The Turkish Navy’s deployment of the TCG Gelibolu (F-493), a Gabya-class frigate, to NATO’s Standing Naval Forces in the Mediterranean in July 2025 represents a pivotal moment in Türkiye’s maritime strategy and its evolving role within the NATO alliance. Described in Turkish media as the “Floating Fortress,” the TCG Gelibolu embodies the culmination of decades … Leggi tutto The Strategic Evolution of the Turkish Navy: Analyzing the Modernization and NATO Deployment of the TCG Gelibolu (F-493) in the Geopolitical Context of 2025