As the high tension in the Eastern Mediterranean continues, now is a good time to look at some numbers. I am very well aware that the nominal numbers of a nations weapons does not mean much about their readiness, availability, effectiveness or quality. But on the other hand as Stalin said the quantity has an quality in itself.
This just a brief study about the availability of the major Turkish warships for a Eastern Med duty:
| Class | Total | Deployed | Building | Overhaul | Avaliable |
| Yavuz class (Meko 200 Track I) | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Barbaros class (Meko 200 Track II) | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gabya class (FFG-7 Perry) | 8 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Tepe class (Knox) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Burak class (Aviso A 69) | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Milgem class | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
| Bosphorus Naval News | |||||
Notes: Active means commissioned. Deployed means taking part in a continuing operation.
According to various newspapers and websites three Turkish warships passed through Dardanelles and sailed to Aegean Sea today. Of the trio F-247 TCG Salihreis is a MEKO 200 class frigate. A-577 TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa is a training ship and Y-161 TCG Öncü is a tug.
For the almost current order of battle for Turkish Navy click here.
devrimyaylali.com 
Is the “tension” created by the intent to deflect attention away from the Arab Spring in the region and onto the traditional target Israel?
Which O.H. Perry frigate is being overhauled?
The one that is scheduled for the GENESIS upgrade. But I don’t know which.
Congratulations Devrim, you are setting the trends in Greek blogs, and making headlines (such as their new favourite topic on availability of Turkish ships) :)
Hi Huseyin. Yes apparently I am setting the trends in some Greek blogs. Who would have thought that? At least, those blogs, I have seen have given me credit as their source. This is not something I’m very familiar with.