>LHD-5 USS Bataan will visit İzmir between 16th and 19th of November. She was stationed in Persian Gulf and is returning back to USA. Apparently İzmir will be the only port of liberty on her way back home.The local businesses are exited about the prospect of receiving more than 20.000 2.000 hard drinking US Marines... Continue Reading →
Minex Nusret 2009 Has Started
>The annual Nusret naval exercise has started. The aim of this exercise is to improve anti mine warfare techniques of the participants. The details of the participating ships is not clear but according to TRT Turkish Navy is sending 9 minesweepers, 2 rescue vessels, 1 helicopter, and Air Force jets. Furthermore NATO’s SNMCMG-2 and MCM... Continue Reading →
>Turkey Navy caught 5 pirates red handed
>According to the website of Turkish General Staff, today frigate TCG Gediz, her on board helicopter and the embarked naval special forces team in a joint operation prevented the high jacking of M/V Theofors.On 5th November 2009, 70 miles off the coast of Yemen in side IRTC, the Panama flagged, Greek owned M/V Theofors reported... Continue Reading →
>Republic Day 2009
>Yesterday was the 86th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.It is a custom of Turkish Navy to send a couple of warships to port cities and open them for public visiting. This year's list was published below.This year F-242 TCG Fatih and F-497 TCG Göksu were in Istanbul. Last year it was F-243 TCG Yıldırım and... Continue Reading →
>Open Ship Days
>Today and tomorrow, in order to celebrate the foundation of Turkish Republic, several Turkish Navy warships and submarines will be open for public visits.The ships and the cities they are in, is as follows:F-241...TCG Turgutreis...TrabzonS-358...TCG Çanakkale...SamsunF-247...TCG Kemalreis...İneboluF-240...TCG Yavuz...İzmitF-242...TCG Fatih...İstanbulF-497...TCG Göksu...İstanbulM-263...TCG Erdek...ErdekM-517...TCG Sapanca...ErdekF-502...TCG Bandırma...İzmirF-493...TCG Gelibolu...Marmaris F-253...TCG Zafer...Marmaris P-503...TCG Terme...MersinP-302...TCG Kuşadası...Mersin
>The end of the odyssey of Papanikolis?
>According to Greek newspaper Kathimeiri the defense minister of the newly elected Greek government have met with the CEO of TMKS. The agenda of the meeting was of course the ongoing tug of war between the two parties on Neptune II and Archimedes programmes.The news paper says that Venizelos and Atzpodien have reached an agreement... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gaziantep returned home
>As reported earlier, TCG Gaziantep arrived yesterday at her home part Aksaz. Since 5th June 2009 she spend 122 days in the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy. During this time she way underway for 1825 hours and covered approximately 25.000 nautical miles. In other words, she spend %62 of her time cruising off the... Continue Reading →
>Bulgaria Cancels French Corvettes Deal
>According to Bulgarian news portal novinite, Bulgaria officially declared that it will not buy Gowind 200 corvettes from DCNS.The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, said the commitment made by the three-party coalition government for the purchase of the French corvettes is not feasible at the moment because the country's previous rulers not only did not... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gaziantep is coming home
>F-490 TCG Gaziantep will arrive at her homeport Aksaz naval base, on 16th October 2009.She was in Gulf of Aden as Turkish contribution to the fight against piracy in the region. She was part of CTF-151. F-496 TCG Gökova replaced her.
>Photos of TCG Oruçreis from Scotland
>I thank Jane from Scottish Views for allowing me to use her photos from her excellent blog.Here are her photos of F-245 TCG Oruçreis in Clyde.
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