I am very unhappy. Yesterday, 29 July 2011 was day that will not be forgotten easily. The top 4 commanders of Turkish Armed Forces, the Chief of the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces General Kosaner, the Commander of Army General Ceylaoğlu, the Commander of Navy Admiral Yiğit and the Commander of the Airforce General... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy And RAN Conducted Exercise Scimitar Exocet
The Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba conducted Exercise Scimitar Exocet with Turkish warships TCG Barbaros and TCG Yarbay Kudret Gungor before the Turkish ships stopped in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for a port visit. The exercise was conducted in the Bab Al Mandeb Strait when the Turkish ships were returning to the Red Sea after completed their anti piracy patrols. Exercise Scimitar Exocet was... Continue Reading →
Mexican Training Ship Cuauhtemoc in the Black Sea
This week Istanbul had a distinct visitor from Mexico: The training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc. She arrived in Istanbul on 23 July and stayed till 27 July. Currently she is sailing in the Black Sea and next port of call is Odessa. The ship was build in Spain in 1982 and has three sisters: Colombia's Gloria, Ecuador's Guayas and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar. I was... Continue Reading →
TCG Gemlik visits Malaysia, While The Rest Of The Turkish Task Group Hunts For Pirates
F-492 TCG Gemlik has finished her visit to Medan Indonesia and proceeded to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The frigate was one of the 5 ships that sailed as the Turkish Naval Task Group from Marmaris in June. After finishing their visit in India the rest of the group returned to piracy fighting operations in Gulf of... Continue Reading →
Is The Mysterious Chinese Amphibious Ship A Contender In Turkish LPD Bid?
On 21 July 2011, the Navy Technology website reported that the Chinese Navy has officially launched its largest amphibious dock landing warship, Jinggangshan, in Shanghai. While the information about the ship is sketchy and the lack of any visual material makes any assessment difficult it was reported that the 210m-long warship had a water displacement... Continue Reading →
TCG Gemlik Starts Her Far East Tour
After conducting naval exercises with the Indian Navy last week F-492 TCG Gemlik has left Turkish Naval Task Group and is making a visit in Medan, Indonesia. The port visit in Medan will be the first stop of TCG Gemlik during her Far East cruise. Later she will visit Tokyo and Shanghai. The port visit... Continue Reading →
The Lamest NATO Fleet Ever?
One of the NATO's standing naval forces was in Istanbul last week. According to NATO: The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 is a multinational, integrated maritime force - made up of vessels from various allied nations, training and operating together as a single team. The Group is permanently available to NATO to perform a wide range of... Continue Reading →
HMS Iron Duke In Marmaris
The Type 23 class frigate F-234 HMS Iron Duke docked in Marmaris, Muğla today for a port visit. According to news reports the ship will stay in Marmaris for 3 days before returning to her operations. Marmaris is a nice coastal town favorite among Britons as a holiday destination. Therefore most of the local business, cafes and restaurants adapted themselves to British tourists.... Continue Reading →
Turkey Takes The Helm Of Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2
On 7 July 2011, Captain Adbulhamit Şener, Turkish Navy, relieved Captain Georgios Pelekanakis, Greek Navy, as Commander of the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 2 (SNMCMG2). According to NATO, during 2010, SNMCMG2 has seen the participation of 19 ships from five contributing nations. The Group sailed 15,000 nautical miles, training and operating as a... Continue Reading →
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Is Coming To Istanbul
According to Turkish Navy website the NATO SNMG-2, currently led by Turkish Navy will make a visit in Istanbul between 13 - 15 July 2011. Later the task group will proceed to Black Sea and take part in Breeze-11 naval exercise, hosted by Bulgarian Navy. After the command handover on 17 June 2011, SNMG-2 visited Catania, Italy... Continue Reading →
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