Tomorrow is the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Turkish Republic. Many different events are planed to celebrate our republic and one of them is to open Turkish warships to public. This year the Gölcük Naval Base, the main base of Turkish Navy will have an open door day and many ships will be accessible... Continue Reading →
One of the participants of the Royal Navy's Response Force Task Group (RFTG) in Cougar 2013, RFA Mounts Bay arrived in Bodrum for a week long visit. Click here for a video of the ship.
This year F-243 TCG Yıldırım, F-244 TCG Barbaros and F-495 TCG Gediz were in Istanbul to commemorate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. All the ships were open to the public and for me the highlight was the CIC... Continue Reading →
We are grateful to those who paid the ultimate price for our independence and for our country. This year we celebrate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. The Battle of Dumlupınar was fought from 26 August to 30 August 1922,... Continue Reading →
Mr. Joshua Kucera who has en extensive knowledge about Central Asia has written a post about the Turkmenistan naval rearmament. I am glad to say that I help him to write his post, originally published by EurasiaNet.org. He also allowed me to share his post as whole here: TURKMENISTAN MAKES ANOTHER QUIET PURCHASE OF WARSHIPS June 6,... Continue Reading →
The renowned Pakistani Naval expert and journalist Usman Ansari mentioned in his article in the May issue of the Warships International, about the Aman 2013 exercise, that Pakistani Navy has acquired the GENESIS combat management system for its Perry class frigate F-260 PNS Alamgir. This is the first official acknowledgement that Turkey has sold the GENESIS CMS... Continue Reading →
Today the Turkish Navy also conducted a search and rescue exercise, in the international waters and airspace between Lesbos and Chios in the Aegean. According to AA news agency the F-245 TCG Oruçreis frigate, one corvette, two patrol boats, two coasts guard vessels and numerous air units have participated in the exercise. On board of TCG Oruçreis... Continue Reading →
I must confess that I was appealed when I read this news article for the first time. The article is not a hoax but I do seriously doubt if the honorable Admiral Shiliang Su was not pulling the legs of the Turkish journalist. This whole story reminded me when the People's Republic of China promised to send 1 million... Continue Reading →
Today, Turkish Parliament accepted a submitted motion to extend the presence of Turkish Navy in Gulf Of Aden for one year. In 2009, Turkish Parliament gave the government the power to send units from Turkish Navy to Gulf Of Aden and adjacent waters, in order to participate the multinational efforts of anti-piracy. The as duration of this permission is limited to... Continue Reading →
Translation: An admiral to be recruited: preferable completed his/her compulsory military service knows how to swim knowledge on Office programs not related to Atatürk's reforms Applications to the Ministry of Defence. This is not funny any longer. I am not laughing.
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