Turkish navy takes delivery of 4 indigenous vessels, including first home-grown frigate -...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on hand at a ceremony today as the Turkish navy took delivery of four locally made ships, including the service’s first indigenous frigate.
“Our naval strength is increasing with our ships. I wholeheartedly believe that we will achieve new successes in the coming period,” Erdogan reportedly said at the delivery ceremony held at Sefine Shipyard.
The new ships are the frigate TCG Istanbul (F-515), cargo ship TCG Derya, Logistics Support Ship TCG Lt. Arif Ekmekçi, as well as armed unmanned surface vessel MARLIN, according to a shipbuilder STM. STM especially lauded the frigate, saying work on it was 80 percent localized.