The contract signing ceremony for the LPD was the highlight of the IDEF 2015 was from the maritime point of view the. On 7 May 2015 the contract for the production of one landing platform dock, was signed between Under-secretariat for Defence Industries and Sedef Shipyard. The design is based on Spanish shipyard Navantia's Juan... Continue Reading →
Second Generation Milgem Design Revealed
During the IDEF 2015 12th International Defense Industry Fair, Turkish Navy shared the first conceptual drawing of the second generation of Milgem ships which are also called as Milgem-G So, what do we see here? Nothing unorthodox or groundbreaking or very experimental. From the outside the ship is an enlarged Milgem. The inside changes... Continue Reading →
TCG Gediz In Hong Kong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmyctqLG3Nc When PLAN ships were passing through the Turkish Straits, a Turkish frigate was visiting China to return the favor. TCG Gediz arrived in Hong Kong on 15 May and will stay there till 18 May. The visit of a Turkish warship to a Chinese port is equally rare as Chinese warships passing through the... Continue Reading →
TCG Gediz in Port Klang
Turkish frigate TCG Gediz arrived in Port Klang in Malaysia on 3 May 2015. She will continue to her journey on 5 May 2015. The frigate is on a commemorative cruise replicating the route of the ill fated deployment of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul.
Turkish Navy Conducts Deniz Yıldızı 2015 Exercise
On 6 April 2015 we had witnessed northbound passage of a large number of Turkish warships, 5 frigates, 2 corvettes, 4 fast attack craft in total. The reason is the start of the Deniz Yıldızı 2015 naval exercise in Black Sea. According to the Turkish Navy website following units will take part in the... Continue Reading →
TCG Büyükada Evacuates 55 Turkish Citizens From Aden
Today, the Milgem class Corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada evacuated 55 Turkish citizens trapped in Yemen. The corvette was deployed to the Gulf of Aden and was in the region since January. It is the first major operation for TCG Büyükada. This is also the first non combatant evacuation operation for any Milgem class warship.... Continue Reading →
TCG Gediz Sets Sail For Far East
On 2 April 2015, the Gabya class frigate F-495 TCG Gediz set sail from Aksaz Naval base, Marmaris for a 122 day deployment. The highlight of this deployment will be the commemoration of the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. TCG Gediz will follow he original route... Continue Reading →
Turkish Participants To Joint Warrior 2015-1
The Turkish Navy is participating to the Joint Warrior 2015 exercise with frigates F-496 TCG Gökova, F-497 TCG Göksu, submarine S-359 TCG Burakreis and mine hunter M-266 TCG Anamur. TCG Göksu is currently part of NATO's naval task force SNMG-2 and TCG Anamur is with the NATO's mine warfare task force SNMCMG-2. Exercise Joint Warrior... Continue Reading →
TCG Büyükada Rejoins Operation Ocean Shield
According to NATO Maritime Command web site, Turkish corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada joined the NATO Counter Piracy Operation Ocean Shield for a second time. TCG Büyükada is on a deployment to the Gulf Of Aden since January and she is expected to return to Turkey in 15 days. Previously in February she again joined the NATO... Continue Reading →
18 March 1915: Çanakkale Is Impassable
100 years ago the idyllic town Çanakkale was the center of a very fierce and bloody fighting. This fighting shaped the directly the future of Turkey, accelerate the end of the Romanov dynasty and created an unique Australian identity following the war. On 18 March 1915 when the Allied Armada made up of 18 battleships and... Continue Reading →
