I heard that the design is still under talks which is expected to be last for about 6 months. No ski-jump and no elevator doesnt mean that there wont be lightnings. Even if the F-35B pilot went for STOV, You avaragely need 210 meters to take off which Levent-class LHD will be 220 meters long. Besides, they removed the elevator only at pre design talks. You can never keep the aircraft on the flightdeck forever. I bet, laterly they'll add an improved elevator. It will operate F35B. There's been rumors since the last two years within DZKK that theyll order the B variant. BOTH SHIPS WILL OPERATE F-35Bs on deck. The reason why we cant find an official source about it is that the fuvckin MoND have postponed the initial orders for Lightning II. There's a new modernization plan for Naval Aviation Group Command. It will replace Bell 202/204/212s with T-70, acquisition of ATR-70/600 and also Deniz Hava Grup Komutanlığı plans to form naval fighter squadrons.
No man they entirely fucvked the system. I want to kick my brain whom have given the decision to leave the service. Who knows maybe I would operate on one of the two lhds. Anyways, country things are secondary for me.