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Meanwhile, a former admiral in the Turkish Navy wants to see the Sao Paulo reequipped and used for training service members, rather than disassembled for scrap metal. The dismantling process is to take place at the Aliaga district’s ship recycling facilities.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promoted efforts for local aircraft carrier production to strengthen the Turkish Navy’s capabilities.
“Even if we do not use Sao Paulo actively for the Turkish Navy, it could be used as a simulator to disassemble, attach, testing, dismantling, repairing,” Yayci said. “It is a great and very cheap opportunity for education, engineering experience, observation, examination. The price of this ship is $1.9 million while a similar simulator costs more than $30 million.”