Turkey, known as the "lone wolf of the Middle East", is an alternative throughout Eurasia and often makes crazy moves. As an important member of NATO, Turkey does not deal with many NATO countries, and even with the United States, it looks like it is at odds with Russia. As long as it is not in Turkey's interests, even the United States will not be able to do it.
According to Taiwan media reports, the Turkish Navy's Ada-class anti-submarine frigate TCG Kınalıada, with the port number F-514, recently passed through the Taiwan Strait from south to north and sailed east of the so-called "middle line of the strait". In response to the passage of Turkish warships through the strait, the PLA has changed its past mode of monitoring west of the "center line of the strait" and has not only directly dispatched warships, but this time the PLA has directly sent the Type 052D destroyer "Lishui" to monitor the Turkish warships east of the center line of the strait.
The PLA's deterrent effect is very strong. Military scholars on the island said that after grasping the whereabouts of the Turkish warship, the PLA randomly dispatched Type 052D destroyers to cross the "center line of the strait" and directly enter the side close to Taiwan Island.
TCG Kınalıada frigate translated as Nale Island frigate, with a full load displacement of 3,000 tons, is Turkey's first equipped with a single-sided array active phased array radar, this frigate is the fourth ship of the Ada class frigate, the main armament is a 76 mm naval gun, plus Turkey's domestic new vertical launch system, which can carry 64 "Hisar" short-range ship-to-air missiles, and the ship's amidships are equipped with 16 "Atmaka" anti-ship missiles, while the Hisar missile has a relatively short range, It has short-range air defense interception with a maximum range of 25 kilometers.
The overall performance of the Ada-class frigates is average, and there are no medium and long-range anti-aircraft missiles, which limits their long-range operations, and it is difficult to compete with large frigates and destroyers. Compared with the passage of US warships through the Taiwan Strait, it is very high-profile. The Netherlands, which can be called a small follower of the United States, also announced in a high-profile manner that it would send a frigate through the Taiwan Strait, and this time the Turkish warship passed through the Taiwan Strait, which was very low-key, and if it were not for the Taiwan media reporting this time, I am afraid it would be difficult to obtain a Turkish warship to cross the Taiwan Strait.
The Turkish warship passed through the strait, and the Type 052D destroyer approached to follow and monitor, which shows that the Turkish warship did not notify the Chinese side in advance, nor did it say hello, since the Turkish warship acted recklessly, it is reasonable for the Chinese side to send the Type 052D destroyer to monitor the whole process. In the face of the Type 052D destroyer, the Turkish frigate did not dare to provoke easily, and in the face of absolute strength, the Turkish warship could only be honest and escorted away from the Taiwan Strait by the Type 052D destroyer.
At the instigation of the United States, many NATO countries have deployed warships in the Asia-Pacific region, and the Turkish Navy is one of them. The Turkish warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait this time is to show off its military might at China's doorstep. Now Turkey is no longer rushing to the front line in disguise, on the doorstep of China. Turkey wants to eat both ends of China and the United States, and once engaged in this in the United States and Russia, but now it is dancing on the tip of the knife in the Sino-US game, and sooner or later it will slip.
The Type 052D destroyer directly entered the east side of the "center line of the strait", sending an important signal that the PLA will fully control the waters of the Taiwan Strait. In 2022, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) held joint military exercises around Taiwan, covering the sea and air space east of the center line of the Taiwan Strait for the first time, officially treating the center line of the strait as nothing.
In the past "United Sword-2024A" military exercise, PLA military aircraft and warships passed through the Taiwan Strait and entered the waters of the 24-nautical-mile adjacent area of Taiwan Island, directly making the center line of the strait exist in name only. In the future, as long as US warships or US allies and other warships enter the Taiwan Strait, PLA warships and planes will be able to monitor and drive away the entire process on the side close to Taiwan Island.