Istanbul welcomes #SNMG2 🇹🇷

🇮🇹 ITS Carlo Bergamini (F-590)
🇨🇦 HMCS St. John’s (FFH-340)

NATO @NATO_MARCOM ships drop anchor at the crossroads of Europe and Asia ⚓✨

Today, during the sleepy morning hours of this beautiful summer day, the Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand passed through Istanbul on her way home, after participating for over 40 days in Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, conducted in the Mediterranean Sea

Mutlu Yıllar! / Happy New Year!

Dearsan Shipyard is starting the production of the two attack craft for the Qarar Emiri Naval Forces.

STM signed a contract with Portugese Naval Forces for the construction of 2 AOR and logistic support ship. The construction will start in 2025 and ships will be delivered in 2028. This is the first export to an European Navy for STM and Turkish naval shipbuilders.

⚓ Strengthening NATO’s naval presence!
🔹 Dec 3, 2024: Turkish Navy takes charge of NATO SNMG-2.
🔹 Dec 16, 2024: Command of NATO SNMCMG-2 assumed for the 7th time.
➡️ 50% of NATO MARCOM’s task forces are now under 🇹🇷 Turkey's command. #NATO #SNMG2
#SNMCMG2 #StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO

Command change ceremony for the SNMCMG-2. Turkish Navy is taking the helm from Romania. #StrongerTogether #WeareNATO

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The first Sandown class minehunter, Romania, has bought from the UK, ex-HMS Blyth, ROS Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu made her inaugural northbound passage through Istanbul this morning. She will be a welcomed addition to the Romanian MCM force

Let us take a closer look at the Barbaros mid-life modernisation program as the first ship to undergo this modernisation, TCG Oruçreis, started her sea trials this week.
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I've only just finished editing and uploading photos of each of the 100+ ships that participated in the naval parade held in Istanbul, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye on 29 October 2023.

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Yesterday, I saw 5 warships in 4 different configurations based on Milgem design. From left to right, top to bottom: F-511 TCG Heybeliada, the original, F-515 TCG İstanbul the frigate, 280 PNS Babur modified for Pakistani needs, P-1221 Koçhisar the OPV. This is quite an achievement.

Ships lost, damaged or seozed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. turkishnavy.net/2023/09/13/s...

TCG Salihreis, Istanbul'da. 30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramınız kutlu olsun. Bize bugunleri sağlayan Başkomutan Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ve silah arkadaşlarına, ve bütün şehitlerimize minnet ve şükanlarımızla.

US Navy's newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) arrived in Antalya, Türkiye for a port visit. This is the first visit of this ship to Türkiye. Last week, the flagship of the 6th Fleet, USS Mount Whitney was in Istanbul for a port visit. US Navy seems to rediscover Türkiye.