According to information published by Daily Sabah on April 22, 2021, the Philippines is currently looking for ways to modernize its navy and collaboration with the Turkish government is among the options as the South Asian country explores ways of enabling this, state-run media said.
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| Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, Hulusi Akar and Adnan Özbal (Picture source: Tamgazete) |

