TCG Heybeliada Launched 28 Sep 2011 | 02:58 am

A Necessary Move 1 Apr 2011 | 07:42 pm

As you might have noticed the Bosphorus Naval News has changed its application provider. We are now using WordPress services. The tug of war between Google (Blogger) and the Unnamed Digital TV compan...

Romanian Border Guard Vessel Passed Through Bosphorus 25 Mar 2011 | 10:27 pm

This Morning the Romanian border Guard vessel MAI-1105 Stefan Cel Mare passed through Bosphorus. She is heading to Create, Greece. The Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel 950 class vessel was delivered to ...

Ukraine Sends A Warship To Libya While Romania And Bulgaria Prepares One 25 Mar 2011 | 10:06 am

U-402 Konstantin Olshansky. NATO photo. Exactly at midnight of 23th March 2011, the Ukrainian Ropucha 1 class landing ship U-402 Konstantin Olshansky Sevastopol to conduct Non-Combatant Evacuation of...

Turkish Contribution To NATO Operations Off Libya Takes Shape 24 Mar 2011 | 08:21 pm

F-243 TCG Yıldırım. Here in Çanakkale on 18 March 2011, soon off the coast of Libya. Turkish contribution to NATO enforced maritime embargo to Libya takes shape. Yesterday, on 23 March it was announ...

SACEUR, ADM Stavridis in Ankara 24 Mar 2011 | 07:02 pm

Yesterday, on 23 March 2011, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe Admiral Stavridis arrived in Ankara for a two day visit. I do not know when this visit was planned but the timing could not have been bet...

Turkish Navy To Help NATO Enforce Libya Embargo 24 Mar 2011 | 01:24 am

According to Reuters, Turkey agreed to provide 4 frigates, one submarine and one support ship to NATO, so that NATO can enforce the arms embargo imposed on Libya. The alliance had offers of 16 ships ...

Turkish Navy Naval Parade In Dardanelles 22 Mar 2011 | 10:49 pm

On Friday, 18 March 2011, to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the victory against the Allied Fleet in 18 March 1915,  Turkish Navy organized a naval parade in Dardanelles. It meant a 25 hours roun...

The Legendary Mine Layer Nusret, In Active Duty Again! 20 Mar 2011 | 11:26 am

N-16 TCG Nusret There are a few ships, that directly influenced the history. The small minelayer Nusret is one of them. Perhaps the smallest of them. She was a German built mine layer in service of ...

First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On 20 Mar 2011 | 08:20 am

F-495 TCG Gediz. The first  Gabya class frigate to receive Mk41 VLS This is most probably the first photo of the Turkish frigate F-495 TCG Gediz with the newly installed 8 cell Mk-41 VLS system. In ...