I would like to thank all of my reader who has taken the pains to show me that there are two different versions of the bill called "Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012". This version is what you find when you search the Library of Congress. And this version is hat you find when you search the U.S. House of... Continue Reading →
Greek Diaspora In USA Wants To Block Transfer Of Warships To Turkey
The Hellenic American Leadership Council is campaigning against the transfer of two decommissioned US Navy warships to Turkey. Here is what they say in their campaign: The H.R. 6649: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012 was introduced last week, and we need your help to stop it. The act has been put on the House calendar and... Continue Reading →
Ukrainian Naval Commander Visits Turkey
The Commander of Ukrainian Navy Vice-Admiral Yurii Ilyin Ivanovych visited Turkey as a guest of Admiral Murat Bilgel, Commander of Turkish Naval Forces. Neither Ukrainian nor Turkish Navy made any public announcements about this visit. Instead of the PR officers in both navies we should be thanking the marketing department of ADIK shipyard for the following photos and the text. As it is a... Continue Reading →
Update On Nusret 12 And Mavi Balina 12 Exercises
The Mavi Balina 12 anti submarine warfare and Nusret 12 mine warfare exercises are continuing. The former is conducted in Eastern Mediterranean while the later is in Aegean Sea. My list of the order of battle for both exercises is still incomplete but I was able to get some help. First I have received this... Continue Reading →
About Nusret 12 And Mavi Balina 12 Exercises
Turkish Navy is conducting two naval exercises simultaneously. One is Nusret 2012 mine warfare exercise is held in the Aegean with the participation of NATO's SNMCMG-2 and Turkish, Greek and US naval units. Below is the order of battle for this exercise as far as I could find. Number Name Type Country M-500 TCG Foça... Continue Reading →
Pakistani Warship Will Take Part In Turkish Naval Exercise Mavi Balina 12
Tomorrow Turkish and Pakistani navies will start a joint naval exercise off the coast of Turkey. The exercise called Mavi Balina 12 will start on 5th November and will end on 14th. Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Shamsheer” will be visiting Aksaz Naval Base Marmaris and Antalya harbour from 5 to 14 November and will participate in joint exercise “Mavi... Continue Reading →
Turkish National Intelligence Organisation Asks For A SIGINT Ship
Turkish intelligence agency "National Intelligence Organisation" (MIT) is planning to procure an intelligence gathering ship. The ship will be maned and maintained by Turkish Navy but the operators of the intelligence gathering section will be MIT staff. In January 2012 the main Turkish signals intelligence (SIGINT) organization, General Staff Electronic Systems Command (GES) was handed from Turkish General Staff to National Intelligence Organisation.... Continue Reading →
Those Were The Days My Friend…
Today Turkish parliament authorized the deployment of troops for cross-border military action. And if you read the resolution carefully you will see that this authorization is not limited to the Syrian border. The Turkish government insists that this one year-long mandate is not a declaration of war but it is intended as a deterrent. The mandate, was passed... Continue Reading →
The Commander Of PLAN Ended His Visit To Turkey
It is a little bit old but I think it is too important not to write about it. Wu Shengli, member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and commander of the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), returned to Beijing on the afternoon of October 10, 2012 after his successful official goodwill visit... Continue Reading →
Victory Day 2012
We are grateful to those who paid the ultimate price for our independence and for our country. This year we celebrate the 90th 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.
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