After a considerable period of absence, Turkish Navy is back in Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia.
In early September Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Authority dispatched an aid ship to Somaliland, Ethiopia and Putland. M/V Lila, loaded with 11 tons of aid, left Mersin, Turkey on 10 September 2016. Ada class corvette TCG Büyükada escorted the merchant ship on this voyage.
After the delivery of the aid, TCG Büyükada stayed in the region. She is now conducting anti-piracy patrols under Combined Task Force 151 command.
This is the second deployment of TCG Büyükada to the region. She was in the region from January till April 2015, and evacuated 55 Turkish citizens trapped in Yemen.
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