TCG Fatih F-242 MEKO 200TN Yavuz class Frigate Turkish Navy

Turkish Navy / Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri - Frigate
F 242 TCG Fatih

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Type, class: Yavuz (MEKO 200TN) class Frigate
Builder: Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli, Turkey

STATUS:
Laid down: January 1, 1986
Launched: April 24, 1987
Commissioned: July 22, 1988
IN SERVICE

Homeport: ?
Namesake: Sultan Mehmed II (1432-1481)
Technical Data: see INFO > Yavuz (MEKO 200TN) class Frigate

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TCG Fatih (F 242):

... service history wanted

Mehmed II (30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481)

... commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet), was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.

After the conquest Mehmed claimed the title "Caesar" of the Roman Empire (Qayser-i Rûm), based on the fact that Constantinople had been the seat and capital of the surviving Eastern Roman Empire since its consecration in 330 AD by Emperor Constantine I. The claim was only recognized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Nonetheless, Mehmed II viewed the Ottoman state as a continuation of the Roman Empire for the remainder of his life, seeing himself as "continuing" the Empire rather than "replacing" it. This assertion was eventually abandoned by his successors.

Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia. At home he made many political and social reforms, encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding program had changed Constantinople into a thriving imperial capital. He is considered a hero in modern-day Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world. Among other things, Istanbul's Fatih district, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Fatih Mosque are named after him.

source: wikipedia

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