The frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik arrived in Shanghai on 1 August 2011, to mark to the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkey and China. Upon her arrival the frigate was welcomed by Senior Colonel Wu Weyhua, Turkey's consul general Deniz Eke and deputy military attaché at the Turkish Embassy in Beijing, Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Ömer Seyran. The ship will stay... Continue Reading →
The Russian news portal RiaNovosti reports that the Russian Black Sea Fleet will receive 6 new submarines in the next few years. Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said in an exclusive interview with RIA Novosti that six diesel-electric submarines of Kilo class (Project 636) will be built for the Black Sea Fleet in the next... Continue Reading →
According to Russian news portal RiaNovosti, Russia is opposed to deploying sea-based missiles and radars of the planned U.S. missile shield in Europe in Turkey's Black Sea region. This statement made by Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO. Mr. Rogozin made his statement on 28 July 2011, when he was in Ankara, capital of Turkey during an official... Continue Reading →
I am very unhappy. Yesterday, 29 July 2011 was day that will not be forgotten easily. The top 4 commanders of Turkish Armed Forces, the Chief of the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces General Kosaner, the Commander of Army General Ceylaoğlu, the Commander of Navy Admiral Yiğit and the Commander of the Airforce General... Continue Reading →
The Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba conducted Exercise Scimitar Exocet with Turkish warships TCG Barbaros and TCG Yarbay Kudret Gungor before the Turkish ships stopped in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a port visit. The exercise was conducted in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait when the Turkish ships were returning to the Red Sea after completed their anti piracy patrols. Exercise Scimitar Exocet was... Continue Reading →
This week Istanbul had a distinct visitor from Mexico: The training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc. She arrived in Istanbul on 23 July and stayed till 27 July. Currently she is sailing in the Black Sea and next port of call is Odessa. The ship was build in Spain in 1982 and has three sisters: Colombia's Gloria, Ecuador's Guayas and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar. I was... Continue Reading →
F-492 TCG Gemlik has finished her visit to Medan Indonesia and proceeded to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The frigate was one of the 5 ships that sailed as the Turkish Naval Task Group from Marmaris in June. After finishing their visit in India the rest of the group returned to piracy fighting operations in Gulf of... Continue Reading →
On 21 July 2011, the Navy Technology website reported that the Chinese Navy has officially launched its largest amphibious dock landing warship, Jinggangshan, in Shanghai. While the information about the ship is sketchy and the lack of any visual material makes any assessment difficult it was reported that the 210m-long warship had a water displacement... Continue Reading →
After conducting naval exercises with the Indian Navy last week F-492 TCG Gemlik has left Turkish Naval Task Group and is making a visit in Medan, Indonesia. The port visit in Medan will be the first stop of TCG Gemlik during her Far East cruise. Later she will visit Tokyo and Shanghai. The port visit... Continue Reading →
One of the NATO's standing naval forces was in Istanbul last week. According to NATO: The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 is a multinational, integrated maritime force - made up of vessels from various allied nations, training and operating together as a single team. The Group is permanently available to NATO to perform a wide range of... Continue Reading →
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