Ships in The Class
| Name/Pennant No. | Namesake | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCG Heybeliada (F-511) | Heybeliada | Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command | 22 January 2007 | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2011 | On active duty with the Turkish Navy |
| TCG Büyükada (F-512) | Büyükada | Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command | 27 September 2008 | 27 September 2011 | (August 2013 - Planned) | Subsystems, weapons systems and equipment integration is in progress |
On the 3rd of January 2013 the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries announced that RMK Marine Gemi Yapım Sanayi A.S., a Turkish Defense company was to build a further 6 MILGEM class corvettes for the Turkish Navy at a cost of $1.5 billion .
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