MUGEM stands for Milli Uçak Gemisi, meaning National Aircraft Carrier.

Contrary to earlier news, it was revealed that the future aircraft carrier was not a development on the TCG Anadolu, but a completely new designed ship.

[6] A model of the ship was first shown at the 2024 SAHA EXPO, with further details being released, like propulsion, dimensions, design elements.

The Turkish defence industry is also underway at developing an indigenous catapult system.

With the ski-jump being modular by design, this can be removed and the ship could be reconfigured as a CATOBAR carrier.