In the 2011 Annual Report of the Turkish Defence Ministry it was stated that the Turkish submarine S-353 TCG Preveze stayed continuously submerged for consecutive 32 days during the Operation Unified Protector. This 32 days of submerged operation of TCG Preveze is a new record for the Turkish silent service. According to Jane's Fighting Ships the Type 209 class submarines have an endurance of 50... Continue Reading →
F-492 TCG Gemlik a Gabya class frigate, left her home port Aksaz, Marmaris today for a six month deployment in the Gulf of Aden. According to the official statement made by Turkish Navy, TCG Gemlik will stay in the region till December 2012 and participate in anti piracy efforts with the Combined Task Force-CTF-151. One S-70B Seahawk helicopter and two naval... Continue Reading →
According to a statement from Turkish General Staff, F-491 TCG Giresun boarded a Yemeni fishing vessel on the morning of 11th May 2012. TCG Giresun a Gabya class frigate, is the Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2 task force. This tack force is commanded by Read Admiral Sinan Tosun. SNMG-2 is currently acting as NATO's anti... Continue Reading →
This must be the NATO-effect. Usually Turkish officers are not that much talkative to the press. This is the second time within this month that Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun, Commander SNMG2 talks to international press. Mr. Guy Toremans from Jane's Naval International interviewed Rear Admiral Sinan Azmi Tosun on piracy. As the original article is behind... Continue Reading →
According to the official web site of Turkish general Staff Turkish Type 209 class submarine TCG 18 Mart conducted and ASW exercise with an US Navy ASW plane on 15th April 2012 in Mediterranean Sea. The original text of the announcement is just one sentence. But This one sentence holds a lot of interesting information. The submarine TCG... Continue Reading →
Six of the eight training craft of the Turkish Naval Academy were seen during a navigation and formation training at Bosphorus. I guess this is a good opportunity to try WordPress' new photo gallery tool. Enjoy!
Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2, F-491 TCG Giresun made a short port visit during DIMDEX maritime defence exhibition, in Doha, Qatar. TCG Giresun is one of the seven Gabya (ex-Perry) class frigate in Turkish inventory that received the GENESIS modernization. She is also the flag ship of the SNMG-2. After attending the DIMDEX, TCG Giresun made a 6 day port... Continue Reading →
On 4 April 1953, in the wee hours of the morning two Turkish submarines TCG Dumlupınar and her sister boat TCG 1. İnönü,entered from the Aegean into the Dardanelles Strait, as the returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. The Commodore of First Submarine Squadron was in command of the two submarines and he was on board of TCG Dumlupınar. When... Continue Reading →
Today two Turkish patrol boats P-337 TCG Atak and P-338 TCG Bora collided in Marmara Sea. Both boats are afloat but 8 sailors have been injured. Neither Turkish Navy nor the Turkish General Staff made any public announcements about the accident therefore all information including the names of the boats are yet to be officially verified. According to news reports the... Continue Reading →
The Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces, Admiral Murat Bilgel made a visit to South Africa between 23rd and 26th January 2012. According to the South African Navy website a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation between two navies was yielded during this visit. As long as the piracy problem on Horn of Africa exists, Turkish Navy will be present... Continue Reading →
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