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ISTANBUL \u2014 A Turkish military vessel set sail April 8 for a nearly five-month deployment to Japan and other nearby countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The navy deployed its Ada-class corvette TCG Kinaliada to both celebrate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Japan, as well as commemorate the 134th anniversary of the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertu\u011frul during a typhoon following its visit to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s a deeper message behind the ship\u2019s eastward trip, experts told Defense News, one that could see Turkey\u2019s defense industry gain a greater foothold in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Asia Anew Initiative, which Turkey launched in 2019, essentially drives the country\u2019s relationships with others in the region, according to Diren Do\u011fan, a lecturer at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith this initiative, Turkey defines itself not as a \u2018foreign country\u2019 that noticed the rise of Asia and started to attach importance to the continent, but as a country with an Asian identity at every stage of history. And in addition to struggling with the challenges that the continent has brought throughout history, in parallel with the changing conjuncture, it also benefits from the advantages it has produced,\u201d Do\u011fan told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the nations Kinaliada is scheduled to visit are users of Turkish defense products. On its way to Japan, the ship and its crew have already stopped in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, with plans to also visit Somalia, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it returns home, the vessel is to stop in the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Djibouti and Jordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such port visits by military ships are used to improve diplomatic and geopolitical relations. An exhibition of Turkish defense wares, involving company representatives, took place during the crew\u2019s stop in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do\u011fan noted that despite displays of military equipment, the Asia Anew Initiative does not call for Turkey to choose a side \u201cas great power competition escalates.\u201d And that in itself makes Turkey\u2019s weaponry attractive, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis initiative is considered a comfortable area because it puts mutual benefit above the countries\u2019 personal ambitions, and avoids touching their political sensitivities. This created comfort zone increases preferability, even in a sensitive sector such as the defense industry,\u201d Do\u011fan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Turkish ship TCG Kinaliada stopped in the port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on its way to Japan in April 2024. (Turkish Defense Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to statistics shared by the Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters\u2019 Association, one of Turkey\u2019s industry umbrella organizations, the nation\u2019s total exports<\/a> in 2023 were worth $255.8 billion, of which $5.5 billion came from the defense and aerospace sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of the countries that TCG Kinaliada is visiting during its deployment are mentioned in the association\u2019s top 10 list of export customers<\/a>. But sales to Asian nations \u2014 with the exception of those in the Commonwealth of Independent States<\/a> \u2014 made up 16% of Turkey\u2019s defense and aerospace exports, or nearly $1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the Southeast Asian countries move away from their former suppliers, such as Russia and China, and seek to modernize their militaries, they will look for cost-effective suppliers that would not hinder their autonomy. Turkish companies, especially in uncrewed systems, could have significant advantages in the region,\u201d said \u00c7a\u011flar Kur\u00e7, an assistant professor at Abdullah G\u00fcl University in Turkey, who has written about the local defense industry\u2019s international ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTurkish companies have an advantage in price and capacity when selling to Asian countries,\u201d he told Defense News. \u201cTurkish arms are high quality and cheap, compared to U.S. systems. Turkey does not use its arms trade relations as leverage; thus, it is a dependable and credible supplier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turkish defense contractor FNSS has been active in Indonesia and Malaysia since early 2000. For the former, it developed a prototype medium tank that the firm eventually evolved into the Kaplan MT<\/a>, jointly produced by Indonesian company PT Pindad. In Malaysia, FNSS has provided the ACV-300 Adnan armored infantry fighting vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naval engineering specialist STM, also a Turkish defense company, signed a contract in 2013 to build a support tanker for Pakistan\u2019s naval force. Delivery took place in 2018, the same year Turkey\u2019s ASFAT inked a deal to manufacture a modified Milgem-class corvette<\/a> for the same nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, Turkey sold six T129 Atak<\/a> combat helicopters to the Philippines<\/a> for $629 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this year, the Maldives announced<\/a> it chose the TB2 combat drone from Bayraktar to patrol the island nation\u2019s exclusive economic zone. The unmanned aerial system gained prominence from its use by Ukraine in the war against Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion<\/a> of its neighbor in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indonesia announced in January plans to buy 45 Atmaca anti-ship missiles<\/a> from Turkey. The TCG Kinaliada is armed with the weapon, which means defense officials in the host countries may have an opportunity to see the missile in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in March, Malaysia unveiled plans to acquire Ada-class corvettes for its Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 program. For its part, the TCG Kinaliada is the fourth ship of the Ada class \u2014 the first type of combat naval platform designed and constructed in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if Turkey wants to gain a greater Eastern foothold<\/a>, Kur\u00e7 said, it should consider engaging with South Korea, which has emerged as a leader in regional defense exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, it\u2019s very much a balancing act for the potential customers, Do\u011fan noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile the countries in the region are economically fed by China, they are trying to fend off the security-oriented challenges brought by Chinese aggression with the security umbrella of the USA,\u201d she said. \u201cWhile implementing all these strategies, they must try not to get too close to the USA and infuriate the dragon [China], while they also have to be careful not to get too carried away by the added value that China brings to their economy and go out of the protective atmosphere of the USA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTurkey stands out as a preferred middle ground for countries to diversify their hands in this harrowing process,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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