The specialized underwater search and rescue ships of the Turkish Navy have been very busy since 30 August 2026. On 30 August 2026, the high-speed catamaran passenger ferry M/F Filo Jet, operated by Filo Denizcilik, capsized and sank in the Eastern Mediterranean shortly after departing the port of Kyrenia (Girne) bound for Taşucu in Mersin,... Continue Reading →
STM has released a video showing the launching of the third and final corvette for Royal Malaysian Navy, Tunku Osman Jewa. What I found mose intersting was the hull of the first National Fast Attack Craft (NFAC) prototype taking shape at İstanbul Denizcilik A.Ş. Shipyard — the first public look at the vessel's physical construction... Continue Reading →
The Kurtaran-2026 Submarine Search and Rescue Invitation Exercise was conducted in the Southern Aegean between 15–21 April, in association with NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM) DYNAMIC MINOTAUR-26 tabletop exercise. The exercise brought together a broad range of naval, air, and specialised rescue assets. Participating naval forces included a frigate, a submarine rescue ship, two rescue... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy concluded its annual Mavi Vatan exercise on 9 April after a week of operations across the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean. Conducted between 3 and 9 April under the coordination of Fleet Command, the exercise involved approximately 15,000 personnel, 120 vessels and 50 aircraft drawn from the Turkish Naval Forces,... Continue Reading →
Seventy-three years ago today, the Turkish Navy suffered its greatest peacetime loss when the submarine TCG Dumlupınar (formerly USS Blower) sank at Nara Point in the Çanakkale Strait. TCG Dumlupınar and her sister boat, TCG 1. İnönü, were returning from a NATO exercise when, at 02:15, the Swedish-flagged merchant ship M/V Naboland collided with TCG... Continue Reading →
TCG Anadolu has arrived in Emden, Germany, to participate in Exercise Steadfast Dart 2026. Two recent photos from her arrival show how the ship has evolved over the past two years and three months. The first two photos were taken this week in Germany, while the last one dates from October 2023. As highlighted in... Continue Reading →
Libya has long been one of the sharpest points of division in Turkish foreign policy. For years, Ankara stood firmly behind the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, clashing directly with the forces of General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). Turkish military intervention in early 2020 tipped the balance on the battlefield:... Continue Reading →
Seventy-two years ago today, the Turkish Navy suffered its greatest peacetime loss when the submarine TCG Dumlupınar (formerly USS Blower) sank at Nara Point in the Çanakkale Strait. TCG Dumlupınar and her sister boat, TCG 1. İnönü, were returning from a NATO exercise when, at 02:15, the Swedish-flagged merchant ship M/V Naboland collided with TCG... Continue Reading →
The excitement began early in the morning as we prepared for our flight from Ankara to Dalaman on board a C-72 transport plane of the Turkish Naval Forces. Once we arrived at Aksaz Naval Base were first went on board the frigate TCG Salihreis for the weekly press briefing. Later we were transferred to the... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy is gearing up for its flagship exercise, Mavi Vatan-2025, an ambitious training operation designed to test its capabilities in challenging scenarios and foster interoperability across military branches. Rear Admiral Kenan Kaan Türkkan, Chief of Naval Operations Staff, outlined the scope and objectives of the exercise during a press briefing. Scheduled to take... Continue Reading →
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