COMMANDER CTF 151 HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED MARITIME COMMUNITY SUCCESS AGAINST PIRACY

This is a reblog from Combined Maritime Forces's blog.

My Impressions From 5.Naval Systems Seminar (Part II)

Some more information and gossip from the 5th Naval Systems Seminar. Click here to read the first part on Bosphorus Naval News. In November, F-511 TCG Heybeliada, the first ship of the Milgem class corvettes will leave for her first overseas deployment, to the Gulf of Aden. It is not clear at the moment if... Continue Reading →

My Impressions From The 5.Naval Systems Seminar (Part I)

It is once again that wonderful time of the year when we gather in Ankara and discuss the proceedings of Turkish naval ship building industry. The 5th Naval Systems Seminar has started today. Deputy Undersecretary (Platform Projects) Mr. Serdar Demirel, and Head of Naval Platforms Department Mr. Mustafa Şeker made important presentation where they summarized... Continue Reading →

Turkish Landing Ship Will Participate In Naval Exericse As A Sales Representative

According to the ADİK shipyard's web site the first ship of the New LCT class Ç-151 will participate to the joint Turkish-Egyptian naval exercise Sea of Friendship (Bahr El Sadaka). In 2007, Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (UDI), submitted a Request for Proposal for 8 LCT’s. These new vessels were to be built in Turkey and had to be fast.... Continue Reading →

Bulgarian Frigate To Participate Operation Active Endeavor

According to the excellent Black Sea News website, The Bulgarian Navy is sending the frigate F-41 BS Drazki to NATO's Operation Active Endeavor. The frigate has left her home port Burgaz Naval base on 5th October 2012 and may have passed through the Bosphorus today. It is not clear however how long this deployment will... Continue Reading →

The First Upgraded MEKO 200 Frigate Of Turkish Navy

Well the DHA story about the naval activity in Gölcük Naval Base was not completely useless. This is the first public photo of the frigate TCG Salihreis with her brand new 3D Smart-S Mk2 radar. The last batch of 4 MEKO 200 frigates were delivered to Turkish Navy with AWS-9 3D radars of British origin.... Continue Reading →

I Don’t Know About Elvis, But William R. Hearst Is Alive And Lives In Turkey.

Today Doğan Haber Ajansı (DHA), a local news agency run a story of heightened activity in Gölcük Naval Base and speculated that the navy was preparing itself for action off the Coast of Syria. The story was later picked up by UPI and published in English. According to the original story of the DHA Turkish Navy has increased... Continue Reading →

Turkish and Egyptian Navies Will Exercise In Eastern Mediterranean Next Week

Turkish Navy announced that Turkish and Egyptian navies are gong to conduct a joint exercise between 7th and 14th October 2012 in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Exercise Sea of Friendship (Bahr El Sadaka) will be hosted by Egypt. Following Turkish naval units will take part in the exercise: Two frigates, two fast attack craft, one replenishment tanker, two landing ship, one marine... Continue Reading →

Those Were The Days My Friend…

  Today Turkish parliament authorized the deployment of troops for cross-border military action. And if you read the resolution carefully you will see that this authorization is not limited to the Syrian border. The Turkish government insists  that this one year-long mandate is not a declaration of war but it is intended as a deterrent. The mandate,  was passed... Continue Reading →

Turkish Naval Forces Day

The 27th September, the anniversary of the Battle of Preveza, is celebrated as the Turkish Naval Forces Day. On 27th September 1538, a naval battle for the supremacy in the Mediterranean was fought between the Ottoman Navy commandeered by Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa and the fleet of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III and... Continue Reading →

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