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TCG Istanbul Launched
TCG Istanbul during the launching ceremony. Photo: Turkish MoD. The first İstif class frigate TCG Istanbul was launched on 23 January 2021 at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard. The first TCG Istanbul was ex...
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Foreign Warships On Bosphorus in 2021 (Part 1)
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the last 7 days: The Russian intelligence-gathering ship Priazove returned from her Mediterranean deployment. Her...
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Turkish Navy Takes The Helm Of SNMCMG-2
The ships of the SNMCMG-2 in one shot. From far to near: TCG Ayvalık, ESPS Tajo, and the flagship TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa. The hand-over ceremony took in the small harbor in Tuzla, İstanbul at the...
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Responding To Forest Fires, From The Sea…
One Turkish LCT, transporting fire fighting trucks of the Regional Forestry Directorate. The Turkish Navy Conducted an operation to support Muğla Regional Directorate of Forestry. On 4 March 2021, A...
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Foreign Warships On Bosphorus in 2021 (Part 2)
Here are photos of foreign warships, that have passed through Bosphorus, during the last 14 days: A frequent visitor of Bosphorus the Russian Alligator class large landing ship Saratov returned from...
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TCG Çanakkale Arrived In Durrës
TCG Çanakkale arriving in Durrës. Photo: Durrës Port Authority The Turkish submarine TCG Çanakkale is making a 3 day port visit in Durrës, Albania.The submarine took part in NATO exercise Dynamic...
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20 Iron Pots
…The small Turkish steamer Nusret succeeded in laying unnoticed a line of 26 mines lying in front of the known minefields of the Straits. This mine line was not laid across the barrier canal, as in...
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Foreign Warships On Bosphorus in 2021 (Part 3)
USS Thomas Hudner an Arleigh Burke Flight III class destroyer became the second US Navy warship to enter the Black Sea. This is her first-ever Black Sea deployment. The first ship from Eisenhower CSG...
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HMS Defender and HNLMS Eversten In Istanbul
The Dutch frigate HNLMS Eversten (left) and HMS Defender at Sarayburnu quay. Two warships attached to the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (UK CSG) has arrived in Istanbul on 8th June for a 5-day...
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Serial Production Line Qualification Test Of Atmaca Missile
Turkish Navy conducted another live firing of Atmaca anti-ship missile on 18th June 2021. The test was conducted again at the live-fire exercise area off the coast of the Black Sea town Sinop. The last...
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Improved Kilo Class Submarine Stary Oskol Returned Home
Russian submarine Stray Oskol passing through Istanbul. The NATO task force SNMCMG-2 was making a port visit and can be seen in the background. Russian improved Kilo class (Project 636.3) submarine...
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SNMCMG-2 Entered The Black Sea
Spanish Meteoro class OPV, ESPS Rayo in Istanbul. Italian Gaeta class mine hunter ITS Viareggio. Turkish Engin class mine hunter TCG Edincik. Between 20 and 23rd September the Standing NATO Mine...
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Submarine Search And Rescue Exercise Dynamic Monarch/Kurtaran Has Ended
Italian submarine ITS Todaro, Turkish submarine TCG Çanakkale and rescue and towing ship TCG Akın are among the participants of the submarine rescue exercise Dynamic Monarch/Kurtaran 21. Dynamic...
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FS Auvergne Passed Southbound Through Istanbul
The French warship FS Auvergne made her southbound transit through Istanbul this morning and left the Black Sea. Her northbound passage was on 13 December 2021. During her deployment to the Black Sea,...
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Converting LHD Anadolu To A Drone Carrier
Prologue: This article was first published in Defence Turkey Magazine Issue 106. It is not a secret that Turkey intends to operate an aircraft carrier. This desire was made public by President Erdoğan...
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Russian Minehunter Georgy Kurbatov Passed Through Istanbul
The Project 12700 Aleksandrit class minehunter Georgy Kurbatov made her inaugural passage through Istanbul this afternoon. She was towed by the Project 22870 class rescue Tug SB-739 Spasatel Vasily...
View ArticleTurkish Parliament Extends The Presence Of The Navy In Gulf Of Aden For One Year
On 2nd February 2022, The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, extended the presence of the Turkish Navy in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and adjacent seas for one more year. The first bill allowing the...
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Rostov-na-Donu Returns Home
The Russian submarine Rostov-na-Donu passing through Istanbul, escorted by the Turkish Coast Guard vessels Today improved Kilo-class (Proj. 636.3) submarine of the Russian Black Sea Fleet,...
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Aselsan Gökdeniz CIWS System Will Be Tested On Board TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa
Today the Rhein class auxiliary ship, TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa, left her homeport in Tuzla, İstanbul and headed to the Black Sea. TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa and her sister TCG Cezarli Hasan Paşa have two...
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