On 5 January 2015, Turkish Coast Guard intercepted a Bolivian flagged vessel in international waters off Tobruk, Libya. The vessel was varying 13 tons of cannabis. The seizure took place in international waters 55 nautical miles from Tobruk and 140 nautical miles from Create. The target M/V Joudi was intercepted by two Turkish Coast Guard... Continue Reading →
One of the most interesting presentations of the 7. Naval System Seminar was done by Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (UDI). The topic of it was the future shipbuilding projects. The organisers of Naval System Seminar prepared a CD containing the presentations done during it. It is a useful thing if you want to reread any... Continue Reading →
On 12 and 13 October 2015, the 7. Naval Systems Seminar was held in Ankara. I am personally delighted to see this venue started as a one-man project turned to be an established organisation appreciated by everyone. Turkish Navy was officially present in this year's seminar. In previous years Turkish naval officers participated the event... Continue Reading →
On 24 April 2015, to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Çanakkale Wars, a naval parade was held under the command of Turkish Navy Northern Task Group Commander Rear Admiral Ali Murat Dede. The formation led by Turkish frigate TCG Salihreis was made up from the following ships from 5 different nations: Position Number Name Country... Continue Reading →
On 6 April 2015 we had witnessed northbound passage of a large number of Turkish warships, 5 frigates, 2 corvettes, 4 fast attack craft in total. The reason is the start of the Deniz Yıldızı 2015 naval exercise in Black Sea. According to the Turkish Navy website following units will take part in the... Continue Reading →
I am posting a couple of wide-angle shots to give an impression about the general conduct of the naval parade. For the photos of the ships click here.
On 18 March 2015, Turkish Navy organised a Naval Parade in Çanakkale Strait to commemorate Turkish Victory over the Allied Armada 100 years ago. 6 Navy and Coast Guard helicopters, 3 maritime patrol planes and 6 Army helicopters took part in a fly over. And the Turkish Stars, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish... Continue Reading →
On 12 March 2015, Turkish Coast Guard vessels chased the cargo ship M/V Doğan Kartal in the Çanakkale Strait and forces the ship to stop by firing on her engine room. According to AIS data from marinetraffic.com website, the Turkish flagged 59 metre long ship has departed from Istanbul on 11 March 2015. It is... Continue Reading →
Today, there was a graduation ceremony at Turkish Naval Academy. I did not attend the ceremony but I was able to take photos of the warships anchored off the Naval Academy for the celebrations. I guess, the number of the warships and their combined firepower was more than the naval armed forces of many nations.... Continue Reading →
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