Today, on a sunny winter day, with a solemn ceremony the Ada class corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada set sail to the Indian Ocean. On board are one S-72B Seahawk helicopter, tail number TCB-69, one naval special forces team and 124 sailors. During this 87 day deployment, TCG Büyükada will join the task force CTF-151... Continue Reading →
F-496 TCG Gökova has passed through the Suez Canal as she is returning from her deployment in Gulf Of Aden. She was replaced by F-492 TCG Gemlik. TCG Gökova was part of multinational anti piracy task force CTF-151 and was in the region since March 2014. Here is the list of Turkish warships, deployed to... Continue Reading →
On 16 December 2013 after a 7 month deployment, Gabya class frigate, F-497 TCG Göksu returned her home port Gölcük. She has been in the Gulf Of Aden and Indian Ocean to combat piracy. Thank you for a job well done and welcome home.
According to the official webpage of Turkish General Staff, Turkish frigate F-497 TCG Göksu ride shot-gun to Tanzanian flagged merchant ship M/V Star Prince for ten days. The two ships rendezvoused off the coast of Jedda, Saudi Arabia and traveled together till M/V Star Price arrived its destination: Mogadishu, Somalia. She was carrying humanitarian aid... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy announced that, the Gabya class Frigate F-497 TCG Göksu will take part in Joint Task Force-151 (CTF-151) between 6 June and 6 December 2013. On 6 June 2013, on board of TCG Göksu was command hand over ceremony of CTF-151. Real Admiral Muhammad Ihsan Qadir from Pakistani Navy, replaced Read Admiral Giam Hock Koon from... Continue Reading →
This is a text about the cooperation between RAN and Turkish Navy in CTF-151. I have found it on the official page of Department of Defence of Australian Government. In a first for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), two officers were recently embedded as part of the Command Staff for counter-piracy operations aboard the Turkish Navy Flagship, TCG... Continue Reading →
The Combined Maritime Forces published a blog entry about the change of command ceremony for the CTF-151. The ceremony marked the end of Turkish Navy's third command of CTF-151. Turkish Navy has been an active participant to CTF-151 since its foundation in 2009. I find the following warning of Rear Admiral Karaman very important: “There... Continue Reading →
Today, on 13th December 2012, Turkish Navy will formally hand over the command of the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) which is one of three task forces operated by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). Turkey took the command of the CTF-151 in September from South Korea and the task force will be commanded by Pakistan between December... Continue Reading →
TCG Gemlik in Seychelles.
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