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Template:Turkish Millitary

File:TurkishNavySeal.gif
Seal of the Turkish Navy
File:Turkish Navy Formations 1.jpg
Turkish Navy frigates in formation
File:Turkish Navy Formations 2.jpg
Turkish Navy missile boats in formation
File:Turkish Navy Submarine.jpg
A Type 209/1400 submarine of the Turkish Navy
File:Turkish Navy MEKO200TN IIB.jpg
F-247 TCG KEMALREIS is a SalihReis (MEKO 200TN II-B) class frigate of the Turkish Navy
File:Turkish Navy Perry.jpg
F-494 TCG GÖKÇEADA is a G class(Oliver Hazard Perry) frigate of the Turkish Navy
File:Tepe Knox.jpg
F-256 TCG EGE, a Tepe (Knox) class frigate of the Turkish Navy
File:Turkish Navy Seahawk.jpg
A Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk helicopter of the Turkish Navy
File:Turkish Navy Missile Boat.jpg
P-330 TCG KILIÇ is a Kılıç class fast attack missile boat of the Turkish Navy
File:SAT commandos of the Turkish Navy.jpg
SAT commandos of the Turkish Navy

Turkish Navy (Template:Lang-tr) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. Turkish Navy was once the largest sea power in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, entering the history books of many countries from the British Isles, Faroe Islands and Iceland in the West to India, Indonesia and Malaysia in the East. Turkish Navy is a part of the national consciousness of many nations such as the Algerians and Tunisians as "allies", or the Maltese, Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards as "rivals" (even Miguel de Cervantes joined the Allied European Fleet to fight the Turks at the Third Battle of Lepanto in 1571.) Images and frescoes of the Turkish Navy are depicted on the walls of many famous palaces throughout Europe, such as the Pitti Palace in Florence and the Doge's Palace in Venice. Famous Turkish admirals like Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha (known as Barbarossa (Redbeard) in the West) who twice defeated the Allied European Fleet under the command of Andrea Doria, or Oruç Reis (Barbarossa's brother, known as Aruj in the West), Turgut Reis (known as Dragut in the West), Uluç (Kılıç) Ali Reis, Murat Reis, Kemal Reis, Salih Reis, Burak Reis, Piyale Pasha and Seydi Ali Reis have all made it to the hall of fame of famous mariners in the world. The famous Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis crafted amazing maps and books of navigation, including the first Piri Reis World Map in 1513 which is the oldest surviving map of America and is preserved in the Library of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Other works of Piri Reis are preserved in the Turkish Naval Museum in Istanbul.

Officers

  • Fleet Command: Admiral Metin Ataç
  • Northern Sea Area Command: Vice Admiral Uğur Yiğit
  • Southern Sea Area Command: Vice Admiral Alev Gümüşoğlu
  • Naval Training and Education Command: Vice Admiral Murat Bilgel

Structure

Main equipment

Turkish Navy
Submarines
3 Gür Class Type 209T2/1400 Submarines (+1 under construction)
4 Preveze Class Type 209T1/1400 Submarines
6 Atılay Class Type 209/1200 Submarines (to be upgraded to Type 209/1400 standard)
0 AIP Air-independent propulsion Submarines (+4 planned)
Frigates
2 SalihReis Class (MEKO 200 TN II-B) Frigates
2 Barbaros Class (MEKO 200 TN II-A) Frigates
4 Yavuz Class (MEKO 200 TN I) Frigates
8 G Class (Oliver Hazard Perry class) Frigates (under Genesis Modernization Project)
3 Tepe Class (Knox class) Frigates
Corvettes
6 B Class (D'Estienne d'Orves class A-69 type Aviso) Corvettes
0 Milgem Class Corvettes (+12 under construction)
Helicopters & Naval Aircraft
10 ATR 72-500 MPA
6 CASA CN-235 MPA
7 TB-20 Training Aircraft
7 SeaHawk (S-70B Class) Helicopters (+12 ordered)
14 AB-212 Class Naval Warfare ASW/EW/SAR Helicopters
Fast Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Crafts
2 Kılıç II Class (+4 under construction)
3 Kılıç I Class
2 Yıldız Class
4 Rüzgar Class
4 Doğan Class
8 Kartal Class
Mine Warfare Ships
3 A Class Mine Hunters (+3 under construction)
5 E Class Mine Hunters
4 F Class Mine Sweepers
7 S Class Mine Sweepers
3 K Class Mine Sweepers
Main Landing Ships
1 OsmanGazi Class
2 SarucaBey Class
2 Ertuğrul Class LST
Landing Crafts
25 Ç-117 Class LCT
17 Ç-302 Class LCM

Source

External links

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Symbols
History
Structure
People
Members
Multilateral relations
See also
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