Between 26 September and 6 October 2013, a large fleet of warships from NATO’s Response Force (NRF) and from other task forces will take part in Brilliant Mariner 2013 maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. According to Turkish Navy F-246 the frigate TCG Salihreis, the mine hunter M-264 TCG Erdemli and the submarine S-358 TCG... Continue Reading →
This year F-243 TCG Yıldırım, F-244 TCG Barbaros and F-495 TCG Gediz were in Istanbul to commemorate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. All the ships were open to the public and for me the highlight was the CIC... Continue Reading →
We are grateful to those who paid the ultimate price for our independence and for our country. This year we celebrate the 91th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. The Battle of Dumlupınar was fought from 26 August to 30 August 1922,... Continue Reading →
The Turkish armament procurement agency UDI is preparing for a renewed tender for the Milgem-S construction Project according to the news in Turkish media. UDI will invite RMK ile Dearsan, Desan, ADİK, İstanbul, Sedef ve Yonca Onuk shipyards for this second tender. Earlier this month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the report prepared... Continue Reading →
Two German and one Turkish warship created a were in Istanbul for the weekend. The three ships of the NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2, A-512 FGS Mosel, M-264 TCG Erdemli, and M-1061 FGS Rottweil, arrived in Istanbul on 23 August 2013 Friday and left on 26 August 2013. According to the official web page of... Continue Reading →
On 13 August 2013 Turkish frigate F-241 TCG Turgutreis passed through the Bosphorus and headed to Sevastopol in order to join the August activation of thee BlackSeaFor task force. The Ukrainian Navy is commanding the task force. This is the official Statement of Ukrainian Ministry of Defence: Today, August 14, to the port of Sevastopol... Continue Reading →
On 24 July 2013 late afternoon NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG-2) arrived in Istanbul. The group was in the Black Sea since 5 July and visited Bulgaria, and Ukraine and conducted training with Bulgarian and Romanian naval units. Currently, SNMG-2 consists of the Spanish frigate F-103 SPS Blas De Lezo and Turkish frigate F-246... Continue Reading →
I am not going to be modest. The above photos are -until it is proved otherwise- are the first public photos showing the second Milgem class corvette F-512 TCG Büyükada underway. The high number of civilians on board indicates that this is a cruise in order to test the systems on board. TCG Büyükada will... Continue Reading →
Mr. Nikolay Zlatev who creates the very informative blog Sea Dog, kindly shared his photos.
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