Milli ‹mkanlarla Denizalt› Savunma Harbi ve Keflif Karakol Building Project, was launched as a result of the requirement of Gemisi Yap›m› Projesi, karakol gemilerinin, modern ve yeni gemilerle de- replacement of the existing patrol ships. The ships to be built within ¤ifltirilmesi gereksinimi ile ortaya ç›kt›. Bu proje kapsam›nda infla edile- the scope of this project are aimed to be equipped with a state-of-the- cek gemilerin, entegre edilmifl silah ve sensörler ile geliflmifl bir merkezi art central control system with integrated weapons and sensors. The komuta kontrol sistemine sahip olmas› hedeflendi. Gemiler tek bafllar›na ships will be capable of performing functions alone or in groups, and veya grup halinde görev yapabiliyor ve keflif ve karakol, arama-kurtarma, have capabilities and features enabling patrol, search and rescue, anti- denizalt› savunma harbi, denizde terörist faaliyetlerin izlenmesi ve engel- submarine warfare, observation and prevention of terrorist activities at lenmesi, k›y› deniz ulaflt›rmas›n›n kontrol ve korunmas› görevlerini icra sea, control and protection of coastal sea transportation functions. For edebilecek yetenek ve özelliklere sahip olacak flekilde infla ediliyor. Bunun this purpose, the design of the ships is based on a special, tested and için denenmifl ve baflar›l› oldu¤u kan›tlanm›fl olumlu denizcilik özellikle- proven hull form, and the ships will be equipped with a durable and rine sahip bir tekne formu esas al›narak tekne tasar›m› yap›larak, daya- superstructure using stealth technology in its design. & n›kl› ve zor tespit edilecek üst yap› özellikleriyle donat›l›yor. &

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