This year F-243 TCG Yıldırım, F-244 TCG Barbaros and F-495 TCG Gediz were in Istanbul to commemorate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. All the ships were open to the public and for me the highlight was the CIC... Continue Reading →
On 29 August 2013, the Korean KDX-II class destroyer 977 Dae Jo Young, arrived in Istanbul for a undefined port visit. The ship is not a stranger in Istanbul as she was here before, in 2008 with the replenishment tanker 57 Chun Lee.
We are grateful to those who paid the ultimate price for our independence and for our country. This year we celebrate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. The Battle of Dumlupınar was fought from 26 August to 30 August 1922,... Continue Reading →
The Turkish armament procurement agency UDI is preparing for a renewed tender for the Milgem-S construction Project according to the news in Turkish media. UDI will invite RMK ile Dearsan, Desan, ADİK, İstanbul, Sedef ve Yonca Onuk shipyards for this second tender. Earlier this month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the report prepared... Continue Reading →
Two German and one Turkish warship created a were in Istanbul for the weekend. The three ships of the NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2, A-512 FGS Mosel, M-264 TCG Erdemli, and M-1061 FGS Rottweil, arrived in Istanbul on 23 August 2013 Friday and left on 26 August 2013. According to the official web page of... Continue Reading →
Not a day passes where we do not see yet another Russian warship in the Turkish Straits. Today, I was able -if only barely- to take photos of the Tarantul class corvette Burya as she was heading to Russia. She sailed to the Med ten days ago. I am sorry for the quality of the... Continue Reading →
The Alligator class landing ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet,Nikolay Filchenkov passed on 17 August 2013 through the Bosphorus on her way back to the Black Sea. She was last seen in Bosphorus almost 3 weeks ago, again passing to the north. So in the mean time she must have gone south. And the... Continue Reading →
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer of the US Navy DDG-84 USS Bulkeley was in Georgia between 10 and 14 August for an official visit. According to the US Embassy in Georgia: The USS Bulkeley arrives in Batumi, Georgia August 10, for a regularly scheduled port visit that will include combined training exercises with the Georgian... Continue Reading →
On 13 August 2013 Turkish frigate F-241 TCG Turgutreis passed through the Bosphorus and headed to Sevastopol in order to join the August activation of thee BlackSeaFor task force. The Ukrainian Navy is commanding the task force. This is the official Statement of Ukrainian Ministry of Defence: Today, August 14, to the port of Sevastopol... Continue Reading →
I am back from my holiday. So are the Russians. The Tarantul class corvette 955 Burya and the Ropucha class large landing ship 127 Minsk made a south bound passage through the Bosphorus on 11 August 2013. This passage was very interesting for me on two accounts. I did not had any information that the... Continue Reading →
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