>On 1st September 2010, at Mina Salman pier in Manama, Bahrain there will be a ceremony for the change of command in CTF-151.The ceremony to be held on board of F-494 TCG Gökçeada will mark the second command period of CTF-151 by Turkish Navy. This period will end in December 2010.Previously between May and August... Continue Reading →
>Today Turkish frigate F-494 TCG Gökçeada departed from Aksaz Naval base to Gulf of Aden. TCG Gökçeada will serve under the international anti-piracy mission, CTF-151, to fight piracy and carry out surveillance tasks. According to some Turkish internet news portals she will replace TCG Gelibolu. This is unlikely as TCG Gelibolu is in SNMG-2 but on... Continue Reading →
>F-492 TCG Gemlik, Turkish contribution to CTF-151 is returning to her home port Aksaz on 24th April 2010.She had left her home port to relieve TCG Gökova in Gulf of Aden, in early February. Currently TCG Gelibolu is the only Turkish warship in the Indian Ocean.
>Acording to Turkish General Staff press announcement, on the night of 6th March, Turkish frigate F-492 TCG Gemlik, captured 7 pirates. She is a part of CTF-151.A suspiciously behaving skiff was reported, 55 nautical miles off shore, and inside the IRTC. TCG Gemlik closed in on the skiff and the naval special forces boarded it.... Continue Reading →
>The current Turkish contribution to CTF-151, F-492 TCG Gemlik prevented a pirate attack to a Japanese vessel on 20 February 2010.The naval Special Forces on board of TCG Gemlik intercepted a skiff with 7 pirates on board thus thwarting a attack to Japanese owned and Panama flagged M/V APL Finland.According to Turkish General Staff webpage,... Continue Reading →
> F-492 TCG Gemlik left her homeport Aksaz Naval Base to relieve TCG Gökova in Gulf of Aden. Both ships will meet in Djibouti on 8 February. They will exchange information, stories and the mission. When they depart TCG Gökova will sail home and TCG Gemlik will sail to south. She will stay in the... Continue Reading →
>The Perry class (locally known as G class) frigate, F-492 TCG Gemlik will replace F-496 TCG Gökova currently serving in CTF-151.TCG Gemlik will set sail on 1 February 2010 from Aksaz Naval Base. She will the fifth frigate to be send to Gulf of Aden. The others were TCG Giresun, TCG Gaziantep, TCG Gediz and TCG... Continue Reading →
>Bulgaria will send a warship to Gulf of Aden according to Turkish maritime portal denizhaber.com.trThe Koni class (Project 1159) frigate 11 Smeli (Valiant) will join the naval task forces combating piracy off the coast of Somalia. At the moment it is not clear whether the Bulgarian warship will join EU led Operation Atalanta or US... Continue Reading →
>F-490 TCG Gaziantep will arrive at her homeport Aksaz naval base, on 16th October 2009.She was in Gulf of Aden as Turkish contribution to the fight against piracy in the region. She was part of CTF-151. F-496 TCG Gökova replaced her.
>TCG Gökova sailed from Gölcük Naval Base on 27th September 2009, to Gulf of Aden. She will join CTF-151 and will replace TCG Gaziantep which is in the region since July 2009.TCG Gökova was in the region as part of SNMG-2 between 16th October and 12th December 2008.Turkish Navy prefers to send Oliver Hazard Perry... Continue Reading →
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