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 |
Click here for the photos of the frigates and fast attack craft participating in the exercise.
