January 8th, 1929
Turkey and Atlantis have come to an agreement reguarding bases in and around Byzantium. Kuzi Limani and Istambul will be handed over to Atlantean/Byzantean control in exchange for generous compensation and assurances that a non-agression pact between the three nations will be negotiated.
Mustafa Kemel assured the country that this was in the best interest of the nation.
"This will ultimately prove to be our final act of reconciliation in reguards to our involvement in the great war and will assist our efforts to improve relations with some of our former protecturates."
16 May, 1929 - Icel, Turkey
Amid the cheers of Turkish Citizens the Kriegsmarine flotilla in the Med has dropped anchor in the Turkish port of Icel. It is the first visit by a German fleet since the great war that ravaged much of Europe. On the 18th, Breslau will welcome visitors aboard for tours of one of the Kriegsmarine's most modern ships.
18 May, 1929 - Ankara
In a surprise annoucment Foreign Minister, Oghuz Osman Suleiman along with Minister of the Navy, Hussein Rauf anounced the sale of six 1916MOB torpedo boats, that are presently docked at Icel with the visiting German Kriegsmarine flotilla to Turkey. The torpedo boats, now classed as destroyers in the turkish fleet, will replace the Samsoun/Muvanet-I-Milet class destroyers and the Berk-Efsan as frontline units.
May 28, 1929 - Icel, Turkey
In a solemn ceremony, the German flag was lowered for the last time on the 1916MOB torpedo boats, their crews saluting the flag from the dockside as the new Turkish crews took possession and ran up the Turkish flag to cheers from the onlookers.
May 29, 1929 - Icel, Turkey
The two German CLs, with Breslau in the lead, slipped their moorings this morning and put out to sea. Icel was bustling with Turks waving and cheering as the Germans sailed off over the horizon.
May 30, 1929 - Ankara, Turkey
In another stunning anouncement Minister of the Navy, Hussein Rauf announced the navy's plan to continue to modernize the fleet. The 6 year plan includes a deal made with India to build a new battleship to replace elderly units currently in the Turkish fleet. Its expected she will be a variant of the Shah Jahan design, India's newest battleship.
Plans call for the battleship to be laid down in July. As a result of this deal it has been decided that the Italian battleship Dante Alighieri will to return to Italian control, as she still counts against Italian limits under the Cleito treaty. The amoured cruiser San Marco is expected to be purchased under the original lease/purchase deal and eventually modernized under similar lines to the Ulic Ali Reis.
Other plans include the minor refits of the battleship Fatih Sultan Mehmed and the Saldiray and Yildiray class cruisers and the continuation of the Agri class torpedo boat program.