Daily Sabah: Turkish Navy strongest in east med, Greece's old and outdated

Not only it has the largest navy, quantitatively, next to Egypt, whose navy is large but mostly out serviced thus still can't outnumber that of Turkey's, Turkish navy is also one of the most modern navies in the region.

"With 16 frigates, 10 corvettes, 19 armed fast patrol boats, 12 submarines and other auxiliary elements, we have a considerable fleet in the region," Kırıkkanat evaluated. Four İ-class frigates are also under construction to be added to the fleet, among others.

Commenting on the navies of Eastern Mediterranean coastal states, Kırıkkanat stressed: "The Greek and Egyptian navies are different from each other at first glance but one common thing is that they have many foreign warfare weapons, vehicles and equipment. This is a major disadvantage in terms of logistics integrity, repair capability and possible modernization plans," adding that the Greek navy is old and the economic crisis and foreign debts that must be paid by 2060 pose a significant obstacle to the implementation of many defense projects in the neighboring country, along with creating an obstacle for the modernization of already existing vessels.

Kırıkkanat said that similar to Greece's, the Egyptian navy also needs modernization while the new purchases do attract quite an attention.