Turkey Navy TCG Istanbul Commissioned

TCG Istanbul (F-515), lead ship of the İstif-class frigates, was commissioned on 19 January 2024 at a ceremony at the Sefine Shipyard in Yalova attended by the Turkish President, together with the replenishment ship TCG Derya, the logistics ship TCG Üsteğmen Arif Ekmekçi and the Marlin unmanned surface vessel. Described by Ankara as the first frigate produced entirely by domestic means, the 113-metre, 3,100-tonne ship carries a national radar and electronic warfare suite, a vertical launch system for Hisar surface-to-air missiles, Atmaca anti-ship missiles, a 76 mm gun and a Gökdeniz close-in weapon system, and can embark an S-70B helicopter.