Tag: Turkey

  • Drug Bust on Board Turkish-Flagged Ship

    Major Drug Bust on Board Turkish-Flagged Ship Around twelve tons of hashish have been seized on board a Turkish-flagged cargo ship which was detained by Italian coastguard. The Italian drug […]

  • The nightmare of a Mediterranean Somalia

    Fears for regional security. The nightmare of a Mediterranean Somalia The two latest incidents off the coast of Libya involved a Turkish cargo ship, a Greek oil tanker and the […]

  • Turkish ship attacked off Libya

    One crewman killed, several injured. Turkish ship attacked as it approached Libya’s Tobruk: Foreign Ministry A Turkish dry cargo ship was shelled from the Libyan coast as it approached the […]

  • Sri Lanka, Turkey in joint exercises

    Coordinated training scheduled.  Sri Lanka, Turkey naval teams to conduct training exercises in maritime security The Turkish naval ship, TCG GEDIZ on her way from Mumbai to Port Klang in […]

  • NATO trains with the Turkish Navy

    Black Sea exercises between NATO group and Turkey. SNMG2 Trains with the Turkish Navy in the Black Sea BLACK SEA – NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group Two […]

  • Turkey extends anti-piracy ops

    Continuing Operation Ocean Shield presence. Turkey extends naval mission in Gulf of Aden Experts agree that Turkey’s decision to extend its mandate in NATO’s operation in the Gulf of Aden […]

  • Pak-Turk naval exercise tomorrow

    Joint exercises to focus on maritime security. Pak-Turk naval exercise tomorrow The Pakistan and Turkish navies will hold a bilateral exercise on February 19, for which a Turkish ship ‘TCG […]

  • International counter piracy exercises

    Ocean Shield forces joined navies from Japan, Australia, Oman and South Korea. NATO Warship TCG BUYUKADA Exercises with International Counter-Piracy Forces Last week, warship TCG BUYUKADA (F-512), employed in the […]

  • Turkey extends naval presence

    Extends Operation Ocean Shield activity. Turkey extends naval presence off Somali coast Turkish Parliament has approved a government-sponsored motion to extend the presence of Turkish navy in the Gulf of […]

  • Turkish Coast Guard Captures Ship

    MV Burçin carrying large number of immigrants. Turkish Coast Guard Captures Ship Carrying 333 Immigrants The Turkish Coast Guard intercepted on January 18 a general cargo ship carrying 333 immigrants, […]