The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the national public broadcaster of Turkey made a TV program about the first Milgem class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada. http://youtu.be/-Ud5_chMCus The video is in Turkish and as it is almost 20 minutes long I was not able to translate the gist. But for the behalf of my non Turkish... Continue Reading →
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean (Part 2)
While thew worlds attention is turned to the recent meetings and debates in the UN in New York, the high tension situation continues in the Eastern Med. The harsh rhetoric of last week turned into concrete actions. Turkey signed an oil and gas exploration agreement with Northern Cyprus the Turkish Cypriot part of the island.... Continue Reading →
5 Days To Go
Until the commissioning of the first Milgem class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada into service.
WPR On Turkish Navy
World Politics Review published an e-mail interview with Bill Park, a senior lecturer in the department of defense studies at King's College London. This is what he thinks about the capabilities of Turkish Navy. WPR: How does it compare with other navies in the region in terms of effectiveness and experience? Park: The Turkish coastline abuts the Black, Aegean and... Continue Reading →
The Situation In The Eastern Mediterranean
As 19th September 2011, US based energy company Noble Energy is starting to drill for gas off Cyprus in Block 12. The company has already conducting exploration for gas off the Coast of Israel and found some large gas reservoirs. Block 12 lies just across the border of the Israeli-Cypriot maritime exclusive economic zones from... Continue Reading →
New UAV For Turkish Navy
Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) will soon publish a request for information (RfI) for a vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft capable of operating from ships. According to information on daily Hürriyet the aim is to have an unmanned helicopter which will be stay airborne for 10 hours with a range of 180 km. The UAV is expected to... Continue Reading →
Turkish Fast Attack Craft In Bosphorus
This procession of four Kılıç class fast attack craft and one support tanker was seen on 12th September 2011 on their northbound passage through Bosphorus. They were follow by two frigates later at the evening. The Kılıç class fast attack craft is enlarged version of Lürssen FBP-57 design. Their design incorporated radar cross section reducing... Continue Reading →
Turkish Aid Ship In Somalia
Turkish merchant ship M/V Burak A. carrying 5.000 tons of humanitarian including 8 full equipped ambulances, 1 forklift, 5 jeeps, 6 generators, 500 tents, 5000 blankets and 4.500 tons of food and medical supplies arrived in Mogadishu . The ship left Istanbul on 16th August and escorted by the frigate F-494 TCG Gediz all the way. After escorting M/V... Continue Reading →
25 Days to Go
Until the commissioning of the first Milgem class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada into service.
TCG Heybeliada On Sunset
This is F-511 TCG Heybeliada sailing on sunset at the entrance of Bosphorus on 11 September 2011. She is expected to enter into service on 27th September 2011.
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