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"Apart from the aircraft carrier, a destroyer, and a new national submarine, Ankara is currently constructing five Reis-class submarines based on the German-designed Type 214, seven I-class frigates, six open-sea patrol vessels (OPV-2100), eight modern landing craft tanks (LCTs), one modern mine-hunting ship, and one 55-class fast attack craft (FAC).

This construction spree reflects Turkey's aspirations to project power not just within its immediate region but also as far as the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean."

Turkey emerging as a major naval power for the first time since Admiral Sefer Reis:

"Apart from the aircraft carrier, a destroyer, and a new national submarine, Ankara is currently constructing five Reis-class submarines based on the German-designed Type 214, seven I-class frigates, six open-sea patrol vessels (OPV-2100), eight modern landing craft tanks (LCTs), one modern mine-hunting ship, and one 55-class fast attack craft (FAC).

This construction spree reflects Turkey's aspirations to project power not just within its immediate region but also as far as the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean."

Turkey emerging as a major naval power for the first time since Admiral Sefer Reis:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-building-31-warships-boost-regional-dominance-and-global-power