On 10 February 2016, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, extended the presence of Turkish Navy in Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and adjacent seas. The first bill allowing Turkish government to deploy Turkish Naval Forces for anti piracy operations was accepted in 10 February 2009. It was extended in one year periods ever since. Turkish warship... Continue Reading →
TCG Edremit Joins NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2
The Engin class mine hunter, M-261 TCG Edremit has joined NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2. She will remain deployed till 24 April 2016. and will spend 72 days on sailing. SNMCMG-2, under the Command of Turkish Navy, made a port visit to Izmir between 15 and 17 January 2015. The other port visits planed for SNMCMG-2... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy Order Of Battle
It has been a while since I have last updated the order of battle for Turkish Navy. Here is the current one: Active Building Planned Submarines (Note-1) 13 1 5 Frigates (Note-2) 16 8 Corvettes 8 2 Fast Attack Craft – Missile (Note-3) 21 4 Patrol Craft (Note-4) 34 Mine hunters/Mine sweepers (Note-5) 15 6... Continue Reading →
TCG Gemlik Returned Home
The frigate TCG Gemlik returned to her home port Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris on 29 December 2015. She was deployed to the Gulf of Aden since August 2015. During her deployment to the region she acted as the flagship of the Combined Task Force 151. And the Rear Admiral Ayhan Bay was the commander... Continue Reading →
Future Shipbuilding Projects For Turkish Navy And Coast Guard
One of the most interesting presentations of the 7. Naval System Seminar was done by Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (UDI). The topic of it was the future shipbuilding projects. The organisers of Naval System Seminar prepared a CD containing the presentations done during it. It is a useful thing if you want to reread any... Continue Reading →
My Impressions From 7. Naval Systems Seminar
On 12 and 13 October 2015, the 7. Naval Systems Seminar was held in Ankara. I am personally delighted to see this venue started as a one-man project turned to be an established organisation appreciated by everyone. Turkish Navy was officially present in this year's seminar. In previous years Turkish naval officers participated the event... Continue Reading →
Akya Heavyweight Turkish Torpedo
What you see above may be the first published photo of the Turkish heavyweight torpedo Akya. I have found it in an online publication of Turkish Navy. I believe the photo was at the first test firing of torpedo on 11 July 2013. The test firing was done from a surface platform where a 533mm... Continue Reading →
First Steel Cut For TCG Kınalıada
The first steel was cut for the fourth Milgem class corvette TCG Kınalıada on 8 October 2015. The ceremony was held in Istanbul Naval Shipyard. According to Turkish Navy press announcement the hull production of the third ship TCG Burgazada was finished 12 months before than planned, therefore the first steel of the TCG Kınalıada... Continue Reading →
The Construction Of TCG Pirireis Has Started
Turkish Navy reported that the construction of TCG Pirireis the first Type 214 class submarine has officially started. There was a ceremony at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard were the construction will be done. This is a big event actually which was not served to the mass media which I find it a little bit odd.... Continue Reading →
TCG Preveze In Durrës
Turkish submarine TCG Preveze made a 3 day port visit in Durrës, Albania. She was returning from the NATO exercise Dynamic Manta 2015 in Italy. The submarine set sail for this deployment on 3 September 2015. Pursuant to the Plan of Cooperation between the Albanian and the Naval Forces of Turkey, arrived for a visit... Continue Reading →
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