Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defense; together with Chief of General Staff General Yaşar Güler, Land Forces Commander General Musa Avsever, Naval Forces Commander Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu and Air Force Commander General Atilla Gülan visited the Anatolian ship.
Minister Akar and his accompanying TAF Command Level landed on the ship in the Marmara Sea by helicopter within the scope of sea acceptance tests. After landing on the ship, Minister Akar greeted the ceremonial squad and presented a ship's cap with the inscription "TCG Anadolu".
Minister Akar, who received a briefing on the ship from Rear Admiral İsmail Güldoğan, Chief of the Naval Staff, then climbed onto the bridge and made investigations.
After examining the ship at the Combat Operations Center, Minister Akar met with the crew and shipbuilding personnel in the section called the pool.
Emphasizing that Turkey has become a subject with the multidimensional relations established by our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the international arena, Minister Akar said; He stated that his area of influence is three continents and his area of interest is the whole world.
Stating that the Ministry of National Defense, whose duties and responsibilities increased in this process, carried out the most intense and most successful activities in the history of the Republic, Minister Akar said, “In this context, our heroic and self-sacrificing army said 'Border is honor!' With its understanding, it ensures the security of our borders, fights against terrorist organizations, especially PKK/PYD-YPG, DAESH and FETO, within the country and beyond with its strategy of eliminating terrorism at its source, resolutely protects our rights and interests in our seas and in the skies, and is ready against all kinds of threats and dangers. It conducts large and comprehensive exercises to he said.
Referring to the recent developments in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as defense and security issues, Minister Akar said, “As Turkey, we always tell our interlocutors that we are in favor of dialogue and peace, and that we want to solve our problems through negotiations within the framework of good neighborly relations and international law.” he said.
Reminding that there are consultation, confidence-building measures and separation procedures meetings in NATO between Turkey and Greece, Minister Akar said, “Greece does not hold these meetings, but strives to prevent these from happening. It's sabotaging. Some politicians and some soldiers are constantly and consciously trying to increase the tension in order to cover up their inner troubles. In this regard, we continue to work as cautiously as possible.” used the phrases.
Stating that Greece continues with its provocative actions and rhetoric, Minister Akar said, “They get up every morning and make every effort to create tension by throwing something out there.” he said.
TURKEY IS NOT A THREAT; A RELIABLE, STRONG, EFFECTIVE ally
Pointing out that Greece is trying to present its problems with Turkey as Turkey-NATO, USA and EU problems, Minister Akar said, “Everybody has understood his tricks now. We evaluate and expect that everyone will be more cautious in this regard.” said.
Stating that all of Turkey's statements are based on legal realities and concrete data, Minister Akar said:
“There are many reasons originating from Greece for not getting a result despite this. There are many scandals in Greece right now. There is the eavesdropping scandal, the immigration scandal, corruption. However, Greece has failures in the Eastern Mediterranean that it has failed to achieve and that the Greek public has noticed. To cover all this, they hope to increase tensions with Turkey. But we want them to see that it is not possible for them to survive by creating tension, and diversion is not profitable. The only thing certain politicians and soldiers in Greece do is cry. They are constantly crying and trying to promote and promote their chauvinistic policies. Everyone began to see that there was no way out. The Greek people, too, began to see how their own resources were wasted and squandered by these certain politicians and how their well-being was destroyed. Along with these, some sensible politicians, academics, retired soldiers, ambassadors and citizens in Greece started to see the game here.”
Reacting to the statements of some Greek politicians describing Turkey as a threat, Minister Akar said, “Turkey is not a threat to anyone; reliable, powerful, effective ally. This is how it should be known. Turkey is not a threat to anyone. They have to get it in their head over and over again, they have to understand.” said.
THE ISSUE IS A ISSUE OF RECOGNIZING TRNC
Emphasizing that Turkey's calls for dialogue should not be understood as weakness, Minister Akar said, “We are talking about the fair sharing of the riches in the Aegean within the framework of good neighborly relations. However, we also say that we will never violate the rights and laws of ourselves or our Cypriot brothers, and we will not allow any fait accompli.” he said.
Minister Akar stated the importance of the objective approach of the third parties to the events and said, “Do not be an emotional and prejudiced party. We want them to evaluate the events fairly, objectively and impartially.” said.
Describing the Cyprus issue as a "national issue", Minister Akar said, "We stand with our Cypriot brothers and sisters in line with the guarantee and alliance agreements, as in the past. We are talking about two sovereign, equal and independent states on Cyprus. The issue is no longer the establishment of this state, but the recognition of this established state. he said.
Emphasizing the importance of the domestic and national defense industry for an effective, deterrent and respected armed force, Minister Akar said, “With the leadership, support and encouragement of our President, great breakthroughs have been made in the defense industry, and the rate of locality and nationality has reached the level of 80 percent.” said.
Stating that Turkey has now reached the level of designing, constructing, manufacturing and exporting National Infantry Rifles and all light weapons, MLRAs, Storm howitzers, UAV/SİHA/TİHAs, ATAK helicopters, frigates, warships and intelligent precision ammunition and missiles. Akar said, “We have tough roads ahead of us, we know that. By crossing those roads, we will reach the level of meeting the needs of our Armed Forces locally and nationally. Hopefully, we will build our tank, plane and engine in the near future. We will succeed, we believe in it.” used the phrases.
At the end of his speech, Minister Akar, who was applauded by the personnel involved in the construction of the ship, said, "We really need to applaud you for your work." He congratulated the employees and applauded together with the TAF Command Level. Minister Akar also celebrated the new year of employees and ship personnel.
ANATOLIAN SHIP
The world's first SİHA ship and Turkey's largest multi-purpose amphibious ship, Anatolia's first sheet metal cutting was made on April 30, 2016, with the participation of our President Erdoğan. After the completion of the port acceptance tests, which started on 1 July 2020, the ship's sea acceptance tests began on 20 June 2022. The Anadolu ship, whose first helicopter deployment was made on 17 November 2022, is planned to be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces in the first months of this year.
The national and local war management system Advent is used on the ship, which is approximately three football fields long. Equipped with state-of-the-art radars and sensors, the ship is capable of transporting nearly 100 vehicles with tanks and armored vehicles on the vehicle deck, as well as landing vehicles and boats.
“REIS” CLASS NATIONAL SUBMARINES
“Reis” class submarines under construction within the scope of the New Type Submarine Project; It draws attention with its battery technology, high durability and compact design. It is planned to integrate Akya and Atmaca missiles into these submarines, which have low ship noise levels, modern sensors, weapons and war management systems.
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