Deniz Yıldızı 2017 naval exercise has ended on 7th April 2017 and participating warships are returning to their home bases. Live missile firings made this year’s event will one of the best remembered. During the second phase of the exercise between 31 March and 3 April, in total 6 warships and one submarine launched 8 missiles.... Continue Reading →
Lest We Forget: TCG Dumlupınar
On 4 April 1953, two Turkish submarines, TCG Dumlupınar and TCG 1. İnönü, entered Dardanelles southbound. They were returning from the NATO naval exercise Blue Sea. TCG Dumlupınar was leading the two ship formation. When the submarine reached Cape Nara, the narrowest point of the Strait, a Swedish flagged cargo ship M/V Naboland collided with the submarine. The accident happened at 02:15 in the... Continue Reading →
TCG 1. İnönü In Durrës
It is not usual for submarines to make port visit in foreign countries. TCG 1. İnönü visited the Albanian port Durrës between 30 March and 1 April 2017. According to Albanian press: Her visit to our country made in the framework of strengthening relations between the navies of the two countries and NATO operations. The... Continue Reading →
Deniz Yıldızı 2017 Naval Exercise Has Started
The annual naval exercise Deniz Yıldızı has started in Black Sea on Monday. The exercise will end on, 7th April 2016. The scope of the exercise indicates, Turkish Navy's intentions showing a strong presence in the Black Sea. For me, the most noteworthy aspect of this exercise, will be the simultaneous port visits of Turkish... Continue Reading →
The First And Final Passage Of Ex USS Duncan Through Bosphorus
Perry class frigate USS Duncan was the first ship of this class to be decommissioned active service. She was striken from US Navy service on 5 January 1998. In May 1999 she was sold to Turkish Navy. She has never entered in to service therefore she doesn't have a Turkish name. She was used as... Continue Reading →
Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two In Istanbul
The Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group Two arrived in Istanbul on 24 March 2017. The task group had made her northbound passage through the city 20 days before. During this 20 days the task force first took part in Poseidon 2017. The mine warfare exercise was held between 5 and 15 March 2017. After... Continue Reading →
18 March 2017 Naval Parade
On 18th March 2017, to commemorate the Turkish Victory over the Allied Armada 102 years ago a naval parade was held in Çanakkale. 10 ships two Ada class corvettes, 6 fast attack craft and 2 patrol boats took part in this years parade which was followed by a beautiful show of Turkish Air Force's air... Continue Reading →
Dynamic Manta 2017 Started In Italy
NATO’s Submarine Warfare Exercise Dynamic Manta 2017 began today off the Sicilian coast, with ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 10 Allied nations. According to NATO press release submarines from France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the United States, under the control of Commander, Submarines NATO (COMSUBNATO), will join 10 surface ships from Canada, France,... Continue Reading →
Armoured Amphibious Attack Vehicles For TCG Anadolu Has Been Ordered
On 7 March 2017, a contract was signed between defence acquisition agency Undersecreteriat For Defence industries (UDI) and FNSS a joint venture between Turkey's Nurol Holding and BAE Systems, to design and build 27 armoured amphibious attack vehicles. These AAAV's will be deployed on board of the future multipurpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu. The break... Continue Reading →
Poseidon 2017 Naval Exercise
Mine warfare exercise Poseidon, hosted by Romania is continuing in Black Sea The exercise has started on 5 March 2016 and will end on 15 March 2017. Exercise Poseidon began in 2015 as a bilateral Romanian-Bulgarian naval exercise. The host for the exercise alternates each year between Romania and Bulgaria. NATO Standing Groups regularly participate in exercises... Continue Reading →
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