Deniz Yıldızı 2015 Exercise Completed

20 Apr 2015

F-502 TCG Bandırma returning from Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise in Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Large landing ship NL-125 TCG Osmangazi making a southbound passage (returning from Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise!?) through Bosphorus. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

F-491 TCG Gemlik returning from Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise in Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

Tanker A-573 Binbaşı Sadettin Gürcan returning from Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise in Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

F-500 TCG Bozcaada returning from Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise in Black Sea. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permission.

The oldest vessel in commission in Turkish Navy, A-578 TCG Gazal returning from the Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise.

The Deniz Yıldızı 2015 exercise ended on 16 April 2015 and the participants returned to their home ports.

According to the Turkish Navy website following units took part 6 frigates, 3 corvettes, 5 fast attack craft, 2 submarines, 7 auxiliaries, 2 patrol boats, 3 maritime surveillance planes, 7 helicopters.

I was able to identify 18 warships of out indicated 23. Here is the list:

Number	Name	Type
A572	TCG Yüzbaşı İhsan Tolunay	Tanker
A573	TCG Binbaşı Sadettin Gürcan	Tanker
A587	TCG Gazal	Tug
A595	TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör	Tanker
AXXX		Auxiliary
F240	TCG Yavuz	Frigate
F241	TCG Turgutreis	Frigate
F243	TCG Yıldırım	Frigate
F245	TCG Oruçreis	Frigate
F246	TCG Salihreis	Frigate
F493	TCG Gelibolu	Frigate
F500	TCG Bozcada	Corvette
F502	TCG Bandırma	Corvette
F511	TCG Heybeliada	Corvette
P12XX		Patrol Boat
P12XX		Patrol Boat
P330	TCG Kılıç	Fast attack craft
P332	TCG Mızrak	Fast attack craft
P335	TCG İmbat	Fast attack craft
P336	TCG Zıpkın	Fast attack craft
P337	TCG Atak	Fast attack craft
SXXX		Submarine
SXXX		Submarine