Between 18 and 21 July 2017 a task force of 3 Chinese warship made a visit to Istanbul Task Group 150 consisting of Type 052C destroyer 150 Changchun, Type 054A frigate 532 Jingzhou and Type 093 replenishment tanker 890 Chaohu have left China on 23 April 2017, on the 68th anniversary of the founding of the PLAN,... Continue Reading →
I think we are witnessing a rare moment in naval diplomacy. Turkish and Chinese Naval Forces are conducting reciprocal port visits. Turkish Gabya class frigate F-495 TCG Gediz arrived at a naval port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, on May 22, 2015 for a 3-day visit. As reported earlier she is on an... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmyctqLG3Nc When PLAN ships were passing through the Turkish Straits, a Turkish frigate was visiting China to return the favor. TCG Gediz arrived in Hong Kong on 15 May and will stay there till 18 May. The visit of a Turkish warship to a Chinese port is equally rare as Chinese warships passing through the... Continue Reading →
According to the website of Ministry of National Defence The People's Republic of China, Admiral Bülent Bostanoğlu, commander of the Turkish Navy and his party met with Wu Shengli, commander of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Wu Shengli said that developing a mutually-trustful, win-win and everlasting relationship between the two navies is of... Continue Reading →
The Pomornik (Project 1232.3) class hovercraft built for the PLAN passed through the Turkish Straits; but not on her own power. The craft was on board of M/V HHL New York, a special ship designed for large and difficult cargo. M/V HHL New York left the Ukrainian port Feodosia on 27 April 2013 and passed through Bosphorus... Continue Reading →
I must confess that I was appealed when I read this news article for the first time. The article is not a hoax but I do seriously doubt if the honorable Admiral Shiliang Su was not pulling the legs of the Turkish journalist. This whole story reminded me when the People's Republic of China promised to send 1 million... Continue Reading →
When the Chinese Naval Escort Task Force, consistung of he Ludu (Type 052A) class destroyer 113 Qingdao, the Jingkai II (Type 054A) class frigate 538 Yantai and the Nanyun class replenishment tanker. Weishan Hu 887 passed through the Suez canal, the destroyer and the frigate entered into the Black Sea to conduct good will visits.... Continue Reading →
I love how it feels when the things turn out more or less as the way you have planned. Since I first heard yesterday, that two PLAN warships passed through the Dardanelles and are heading for the Black Sea I was thinking in my head How I could intercept them at a suitable point in Istanbul with a good... Continue Reading →
The frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik arrived in Shanghai on 1 August 2011, to mark to the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Turkey and China. Upon her arrival the frigate was welcomed by Senior Colonel Wu Weyhua, Turkey's consul general Deniz Eke and deputy military attaché at the Turkish Embassy in Beijing, Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Ömer Seyran. The ship will stay... Continue Reading →
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