{"id":36200,"date":"2023-04-11T14:23:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/11\/turkeys-navy-receives-its-largest-ever-ship-the-tcg-anadolu\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:52:48","slug":"turkeys-navy-receives-its-largest-ever-ship-the-tcg-anadolu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/uas\/2023\/04\/11\/turkeys-navy-receives-its-largest-ever-ship-the-tcg-anadolu\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s Navy receives its largest-ever ship, the TCG Anadolu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1264\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpg_3bb27e.jpg?resize=1536,1011 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkey commissioned a new ship, the TCG Anadolu, on April 10, 2023. (Turkish Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 The Turkish Navy received its largest vessel on April 10 during a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and top military brass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu is Turkey\u2019s first landing platform dock. Erdo\u011fan said the military will deploy heavy helicopters, drones and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2022\/01\/14\/turkey-kicks-off-serial-production-for-armed-trainer-hurjet\/\" target=\"_blank\">light-attack aircraft<\/a> from the vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its fully loaded displacement is 27,436 tons, and it measures 231 meters (758 feet) in length, 32 meters in width and 58 meters in height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship\u2019s primary purpose is to serve as a platform from which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2022\/03\/14\/turkish-baykar-advances-two-drone-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\">TB-3 armed drone and the Kizilelma combat UAV<\/a> can launch. Both aircraft were developed and built by the privately owned Turkish drone-maker Baykar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdo\u011fan said that the TCG Anadolu would also help with military and humanitarian operations around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Monday, the president attended the welding ceremony of the three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2023\/01\/24\/turkey-chooses-four-shipyards-to-build-three-frigates\/\" target=\"_blank\">MILGEM corvettes<\/a> commissioned by the defense procurement office SSB. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2023\/01\/24\/turkey-chooses-four-shipyards-to-build-three-frigates\/\" target=\"_blank\">MILGEM project<\/a> is focused on providing patrol and anti-submarine warfare capabilities at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey officially began constructing its first landing platform dock in 2016 when Erdo\u011fan was already talking about production plans for an aircraft carrier and a nuclear-powered vessel. He has also previously expressed hope that the program for landing platform docks would be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2017\/07\/17\/turkey-s-naval-ambitions-boosting-local-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\">first step toward producing<\/a> the \u201cmost elite\u201d aircraft carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1265\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg?resize=1024,675 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpg_b21912.jpg?resize=1536,1012 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkey&#8217;s president says the military will deploy heavy helicopters, drones and light-attack aircraft from the TCG Anadolu. (Turkish Defence Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, Turkey announced it selected the local shipyard Sedef for its LPD program. The company partnered with Spain\u2019s Navantia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TCG Anadolu can carry a battalion-sized unit of 1,200 personnel, eight utility helicopters and three drones. It also can transport 150 vehicles, including battle tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original delivery time was five and a half years after Turkey kicked off the effort \u2014 by the end of 2021 \u2014 meaning the schedule fell behind by two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey intended to fly its future F-35 fighter jets from the ship, but the U.S. removed the country from the multinational Joint Strike Fighter program after Ankara acquired Russian-made S-400 air defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey has since switched its primary aerial asset on the TCG Anadolu from the F-35 to the Kizilelma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel cost Ankara more than $1 billion, although officials have declined to reveal the exact price. 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