>US Navy is looking for a friendly port in Mediterranean basin to forward-deploy the surface ships that will be assigned for anti ballistic missile defence. Navy officials are considering the new home ports to keep more ballistic-missile defense ships closer to waters from which they can protect Europe from missiles. Today, BMD ships must sail... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Naval Task Force Returns Home
>On 5th July 2010, the four frigates and one replenishment tanker composing the Turkish Naval Task Force will return to their home port Aksaz.They have been away since 5th May. This is the first time that Turkish Navy organized a Task Force and made it cruise the Mediterranean. The task force did more than just... Continue Reading →
>Caner Gönyeli 2010 SAR Exercise
>Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will conduct the annual serach and rescue exercise Caner Gönyeli between 14 and 18 June 2010.The exercise area covers, TRNC, its territorial waters, and Turkish SAR area in Eastern Mediterranean. It will be a joint exercise where civil maritime instructions like Coast Safety Directorate will cooperate with... Continue Reading →
>Don’t Rely On Reliant Mermaid
>I think nobody would be surprised to hear that this years Reliant Mermaid naval exercise is canceled. The naval search and rescue exercise was the only venue there Turkish and Israeli navies come together officially.The annual exercise with the objective to practice coordinated emergency search and rescue procedures and measures for safety of life at... Continue Reading →
>Update On Turkish Naval Task Force
>While, Japanese, Bangladeshi and American warships are visiting ports in Turkey, Turkish Naval Task Force was busy visiting foreign ports.First visit was in Algiers, Algeria.Next visit was in La Goulette, Tunisia.The third visit was in Cartagena, Spain.For more photos and up to date information here is the link to the Task Force's Webpage.
>About Israeli Raid On Mavi Marmara
>Very has been said and written about the Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla on Monday 31 May 2010. And many things will be said and written in the future. So here in my own blog and space, I will try to share my 2 kuruş. 1) I believe the flotilla reached its strategic... Continue Reading →
>Port Visits
>Mersin port was busy last week. First there were visitors from Japan. Three Japanese was ships visited the city commemorate the sinking of the Ottoman frigate Ertugrul, in Kushimoto, Japan, 1890.TV 3508 JDS Kashima, TV-3515 JDS Yamagiri and DD-125 JDS Sawayuki stayed in town from 1st till 4th September. After the Japanese warships left, two... Continue Reading →
>Turkish Naval Task Group In Cartagena, Spain.
>Turkish Naval Task Group arrived to the port of Cartagena in Spain on Monday 31 May 2010. 1125 military personnel on board of TCG Kemalreis, TCG Turgutreis, TCG Gaziantep, TCG Giresun frigates and on TCG Akar logistics support ship, has seen great interest in the port of Cartagena according to news.There was a press conference... Continue Reading →
>Israel Boards, Turkish Ship Heading To Gaza: At Least 10 Death (UPDATE-1)
>Israeli soldiers boarded Turkish Comoros flagged M/V Mavi Marmara, heading to Gaza. According to first media reports at least 10 people have died during and after of the boarding. The boarding happened at least 40 miles away from the shore. M/V Mavi Marmara was bought by Turkish humanitarian aid group and was delivering cargo to... Continue Reading →
>Turkish And German Naval Task Forces Conduct Exercises
>Turkish Naval Task Force met with the German Training Cruise Flotilla south of Crete. The two task forces conducted a series of short exercises: SURFEX, PASSEX and a PHOTEX.The German task force consists of FGS Bradenburg, FGS Niedersachen and FGS Frankfurt am Main. The task force is expected to peform a harpor visit in Istanbul. This is the link... Continue Reading →
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