In the wake of the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks on WTC, NATO implemented Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. One of the actions taken in this regard was the starting of Operation Active Endeavour (OAE) in Eastern Mediterranean. The aim of OAE is to control the shipping through the Mediterranean basin by hailing ships or by boarding them so that the... Continue Reading →
"You're never beaten until you admit it." a beautiful and very true quote from General Patton. Just when South Korea seemed to have won the bid for producing submarines for Indonesia, Turkish officials deny being defeated. Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago with more than 17,000 islands, lies across shipping lanes between the Indian and Pacific oceans as well as... Continue Reading →
The Eastern Mediterranean is no longer in the spot light of the public opinion. More important and pressing events such as the death of Gaddafi in Libya, the earthquake in Van, Turkey left the guess for oil in the Eastern Mediterranean in the shadows. I think all actors of this quest are happy from this... Continue Reading →
Here are some more photos of the South Korean KDX-II class destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan. And at the end my favorite photo: Click here for A Close Look To A KDX-II Class (Part 1)
Yesterday, a South Korean Naval Task Force consisting of the destroyer DDG-979 Gang Gam Chan and tanker AOR-57 Chun Jee arrived in Istanbul for a four day visit. In every three year a South Korean task force visits Istanbul periodically where a Turkish warships visits South Korea. These are the photos of the South Korean... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class US Navy destroyer DDG-61 USS Ramage arrived yesterday in Bodrum, Muğla for a three day port visit. Unlike previous port calls in Turkey, this liberty call is going to be an eventful one. Yesterday a small group of protesters belonging to Turkish Communist Party protested against the US Naval presence in Bodrum and... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the Turkish frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros was dispatched to the site of the collision to help searching for the survivors. She is expected to arrive at the scene in the early morning hours on 21st October 2011. I am afraid that this might be too late... Continue Reading →
The Turkish flagged motor ferry Ankara collided with a Turkish owned and Maltese flagged merchant ship M/V Reina 1 last night off the coast of Albania. The M/V Reina 1 was heavily damaged and sunk as the result of the collision. M/F Ankara was used extensively during the evacuation of Turkish citizens from the Libya as this... Continue Reading →
On Monday and Tuesday, I was in Ankara attending the 4th Naval Systems Seminar, a highlight for the Turkish naval industry. This is the first part of my impressions from the seminar. In this part I will focus on the general mood of the seminar and will share what I found important from the opening key speeches.... Continue Reading →
I know what necrophilia means. But I think the word's definition needs some rewriting especially, after reading DCNS' intention to sell FREMM class frigates to Greece: France wants to deliver two to four new frigates to the Greek navy and to allow the highly indebted nation to postpone payment of the €300 million ($412 million) purchase price... Continue Reading →
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