A Turkish presidential yacht, formerly known as the Turkish Navy’s auxiliary ship Yakamoz Y68, has been seen for the first time transiting the Bosporus since a refitting, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Thursday, citing a Turkish geopolitical analyst.
Yörük Işık, an independent geopolitical analyst based in İstanbul, where he runs the Bosphorus Observer blog, tweeted last week that a yacht “with no visible name but with the official seal of the president” transited the Bosporus, sharing photos showing a large group of people on it.
Although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wasn’t seen in any of the photos he posted, Işık claimed on Aug. 22 that Erdoğan was “showing the sights of Bosphorus” to King of Malaysia Sultan Abdullah of Pahang.
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