>Very has been said and written about the Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla on Monday 31 May 2010. And many things will be said and written in the future. So here in my own blog and space, I will try to share my 2 kuruş. 1) I believe the flotilla reached its strategic... Continue Reading →
>Port Visits
>Mersin port was busy last week. First there were visitors from Japan. Three Japanese was ships visited the city commemorate the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertugrul, in Kushimoto, Japan, 1890.TV 3508 JDS Kashima, TV-3515 JDS Yamagiri and DD-125 JDS Sawayuki stayed in town from 1st till 4th September. After the Japanese warships left, two... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Naval Task Group In Cartagena, Spain.
>Turkish Naval Task Group arrived to the port of Cartagena in Spain on Monday 31 May 2010. 1125 military personnel on board of TCG Kemalreis, TCG Turgutreis, TCG Gaziantep, TCG Giresun frigates and on TCG Akar logistics support ship, has seen great interest in the port of Cartagena according to news.There was a press conference... Continue Reading →
>Israel Boards, Turkish Ship Heading To Gaza: At Least 10 Death (UPDATE-1)
>Israeli soldiers boarded Turkish Comoros flagged M/V Mavi Marmara, heading to Gaza. According to first media reports at least 10 people have died during and after of the boarding. The boarding happened at least 40 miles away from the shore. M/V Mavi Marmara was bought by Turkish humanitarian aid group and was delivering cargo to... Continue Reading →
>Turkish And German Naval Task Forces Conduct Exercises
>Turkish Naval Task Force met with the German Training Cruise Flotilla south of Crete. The two task forces conducted a series of short exercises: SURFEX, PASSEX and a PHOTEX.The German task force consists of FGS Bradenburg, FGS Niedersachen and FGS Frankfurt am Main. The task force is expected to peform a harpor visit in Istanbul. This is the link... Continue Reading →
>Beyaz Fırtına 2010 Naval Exercise
>Last week, the naval exercise Beyaz Fırtına 2010 has started. There is very little information about it in the media. It has started on 10th May and will end on 20th. There is no information about its aim nor where it is held. According to small media reports the following ships are taking part in... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Naval Task Force
>Turkish Navy announced that it has formed a Task Force. This TF will be activated on 6th May 2010 and will remain active till July 2010. Turkish warships regularly take part in NATO’s task forces SNMG-2 and SNMCMG-2 for years. And in the last two years a frigate took part in US lead anti-piracy task... Continue Reading →
>USS John L Hall In Bodrum
>USN frigate FFG-32 USS John L Hall arrived in Bodrum today. A four minutes long video of her docking can be seen here. According to Turkish maritime internet portals she will spend one night in Bodrum. Bodrum is one of the most popular touristic locations of Turkey and hosts a well developed entertainment district. I hope... Continue Reading →
>NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 Is Visiting Algeria
>According to NATO, the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) will visit Algiers, Algeria, from 09 to 11 February, as part of this year’s Port Visit Programme, to increase friendship and understanding between NATO and Algeria.It is hoped that with this visit the cooperation between NATO and Algerian navy will increase. Algeria is... Continue Reading →
>French Carrier in Greece
>The French Navy aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" is visiting Greece.The major overhaul of CdG was finished few weeks ago and now the carrier will conducting a joint exercises with the Greek Navy. The exercise will end on 11 December .For more to read click here, but it is in French.
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