April 2017. Black Sea. Photo by B. Hopsirokov.

Country: Turkey.
Class, [Type]: Meko 200 T2B, [FF].
Homeport: Gölguk.

Callsign: TBGM (     )

Builder: Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
Laid down: 18 March 1993.
Launch date: 29 September 1993.
Commission date: 16 March 1995.

Displacement ( tons ): 3000 standard, 3400 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 118 x 14,8 x 6,4.
Main machinery: CODOG: 2 x GE LM 250 gas turbines ( 60000 hp ), 2 x MTU diesels ( 11800 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 32.
Range ( miles ): 4100 at 18 knots.
Complement: 187 ( 22 officers ) plus 9 aircrew.

Guns: 1 x 1 127mm Mk45 Mod.2A, 3 x 4 25mm Sea Zenith GM25 CIWS, 2 x 12,7mm.
Missiles: SSM: 2 x 4 Harpoon; SAM: 1 x 8 Mk41 Mod8 VLS Sea Sparrow ( 24 Aspide missiles ).
Torpedoes: 2 x 3 324mm  Mk32 (  Mk46 Mod.5 torpedoes ).

Radar: Air search: AWS-9; Air/surface search: AWS-6 Dolphin; Navigation: Decca 2690; Fire control: 2 x STIR-24, 2 x TMKu; TACAN: AN/URN-25.
Sonar: AN/SQS-56.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 x 6 Mk36 SRBOC, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; ESM/ECM: Cutlass B1 ( intercept ), Scorpion B ( jammer ).
Helicopter: 1 x AB-212 ASW or SH-70 Sea Hawk.