18 March 2017 Naval Parade
20 Mar 2017 2 Comments
On 18th March 2017, to commemorate the Turkish Victory over the Allied Armada 102 years ago a naval parade was held in Çanakkale.
10 ships two Ada class corvettes, 6 fast attack craft and 2 patrol boats took part in this years parade which was followed by a beautiful show of Turkish Air Force’s air demonstration team Turkish Stars.
The ships arrived in three rows. The east row was made of TCG Tufan, TCG Zıpkın and TCG Yıldız. The main row consisted of TCG Büyükada, TCG Heybeliada, TCG Türkeli and TCG Karabiga, all locally made warships. The west row had TCG Kılıç, TCG Mızrak and TCG Martı.
Turkish Navy fleet approaches the Çanakkale Martyrs’ Memorial, the largest Turkish military graveyard in the area.
TCG Büyükada was the lead ship.
TCG Heybeliada was following TCG Büyükada.
TCG Kılıç
TCG Mızrak
TCG Tufan
TCG Zıpkın
TCG Martı
TCG Türkeli
TCG Yıldız with TCG Karabiga in foreground.
The parade fleet as it was exiting Çanakkale Strait.
The show of Turkish Stars was breath-taking even for a ship spotter.
Click here for previous naval parades.
turkishnavy.net 
You’re lucky. The Canakkle Strait is an idea place to hold such a sail past as a large number of people on both shores can witness it, as would be the case in Istanbul itself.
I visited in 2004. It was quite memorable.
TURKISH NAVY AND ARMED FORCES CELEBRATE ONE AT THE TIME A NAVAL PARADE WITH SEVERAL SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT. CELEBRATE A NAVAL VICTORY OVER THE ALLIES IN WW1. 102 YEARS AGO.