Turkish Fleet Command | |
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![]() The flag of Turkish Fleet Command | |
Founded | 1961 |
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Type | Strike force command |
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Garrison/HQ | Gölcük Naval Base, Turkey |
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Current commander | VADM Kadir Yıldız |
The Turkish Fleet Command is one of the four and largest subordinate commands of the Turkish Naval Forces formed in 1961. [2] It is a strike force of the Turkish Naval Forces Command (TNFC). Fleet Command operates War Fleet Command, Submarine Fleet Command, Mine Fleet Command and Naval Aviation Command. Turkey introduced three new task groups such as Northern, Southern and Western Commands in the Fleet Command in 2011 to ensure effective coordination and cooperation between the naval forces. [3]
It also consists of landing units, with its headquarters at Gölcük Naval Base, covering the Black Sea. Its zonal commands are stationed in Eregli that covers Aegean Sea while its strait commands are headquartered at Istanbul and Çanakkale that covers Mediterranean Sea towards Mersin. As of 2016, Turkish Fleet Command is one of the strongest commands in the Black Sea. [4]
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On 4 April 1953, Turkish Naval Forces lost 81 submariners when submarine Dumlupınar II(D-6) met with an accident and collided with the Swedish Freighter Naboland. The loss of 81 submariners created disturbance in Turkey and an "emotional bridge between the Turkish Nation and the Turkish sailors" was created. The event was heavenly covered in Turkish songs and poems, and as a result, the Navy formed four main commands such as Fleet Command, Northern Sea Area Command, Southern Sea Area Command and Naval Training and Education Command in 1961 to improve its maritime service branch. [2]
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