>Today is the 95th anniversary of the Turkish forces over the Allied Fleet in the Dardanelles.Known as the Çanakkale Naval Victory, in Turkey, this battle effectively sunk (no pun indented) the hopes of the British Admiralty and Churchill to force the Turkish Straits and a quickly dash to Istanbul to occupy it. This Turkish victory... Continue Reading →
>Tomorrow, on 18th March 2010, Turkish Navy will conduct a naval parade at Dardanelles. The naval parade will be for the remembrance and celebration of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915. The parade is scheduled to start at 14:30 and will last 75 minutes. Unfortunately I will not be able to... Continue Reading →
>The editor, of a French bloggers cooperative, Alliance Geostrategique, asked me to write my 2 cents about the relations and situation between Turkey and France. Turkey was choosen as the topic of the month in this excellent and interesting blog and they have found my views appealing. I was honored to oblige. You can read my... Continue Reading →
>While French destroyer Jean Bart hangs out in Iskenderun, French Carrier De Gaulle is in Limasol visiting Cyprus. She arrived in Limassol on 12th March will stay until 16th. Most probably later the two ships will join to task force.According to Famagusta Gazette, while in Cyprus, the French carrier and the National Guard will be... Continue Reading →
>French destroyer D-615 FS Jean Bart arrived in Iskenderun Harbor on 12th March Friday for a visit.Apparently this is not just another liberty visit as French Ambassador to Turkey Bernard Emie, traveled to Iskenderun too.According to on line news portals the French delegation visited the French military cemetery in Iskenderun. The ambassador and the commander... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Navy conducted an exercise in west Black sea and at northern entrance of Bosphorus on 10th March 2010.Seven frigates, six fast attack craft and two submarines took part in the first part of the exercise, in western Black Sea. The order of battle was not made public. According to official statement TCG Gökova and... Continue Reading →
>As I have reported 8 days ago, NATO is sending SNMG-2 to Gulf of Aden. The task force will replace SNMG-1.The whole transcript of NATO's Spokesman James Appathurai’s statement can be read here. It has also very valuable information about recent operations in Afghanistan.I have extracted what I think is important:The North Atlantic Council has... Continue Reading →
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>Last week an unidentified Burke class destroyer from USN was visiting Aksaz Naval Base, in Marmaris Turkey.She can be seen in this photo made during the farewell ceremony for TCG Gemlik. It is actually not much important which ship she is but I just love such puzzles. I suppose she could be DDG-74 USS McFaul.
>Acording to Turkish General Staff press announcement, on the night of 6th March, Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik, captured 7 pirates. She is a part of CTF-151.A suspiciously behaving skiff was reported, 55 nautical miles off shore, and inside the IRTC. TCG Gemlik closed in on the skiff and the naval special forces boarded it.... Continue Reading →
>The influential and prestigious Proceedings magazine published by US Naval Institute, asked the commanders of the world's navies: The global economic downturn is obviously affecting the United States and its Navy. How is it affecting your navy's maritime strategy, operation, and force structure? Here are the answers of 3 commanders from this part of the... Continue Reading →
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