>According to Turkish Foreign Ministry, the fast ferry M/F Orhan Gazi departed from Benghazi 03:30 this morning and her sister M/F Osman Gazi at 05:00. Both are heading to Marmaris, Muğla the nearest Turkish town with sufficient harbor capacity and a large airport nearby. They are each carrying 1500 passengers 250 more than sitting capacity.... Continue Reading →
>The Evacuation Of Turkish Citizens From Libya (Day 2)
> As Libya plunges more into a kaos and heads towards a potential civil / tribal war the efforts to evacuate Turkish citizens from Libya continues. According to news coming from Libya the airport of Benghazi is destroyed. Thus evacuation from the sea seems to be one of the possibilities. The other one is over land transport... Continue Reading →
>MRTP 16 Fast Intervention Boats For UAE
>During the IDEX 2011, Murad BAYAR, Undersecretary for Defence Industries announced that a protocol on production of STAMP systems in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be signed between two countries.In IDEX 2009, UAE awarded an USD 125 million contract to build 34 fast interceptors to Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB). The Turkish shipyard Yonca Onuk is the... Continue Reading →
>TCG İskenderun Heads To Libya, To Evacuate Turkish Citizens (UPDATED)
According to a source on location, A-1600 TCG İskenderun left Mersin this morning and is heading to Libya, to pick up the trapped Turkish citizens. It is estimated that there are 25.000 Turkish citizens in Libya currently mostly working at the projects of the Turkish construction companies. The daily Hürriyet reported that till yesterday, 581... Continue Reading →
>Running Silent and Deep
>The biggest NATO anti submarine warfare exercise Proud Manta was conducted in the Ionian Sea to the Southeast of Sicily and ended yesterday, 17 February 2011.NATO has uploaded an interesting video about the exercise.
>Sledgehammer And Turkish Navy
>Last week 10thHigh Criminal court of Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 163officers of Turkish Armed forces in connection with the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) case.106 of the officers,arrested, are currently serving in the armed forces. Some of themwere arrested last year again in connection with the Balyoz case butlater they were released as the court decided it... Continue Reading →
>Turks To Help Britain Built It’s Type 26 Frigate
>News from the 3 day Inward Mission from Turkey Naval sector organised by UKTI DSO has started to leak.It was meant a way to promote business to business relations between Turkey and UK, especially on naval projects. I have already reported about it here and here.The first informations surfacing on the media however caught me... Continue Reading →
>Enterprise Sailors Save Turkish Man’s Life (UPDATED)
>Four Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, saved a Turkish man's life by administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while on liberty in Marmaris, Turkey, from deployed aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class (AW) Christopher Hockey, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Kudrin, Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Brian Jones, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman... Continue Reading →
>A Mine Was Found In Güllük
>A fishing boat found a mine in its nets when it was hunting in Güllük Bay, Muğla.The rusted mine was brought to the harbor by the boat and was carefully lifted to the shore. In such cases the local authorities call in the naval special forces EOD teams in order to destroy the mine.In 2010 alone in three different occasions a... Continue Reading →
>Commander of Japanese Maritime Self Defence Forces Was In Ankara
>Official Turkish Navy PhotoAdmiral Masahiko Sugimoto, the commander of Maritime Self Defence Forces was in Turkey between 3 and 6 February.He met with with his Turkish counterpart Admiral Eşref Uğur Yiğit as part of his formal visit to Ankara. As Japanese constitution prohibits Japan to export weapon systems the two admirals had not much to... Continue Reading →
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