>Royal Navy webiste reported that F-245 TCG Oruçreis was in Portsmouth. She took part in a electrionic warfare exercise along with D-646 FNS Latouche Treville, F-802 HNLMS De Zeven Provincien, F-101 SPS Alvaro De Bazan and F-312 HNOMS Otto Sverdrup.According to RN the exercise is aimed at enhancing NATO’s knowledge of ship and task force... Continue Reading →
>The four ships of SNMCMG2 are making a visit in Antalya.F-585 ITS Granatiere, the flagship of SNMCMG-2; M-63 HS Kallisto, Greek minehunter,M-5558 ITS Crotone, Italian minehunter and M-268 TCG Akçakoca, Turkish minehunter are currently in Antalya for a well deserved port visit. SNMCMG-2 spend the previous 10 days off and in Suez Canal.The ships will... Continue Reading →
>NATO's top commander Admiral Stavridis, visited Turkey on 24 July 2009.Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ and U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) discussed matters that are particular concern to NATO, Turkish Armed Forces and U.S. Armed Forces, according to a statement made after the meeting.I wonder How,... Continue Reading →
>NATO has send the SNMG-2 back to Gulf of Aden and off Somalia. The group passed the Suez canal on 25th June and is currently in the region.Two photos of F-495 TCG Gediz, Turkish contribution to SNMG-2 can be seen here and here.
>Turkish Navy announced that Turkish frigate F-491 TCG Giresun, currently attached to CTF-151 helped a Turkish merchantman under attack 700 miles away.Turkish flagged M/V Gökcan was attacked by pirates on 10 June 2009 off the coast of east Oman. While initiating evasive maneuvers and increasing speed the ship notified Turkish authorities that she was under... Continue Reading →
>With more incoming information it was necessary to update the OoB for the Exercise JW:A-14 SPS PatinoCG-58 USS Philippine SeaD-560 ITS Luigi Durand De La PenneDDG-51 USS Arleigh BurkeDDG-58 USS PorterF-235 HMS MonmouthF-462 HS KountouriotisF-497 TCG GöksuF-81 HMS SutherlandF-83 HMS St. AlbansM-1069 FGS HomburgM-1090 FGS PegnitzM-642 FS CassiopeeS-104 HSM SceptreT-AH 192 USNS Kanawha
>I know that Scotland and its Loch's are miles away from Bosphorus but there is a big naval exercise is about to begin and one Turkish warship is taken part in it.The exercise is called Joint Warrior 2009 and is organised by Royal Navy. NATO's SNMG-2 including F-497 TCG Göksu, is taking part. The JW... Continue Reading →
>Admiral Uğur Yiğit, the Commander of the Turkish Fleet was the host of this years NATO's annual Maritime Commanders Meeting (MARCOMET 2009).Attended by 129 senior maritime, political and commercial delegates from 27 countries, MARCOMET 2009 started on 4 May under the overall theme “The Future Security Environment – Implications for Navies” and was focused on... Continue Reading →
>The exercise has started on 29 April in Karadeniz Ereğlisi and will end on May 4 in İstanbul.Turkey, Russia, Romania and Georgia are participating in this military exercise, the goal of which is to boost cooperation and mutual training among the Black Sea littoral states and support partnership for peace activities.As the exercise will end... Continue Reading →
>The appointment of Admiral Stavridis for the post of the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe was caught by Turkish media as well. In every news news the Greek origins of admiral's family was mentioned. Only a few ones mentioned that he was also a intellectual and web savvy solider.I was fist became aware of Admiral Stavridis... Continue Reading →
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