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Turkish Navy
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Image:Turkish Navy.gif thumb|Seal of the Turkish Navy
Branch of
Turkish Armed Forces, '''Turkish
Navy''' (Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri) can participate in international operations and exercises beyond
Mediterranean Sea. Submarines can individually navigate up to 15.000 nautical miles and return to home bases.
Commander in Chief: General
Hilmi Özkök
Branch Admiral: Admiral
Yener Karahanoglu
Structure
The structure of the Turkish Navy consists of...
*Fleet Command
**Surface Action Group Command, Gölcük,
Kocaeli
**Submarine Group Command
**Fast Patrol Boat Group Command,
Istanbul
**Mine Warfare Group Command, Erdek
**Logictic Support Group Command, Gölcük, Kocaeli
**Naval Aviation Group Command, Cengiz Topel,
Izmit
*
Black Sea Northern Sea Area Command, Istanbul
**
Bosporus Istanbul Strait Command
**
Dardanelles Çanakkale Strait Command
** Naval
Hydrography and
Oceanography Division Command
**Naval Museum Command, Istanbul
*
Mediterranean Sea Southern Sea Area Command,
Izmir
**Navy Infantry Brigade Command
***
Amphibious Group Command
**Accompaniment and Patrol Boats Flotilla
**Aksaz Naval Base Command
Main equipment
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|colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=gray|'''Turkish Navy'''
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|colspan=2 align=center|'''
Submarines '''
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|2||Gür Class
Type 209 submarine Type 209T2/1400 (2 more under construction)
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|4||Preveze Class
Type 209 submarine Type 209T1/1400
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|6||Atilay Class
Type 209 submarine Type 209/1200 (Possible upgrade for 4 subs)
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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Main surface units'''
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|8||Gabya (G) Class
Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate (Oliver Hazard Perry) Frigate
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|3||Tepe Class
Knox class frigate (Knox) Frigate
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|2||Barbaros Class
MEKO (MEKO® 200 TN-IIA) Frigate
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|2||Salihreis Class
MEKO (MEKO® 200 TN-IIB) Frigate
|-
|4||Yavuz Class
MEKO (MEKO® 200 TN) Frigate
|-
|6||Bozcaada Class (
D'Estienne d'Orves class D'Estienne d'Orves Aviso A69)
Corvette
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|colspan=2 align=center| '''
Helicopters and naval aircraft'''
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|0||
ATR 72 ATR 72-500 MPA (10 ordered)
|-
|9||
CASA 235 CASA CN-235-100M (6 MPA + 3 MSA Coast Guard)
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|7||
Socata TB-20 Trinidad (training)
|-
|7||
UH-60 Black Hawk Sikorsky S-70B-28D Seahawk (12 more ordered)
|-
|3||
Bell 212 Augusta Bell AB212E (
Electronic warfare)
|-
|2||
Bell 212 Augusta Bell AB212N1
|-
|7||
Bell 212 Augusta Bell AB212N3
|-
|2||
Bell 212 Augusta Bell AB212A
|-
|3||
Bell JetRanger Augusta Bell AB206B
|-
|1||
UH-1 Huey Augusta Bell AB204N
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|9||Augusta Bell AB412EP (All Coast Guard
Search and rescue SAR - 5 ordered)
|-
|1||Augusta A109K-II (Coast Guard SAR)
|-
|colspan=2 align=center| '''Fast guided missile crafts'''
|-
|2||Kilic II Class (4 more ordered)
|-
|3||Kilic Class Type TPB57 052B
|-
|2||Yildiz Class Type FPB 57
|-
|8||Dogan Class Type FPB 57 (received upgrade)
|-
|8||Kartal Class Type S141
|-
|colspan=2 align=center| '''Gun ships and patrol boats'''
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|7||AB Class Patrol vessel
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|12||SG80 Class Patrol vessel (Coast Guard-6 ordered)
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|8||KW15 Class Coastal patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
|-
|1||SG1 Class Coastal patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
|-
|12||SG Class Coastal patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
|-
|18||MRTP15 Class Interceptor craft (Coast Guard)
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|9||MRTP29 Class Large patrol craft (Coast Guard)
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|1||MRTP33 Class Large patrol craft (Coast Guard-10 ordered)
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|10||SAR33 Class Patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
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|4||SAR35 Class Patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
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|14||SG21 Class Large patrol vessel (Coast Guard)
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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Main
landing ships'''
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|2||Ertugrul Class (Terrebonne Parish)
LST
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|1||Osman Gazi Class LST
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|1||Bayraktar Class LST
|-
|2||Sarucabey Class LST
|-
|colspan=2 align=center| '''
Landing crafts '''
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|28||EDIC Class
LCT
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|16||C 302 Class
LCM
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|colspan=2 align=center| '''
Minesweeper (ship) Mine warfare ships '''
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|5||Edincik Class
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|9||S Class
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|4||F Class
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|3||K Class
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|2||A Class (MHV-45-014) (4 more ordered)
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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Land based systems'''
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|n/a||Zipkin KMS (1X4 FIM-92 mounted Stinger) (11 ordered)
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Source
-
warriorsoul.4t.com/navy.html
-
www.politikforen.de
External links
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Official Turkish Armed Forces Website
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Official Turkish Navy Website
*{{CIA_WFB_2004}}
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Unofficial Turkish Navy Website
{{Turkish Millitary}}
{{NATO}}
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