Nusret 2025: Turkish Navy’s Competency in MCM Part II
The Turkish Navy demonstrated its capacity to independently address the mine threat in the Black Sea during the Nusret 2025 naval Exercise at Soros Gulf.
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Nusret 2025: Turkish Navy’s Competency in MCM Part I
The Turkish Navy demonstrated its capacity to independently address the mine threat in the Black Sea during the Nusret 2025 naval Exercise at Soros Gulf.
Navy / Maritime
Ex-Royal Navy Sandown-class Minesweeper Joins Romanian Fleet
The former HMS Pembroke entered service with the Romanian Navy as Kaptan Constantin Dumitrescu, bolstering NATO mine countermeasure capacity in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye Drives Black Sea Post-Conflict Strategy
A total of 39 delegates from 21 countries met in Ankara to discuss Black Sea security. Turkiye emphasized continued adherence to the Montreux Convention.
Navy / Maritime
French Navy’s Minehunter FS Lyre (M 648) Visits Istanbul
French minehunter FS Lyre (M 648) has docked in Saraçhane Port in Istanbul as part of a planned visit. No information is shared about the purpose of visit.
Navy / Maritime
Netherlands Donates Retired Mine Hunters to Ukraine
The Royal Netherlands Navy will donate two decommissioned minehunters to the Ukrainian Navy. It is unknown how the minehunters will reach the Black Sea.
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria to Cooperate in Mine Hunting
Turkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria signed an MCM agreement to activate a centre to combat drifting sea mines in the Black Sea.
Navy / Maritime
NATO Supports Ukraine in Mine Countermeasures Exercise
The U.S. 6th Fleet and NATO ships will jointly conduct Sea Breeze 2024 mine countermeasures exercise with the Ukrainian Navy in Scotland.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Mine Clearance Activities at the Black Sea Begins in July
Mine clearance efforts to make the Black Sea safer through a joint initiative by Turkiye, Romania and Bulgaria will begin in July.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish – U.S. Relations to Regain Momentum
U.S. Ambassador to Turkiye, Jeff Flake, wrote an article about bilateral relations at the Deseret, where he focuses on defence industry relations.
Navy / Maritime
Greece Asks Royal Navy to Grant Minesweepers
The United Kingdom may grant retired minesweepers to Greece as Turkiye has not allowed them to cross the straits due to the Montreux Convention.
Navy / Maritime
West Wants to Violate the “Montreux Convention”
The United Kingdom and Norway tried to break the Montreux Convention that blocked the entry of foreign military vessels into the Black Sea.
Bilateral Relations
Çavuşoğlu: Russian Ships Returned due to the Montreux
Following the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu’s statements on the Montreux Convention, there was a concern about the possible outcomes of such action.
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The U.S. Global Hawk Monitored Ukraine Borders
The U.S. Air Force's strategic unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-4 Global Hawk patrolled the Ukrainian border over Donbas and Crimea.
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Bulgaria to Acquire Second-Hand Submarines
Bulgaria is considering acquiring submarines due to the Russia- Ukraine tension.
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Defence Politics
US and Turkish Navy in the Black Sea
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that Turkish naval forces and US navy components conducted a passing exercise in the Black Sea.
