Hakan
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The Turkish Navy's Africa Tour
On 17 March 2014, the Barbaros Turkish Maritime Task Group will leave Turkish Naval Base in Gölcük to starts its circumnavigation of Africa.![tdgg.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fturkishnavy.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F03%2Ftdgg.jpg&hash=e6ef3a9e680d1520672fbda3531b2873)
The task force will contain the frigates F-495 TCGGediz, F-245 TCG Oruçreis, the corvette F-511 TCGHeybeliada and the replenishment tanker A-595 TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör.
During the deployment, which is expected to take 102 days, Barbaros TMTG will navigate round the African continent from west to east and will make 40 port visits in 28 countries and conduct military exercises with their navies.
It will be the first crossing of Cape of Hope by Turkish ships after 148 years. The ships will travel for about 15,000 nautical miles approximately 30,000 km throughout their sail.
- Turkish defence companies Meteksan, Otokar, TAI, Dearsan, Havelsan, Roketsan, Aselsan, STM will show their products in following cities:
Lagos, Nigeria
Luanda, Angola
Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Mombasa, Kenya
- Turkish Ministry of Health will conduct health checks and provide medical assistance in following cities:
Dakar, Senegal,
Port of Sudan, Sudan
- Military music bands will perform concerts in following cities:
Conakry, Guinea
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Pointe-Noire, Congo
Cape Town, South Africa
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mombasa, Kenya
Djibouti, Djibouti
Port of Sudan, Sudan
- Members of Multinational Maritime Security Centre of Excellence will conduct maritime security and boarding training in following cities:
Lagos, Nigeria
Pointe-Noire, Congo
Luanda, Angola
Simon’s Town, South Africa
Mombasa, Kenya
Pointe-Noire, Congo
Luanda, Angola
Simon’s Town, South Africa
Mombasa, Kenya
- There will be theoretical training in all ports of call.
- Various high-ranking Turkish officers will visit their counterparts in 17 different cities.
- The two frigates and the corvette will conduct live missile firing exercise in Denel Overberg Test Range between 5 and 9 May 2014. There they will test their skills to the limits.
- When the Barbaros TMTG reaches Gulf of Aden it will conduct anti piracy operations between 5 and 11 June 2014.
Turkey's Indigenous Stealth Corvette Will Take Part in the Tour
http://turkishnavy.net/![TCG_Heybeliada_(F-511)_-6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F6%2F67%2FTCG_Heybeliada_%28F-511%29_-6.jpg&hash=7ae453805cd6ba706097f4a895c855ae)
Turkish Navy sets off to pass through Cape of Good Hope after 148 years - CİHAN
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