Category: Turkish Navy

COMBINED MARITIME FORCES INTERDICT SUSPECTED PIRATE SHIP

Bravo to TCG Gemlik.

The Commander Of Turkish Navy Is In India

The commander of Turkish Naval Forces Admiral Murat Bilgel, is in India for an official visit. According to news from India he will return on 12th November. Murat E Bilgel, the Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces (CTNF) visited Western Naval Command of the Indian navy at Mumbai from 06 to 08 Nov 12. During... Continue Reading →

Nusret 2012 Naval Warfare Exercise Will Start Tomorrow

On 5th November 2012 the mine warfare exercise organised by Turkish Navy Nusret 2012 will start in İzmir, Turkey. In addition to Turkish naval,coast guard and air force units, NATO SNMCMG-2, US and Greek naval units will participate in the exercise which will end on 15th November 2012. Observers from Azerbaijan, UAE, Georgia, Qatar, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman will... Continue Reading →

Tidbits Of The Week

Tidbits from the thing that happened during the week: 1)  General Necdet Özel, the Chief of General Staff and the Commander of Turkish Armed Forces visited Naval units this week. On Tuesday he was at the main naval base in Gölcük, Kocaeli and visited and inspected the Naval Command and some undisclosed units. On Wednesday... Continue Reading →

COMMANDER CTF 151 HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED MARITIME COMMUNITY SUCCESS AGAINST PIRACY

This is a reblog from Combined Maritime Forces's blog.

My Impressions From 5.Naval Systems Seminar (Part II)

Some more information and gossip from the 5th Naval Systems Seminar. Click here to read the first part on Bosphorus Naval News. In November, F-511 TCG Heybeliada, the first ship of the Milgem class corvettes will leave for her first overseas deployment, to the Gulf of Aden. It is not clear at the moment if... Continue Reading →

I Don’t Know About Elvis, But William R. Hearst Is Alive And Lives In Turkey.

Today Doğan Haber Ajansı (DHA), a local news agency run a story of heightened activity in Gölcük Naval Base and speculated that the navy was preparing itself for action off the Coast of Syria. The story was later picked up by UPI and published in English. According to the original story of the DHA Turkish Navy has increased... Continue Reading →

Turkish Naval Forces Day

The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, is celebrated as the Turkish Naval Forces Day. On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the fleet of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III and... Continue Reading →

The Last Voyage Of TCG Muavenet

The bulk of the FF-1093 ex-USS Capodanno, F-250 ex-TCG Muavenet is on her way to the scrapyard in Aliağa, İzmir. This is her final voyage. The Knox class frigates served a short service in Turkish Navy compared to older Gearing class destroyers and newer Perry class frigates. F-250 TCG Muavenet was the first ever Knox... Continue Reading →

Turkey Will Command CTF-151 For The Fourth Time

Turkish Navy announced that it will take the helm of Combined Task Force-151 between 19 September and 13 December 2012. The Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik will act as the flagship. There will be a hand-over ceremony on board of the current DDH-978 ROKS Wang Geon on 19th September 2012 in Manama, Bahrain. Previously Turkish Navy led... Continue Reading →

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