After the devastating flooding in Libya, many countries are offering humanitarian aid and support to this country. Türkiye is one of them. Turkish Naval Forces are using the Bayraktar class landing ships TCG Bayraktar and TCG Sancaktar and the older landing ship TCG Osmangazi to transport aid and supplies to Libya. The two Bayraktar class... Continue Reading →
The ships, taking part in Operation Albatos, the seizure of the Bolivian flagged cargo ship M/V Joudi have returned to Aksaz Naval Base. More details about the Operation Albatros has emerged.The 13600 kilogram marijuana with a street value of 250 million USD was loaded to the ship in Tartus in Syria. All ports in Syria... Continue Reading →
On 5 January 2015, Turkish Coast Guard intercepted a Bolivian flagged vessel in international waters off Tobruk, Libya. The vessel was varying 13 tons of cannabis. The seizure took place in international waters 55 nautical miles from Tobruk and 140 nautical miles from Create. The target M/V Joudi was intercepted by two Turkish Coast Guard... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy will return to Libya to help the reconstruction of the Libyan fleet and to help the training of the mariners. Libyan Naval Forces Command has asked Turkey's cooperation in reconstruction of its armada, training of mariners and in military issues. Bases in Tripoli, Homs, Misurata, Sirte and Benghazi cities have been damaged during... Continue Reading →
In this video Turkish special forces team deployed on board of MEKO 200 Track I class,Turkish frigate F-243 TCG Yıldırım are boarding the Romanian frigate F-221 Regele Ferdinand. This boarding was made as a demonstration for the Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard, Operational Commander of the Operation Unified Protector. Click here for the photos of the... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy's sole surviving Knox class frigate F-253 TCG Zafer is taking part in Operation Unified Protector. Or she was, as today NATO's website about the operation does not list she, but her name does appear on the Google cache of the same page. But the photo of the left leaves no doubt that TCG... Continue Reading →
Bulgaria's contribution to NATO's Operation Unified Protector, the frigate BS Drazki is having a three day break on the Greek island of Crete for refueling and fresh food and water supplies. The captain of the Drazki frigate, Pancho Panchev, reported that the vessel has been patrolling in the Mediterranean as instructed by the NATO command but has... Continue Reading →
Yesterday a Turkish flagged merchant ship carrying humanitarian aid docked at Misrata port. But as soon as the ship was in harbor forces royal to Ghaddafi started to shell the port. The ship was able to get underway and leave the port undamaged. According to Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) - yes, the same IHH that send... Continue Reading →
The missing Turkish ferry M/F Ankara returned to Çeşme, İzmir. The ship of course was never missing officialy but she was not seen or reported for the last couple of days. M/F Ankara is a civilian ferry. She was used in the evacuation of civilians from Libya in March with her sisters M/F Samsun and... Continue Reading →
The Turkish ferry M/F Ankara has left Alexandria, Egypt and is heading to Misurata. With her current speed she will arrive in the Libyan town in 26 hours. On 12 April she has left Benghazi with 1025 Egyptian evacuees on board. She was in Alexandria since 14 April 2011. Disaster and Emergency Management Agency and Turkish Red Crescent are sending 818 tons of... Continue Reading →
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