>Today at 03.00 am local time M/V Frigia, a Turkish owned and Malta flagged freighter was hijacked by Somali pirates. The ship was 720 miles east of Socota Islands and 600 miles west of India. After the hijacking the ship set course to 273 degreese and she is on her 1000 miles trip to Somalia.She... Continue Reading →
>Russia Is Helping Ukraine To Maintain A Submarine
>Ukraine’s sole submarine the Foxtrot (Project 641) class Zaporizya has entered into a dry dock for an overhaul in February. According to photos she needs the overhaul badly. Press Trust of India reported that Russia will help Ukraine to ensure the technical maintenance of the submarine. "We are stepping up our work. We received an application... Continue Reading →
>Ay Class Submarines To Get A Bigger Punch
>Ay (Type 209/1200) class submarines are the oldest boats currently in service. The oldest one was commissioned 34 and the newest one 20 years ago. When Type 214 class was chosen as the new submarine for the Turkish Navy the most obvious question was what to do with old Ay class boats. A few plans... Continue Reading →
>Lest We Forget: Nusret. The Little Ship That Changed The History
>Today is the 95th anniversary of the Turkish forces over the Allied Fleet in the Dardanelles.Known as the Çanakkale Naval Victory, in Turkey, this battle effectively sunk (no pun indented) the hopes of the British Admiralty and Churchill to force the Turkish Straits and a quickly dash to Istanbul to occupy it. This Turkish victory... Continue Reading →
>Naval Parade On The Dardanelles Naval Victory Day
>Tomorrow, on 18th March 2010, Turkish Navy will conduct a naval parade at Dardanelles. The naval parade will be for the remembrance and celebration of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915. The parade is scheduled to start at 14:30 and will last 75 minutes. Unfortunately I will not be able to... Continue Reading →
>Turkey: A Misunderstood Nation For Alliance Geostrategique
>The editor, of a French bloggers cooperative, Alliance Geostrategique, asked me to write my 2 cents about the relations and situation between Turkey and France. Turkey was choosen as the topic of the month in this excellent and interesting blog and they have found my views appealing. I was honored to oblige. You can read my... Continue Reading →
>French Carrier in Cyprus
>While French destroyer Jean Bart hangs out in Iskenderun, French Carrier De Gaulle is in Limasol visiting Cyprus. She arrived in Limassol on 12th March will stay until 16th. Most probably later the two ships will join to task force.According to Famagusta Gazette, while in Cyprus, the French carrier and the National Guard will be... Continue Reading →
>French Warship Jean Bart In Iskenderun
>French destroyer D-615 FS Jean Bart arrived in Iskenderun Harbor on 12th March Friday for a visit.Apparently this is not just another liberty visit as French Ambassador to Turkey Bernard Emie, traveled to Iskenderun too.According to on line news portals the French delegation visited the French military cemetery in Iskenderun. The ambassador and the commander... Continue Reading →
>Live Firing Exercise of Turkish Navy
>Turkish Navy conducted an exercise in west Black sea and at northern entrance of Bosphorus on 10th March 2010.Seven frigates, six fast attack craft and two submarines took part in the first part of the exercise, in western Black Sea. The order of battle was not made public. According to official statement TCG Gökova and... Continue Reading →
>Now It Is Official: SNMG-2 Is Heading To Somalia
>As I have reported 8 days ago, NATO is sending SNMG-2 to Gulf of Aden. The task force will replace SNMG-1.The whole transcript of NATO's Spokesman James Appathurai’s statement can be read here. It has also very valuable information about recent operations in Afghanistan.I have extracted what I think is important:The North Atlantic Council has... Continue Reading →
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