6 years ago Indonesia was looking for new submarines to replace her old German Type 209 class boats. Turkey and South Korea were in competition to supply the new submarines. That was odd, very odd since both nations can only construct German submarines under license but neither has a locally developed submarines design. In other... Continue Reading →
The Commander of Ukrainian Navy, Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko visited Turkey this week. As official guest of Turkish Naval Forces, he arrived in Ankara on 19th April. After talks focused on discussions of regional security in the Black Sea, as well as aspects of bilateral cooperation with his Turkish counterpart, Vice Admiral Vorochenko, visited Gölcük... Continue Reading →
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the last week: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
In November 2016, Dutch shipyard Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Ankara, Turkey for the supply of six, search and rescue (SAR) vessels for delivery in 2017. The boats are designed for SAR operations in all-weather and can self right within seconds after a capsize or even a 360°... Continue Reading →
On 17 August 2016, Turkish Coast Guard vessel TCSG-25 collided with the Cook Island flag and Turkish owned bulk carrier M/V Tolunay, near the southern entrance of Bosphorus. TCSG-25 was tasked to escort the Russian Natya class mine hunter Valentin Pikul which was returning from her Syrian deployment. The coast guard boat capsized after the collision.... Continue Reading →
According to a tweet from Minister of National Defence the first ship of Bayraktar class landing ships L-402 TCG Bayraktar was commissioned in Turkish Navy on 14 April 2017. Since the ship will be under the shipyard's warranty for 12 months, this is regarded as a temporary commissioning. A permanent commissioning is when Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the last week: The list of the foreign warships passed through Istanbul Strait is here.
The above image is to be believed a photo of Atmaca anti ship missile. The photo was taken by a test firing on a terrestrial range. Probably to test the flight characteristics and or the range. The project must started at least 10 years ago. In his memorials Admiral Özden Örnek, Commander of Turkish Navy... Continue Reading →
Deniz Yıldızı 2017 naval exercise has ended on 7th April 2017 and participating warships are returning to their home bases. Live missile firings made this year’s event will one of the best remembered. During the second phase of the exercise between 31 March and 3 April, in total 6 warships and one submarine launched 8 missiles.... Continue Reading →
On 4 April 1953, two Turkish submarines, TCG Dumlupınar and TCG 1. İnönü, entered Dardanelles southbound. They were returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. TCG Dumlupınar was leading the two ship formation. When the submarine reached Cape Nara, the narrowest point of the Strait, a Swedish flagged cargo ship M/V Naboland collided with the submarine. The accident happened at 02:15 in the... Continue Reading →
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