The President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow made an official visit to Turkey between 28th February and 1st March. His host, Turkish President Abdullah Gül, took him for a ride on board of the Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-303, after attending the Turkish-Turkmen Business Forum. The forum organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey... Continue Reading →
As reported earlier, the SNMCMG-2 left Algeria the second stop during their tour of North African States on 24th February. NATO has released some photos and a short news report about that visit. Currently the task force should be in Casablanca, Morroco, but there are no official news about it. Welcomed into port on 21 February by Algerian... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer of US Navy, DDG-68, USS The Sullivans, arrived in Bodrum, Muğla for a port visit on 2nd March 2012. The Aegis equipped destroyer will stay in Bodrum during the weekend. It is reported that the commander of the ship will conduct courtesy visits to the mayor of the city and to other officials. Bodrum has become a favorite destination for R &R visits... Continue Reading →
When the crew of the fishing boat Rafet Reis 3 cast their nets off the Kabatepe on Gallipoli Peninsula for a good catch of fish, they found something else: a very old and rusty object. According to the captain of the fishing vessel, they have encountered mines before when hunting in the region. But this time the object did not looked like the... Continue Reading →
Today the NATO mine counter measures task force SNMCMG-2 has ended its 4 day port visit in Algeria. The next port of call for the task force will be Casablanca, Morroco. The Port Visit will last from 21to 24 February and forms part of an extensive Programme for the Group aimed at increasing cooperation and... Continue Reading →
According to the official webpage of Turkish General Staff, the sea trials of the coast guard vessel SG-701 TCSG Dost is continuing. She was launched on 9th July 2010. The Turkish General Staff reported that on 7th February 2012 a Turkish Coast Guard AB-412 EP helicopter performed take off and landing tests on board of TCSG Dost at day... Continue Reading →
On 22 February 2012, in the early morning hours, one Turkish Type 209 / 1400 class submarine sailed through Bosphorus to Marmara Sea. Since Turkish Navy stooped painting the pennant number of the submarines on their hulls, it is impossible to identify each individual submarine anymore. While this new painting scheme helps the submarines to... Continue Reading →
Operation Active Endeavor (OAE) is one of the NATO's oldest still running operations. It started as support to the United States immediately after 9/11. The aim is to demonstrate NATO's solidarity and resolve in the fight against terrorism and to help detect and deter terrorist activity in the Mediterranean. OAE started as a NATO members... Continue Reading →
The Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, Admiral Murat Bilgel made a visit to South Africa between 23rd and 26th January 2012. According to the South African Navy website a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation between two navies was yielded during this visit. As long as the piracy problem on Horn of Africa exists, Turkish Navy will be present... Continue Reading →
Today is the first diversionary of the arrests made by the third wave of the Sledgehammer case. If you have heard it all ready, the Sledgehammer is the name of the of an alleged Turkish secularist military coup plan which reportedly dates back to 2003. The trial for the criminal case has just started in 16 December 2010. But during the 2010... Continue Reading →
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