Why new ships alone could not fix the Ottoman Navy

Could different Ottoman procurement decisions have won the naval war against Greece in the First Balkan War?

Only in theory; better-suited ships and serious training reform were possible, but corruption, infighting, weak maintenance, and inadequate crews made success unlikely in practice.

Different purchases and a serious training reform could have helped in theory, but the Ottoman Navy struggled to use the ships it already possessed. Armoured cruisers are proposed as more suitable than battleships bought for status. Political infighting and corruption are presented as obstacles to both procurement and reform. The participants recall inducements involving cars and land purchases, with uncertainty attached to the recollection about the German battleship sale. Their argument is that visible corruption raises concerns about less visible effects on training, maintenance, and operational condition.