Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated this Sunday in the demonstrations organized on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, held on the Bosphorus.
The show performed by the military in the sky of Istanbul and the Bosphorus strait got everyone's attention, as it was seen as a show of force by Erdogan.
100 ships, led by the giant TCG Anadolu, participated in the parade. Called "100 ships in the 100th year", the parade saw TCG Anadolu, TCG Nusret, as well as 11 frigates, 10 submarines, 4 corvettes, 4 patrol vessels, 17 attack boats, 8 minehunters, 5 amphibious ships, 10 tank landing ships, 18 auxiliary class ships and 4 assault boats.
Also, 14 aircraft, including F-16s and F-4s, from Air Force Command escorted the ships during the parade.
During the parade of the ships, 101 artillery shots were fired into the sky of Istanbul by the 1st Army Command, while a team of aviators engraved the number 100 in the sky, just for the 100th anniversary of the Republic.
During the ceremony of passing the military ships in the Bosphorus, President Erdogan and his accompanying commanders stood up and saluted the ships.
"With glory, honor, joy... Turkey's century," Erdogan wrote on his social media account.