During the reception, Güler addressed the sailors as follows: “Our Naval Forces; Today, it successfully protects our rights and interests in our Blue Homeland as an effective, deterrent and respected force with its modern force structure, technological equipment, constantly developing opportunities and, above all, the great dedication of its dedicated personnel. “It also contributes to international peace from Qatar to Somalia, from Libya to the Indian Ocean.”
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‘We did not forget the difficult days’
“In this process where our country has taken active roles in the international arena and our Turkish Armed Forces have carried out the most comprehensive activities of the last century; “Our Naval Forces continue their activities with the same efficiency and intensity,” said Güler, adding, “I must proudly state that our Naval Forces are a source of pride for our country with the great achievements they have achieved in this process. About a century ago, there were times when we were subjected to various obstacles and difficulties due to products that we paid for but could not receive. We never forgot these difficult days. We continued to work tirelessly. “It is the natural right of all of us to be proud of this superior level we have reached,” he said.
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President Erdoğan greeted the Fatih Frigate.
15 ships armed on free horizons
Turkey’s first unmanned aerial vehicle ship, TCG Anadolu, and 15 warships passed through the Bosphorus as part of the celebrations. Submarines and assault boats also participated in the parade under the tactical command of War Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Baybars Küçükatay. During the ceremony, which lasted about half an hour, a poem by Yahya Kemal Beyatlı was read: “Where are these gunshots on the sea horizon coming from?” The sailors, who read the section that starts with the lines “Two hundred ships equipped on free horizons / Coming from where they look at the newborn moon”, saluted Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha’s tomb in Beşiktaş with “Çimariva”.
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