Turkey ordered building destroyers, aviso’s and gunboats in France according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1905-1906 no.8

An item referred to the magazine Le Yacht reporting that the Turkish cabinet ordered the building at Creusot, France of 4 destroyers (costs 7.250.000 francs), 2 aviso’s (costs 1.-00.00 francs) and 2 gunboats costs(6.250.000 francs). At the same shipyards was a year earlier the order for the building of 4 destroyers given.