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Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts

Saturday, July 23, 2016

On Midrats 24 July 2016 - Episode 342: Turkey, Erdoğan & its Miltary - with Ryan Evans

Please join us at 5pm EDT (US) for Midrats Episode 342: Turkey, Erdoğan & its Miltary - with Ryan Evans : The events of the last wee...

Thursday, June 23, 2016

CNAS2016: ISIS Study Group - Presentation and Discussion

A truly excellent discussion of fighting ISIS from the Center for a New Anerican Security 2016 conference

Monday, April 11, 2016

Sea Crimes: ONI's Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 8 March - 6 April 2016

Ripped from the website of the ONI Piracy page : U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 8 March ...

Monday, March 14, 2016

U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 9 February - 9 March 2016

From ONI : U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 9 February - 9 Mar 2016 For those o...

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Turkey v. Russia: Turks Defend Their Airspace

Reuters report "Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation" . Hurryiet report: Turkish...

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Gulf of Guinea Piracy: US and Turkey Plan Action to Assist in Beating "The World's Most Violent Pirates"

Report from Nigeria's Business Day, "US moves to curb oil theft, piracy in Gulf of Guinea" As part of its determination...

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Middle East Mess: Turkey Claims Russian Arms on Moscow to Damascus "Airliner" Forced to Land in Turkey

The Republic of Turkey, which has, for the most part, tried to stay clear of the Syrian disaster unfolding on its border, now has pushed fur...

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Syria: Turkey Get Fired On, Shoots Back and NATO Gets a Call

WaPo reports, "Turkey PM’s office says Turkish artillery fired on Syria after shelling of Turkish town" : Turkish artillery fir...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Somali Pirates: Counter-Piracy Action!

First, from the NYTimes , European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia : European Union forces on Tuesday attacked a Somali pirate base fo...

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Turkey: Ferry Hijacked, Hijacker Killed By Commandos

VOA reports Turkish Forces Kill Ferry Hijacker : Authorities say Turkish commandos stormed a hijacked ferry Saturday and killed the lone hi...

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Catching Up

Having had a couple of days off, it's time to play "catch up"- let's start with an annoying BBC article BBC News - Somali ...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

The Eastern Mediterranean: Much Ado About Gas

So, Turkey has been shaking the war stick at Israel, making big noise over the Israeli blockade of Gaza that last year resulted in the stopp...

Monday, April 25, 2011

Somali Pirates: Turks Capture Pirates, Free Dhow Crew

Good report from Saturn5 at Bosphorus Naval News : The dhow turned out to be a Yemeni vessel, captured by the Somali pirates on 11 April 20...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Somali Pirates: Korean Ship and Crew "Found Safe"

Earlier reports of the reported attack and following silence of the Korean ship Hanjin Tainjin let us wonder what happened (see here ). No...

Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Bosphorus Naval News: Evacuation of Turkish Citizens from Libya by Turkey

TCG Iskenderun escorted by TCG Yavuz photo from Bosphorus Naval News Saturn5 has extensive coverage of how the Turkish government has tak...

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Somali Pirates Capture Small Tanker Off Kenya

Pirates seize LPG tanker off Kenya : On the morning of 24 October, the MV YORK, a Singapore-flagged tanker, was confirmed pirated in the So...

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

"A Turkish Concept Against Piracy"

At good friend Saturn 5's blog Bosphorus Naval News: Kangal - A Turkish Concept Against Piracy : There has been a lot of discus[sion] [...

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Whither Turkey?

CDR Salamander invited Saturn 5, a Turkish naval blogger to post some thoughts on a A New Turkey? and on Saturn 5's home blog here : A...

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Somali Pirates: Turkish Freighter Taken

Reported here by MSC(HOA): P irates hijack Turkish Bulk Carrier off the Somali coast 07/04/2010 17.28 UTC ...

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Somali Pirates: Turkish Frigate Captures 9 Pirates in Gulf of Aden

Saturn 5 has the story and more photos at Bosphorus Naval News: TCG Gelibolu Captures 9 Pirates As noted in the post, the Turks now have b...

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Mark Tempest: The main focus of this blog is maritime security. Other matters may appear. I am a retired attorney and a retired Navy Reserve Captain (Surface Warfare). Opinions expressed herein are my own. Sometimes I have the experience to back them up. Your opinions may vary. Don't panic. Feel free to disagree, that's what free speech is all about. Nothing contained herein should be confused as me giving legal advice to anyone. If you are confused, welcome to the club. All mistakes herein are my fault. I have sufficient academic credentials to be dangerous to myself and to others.Comment moderation is at my discretion, so your comments may never appear. You can start your own blog for free and comment there all you want. I enjoy a healthy debate, but not arguing with trolls. If you can't comment without using intemperate language, go someplace else., Under the header: A MH-60S Sea Hawk, of HSC-6 conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean.(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Meyer)

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