By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA

The Turkish and U.S. navies carried out joint maritime exercises in international waters in the southwest of Cyprus island.

Turkey's TCG Gokceada and TCG Gemlik frigates along with a helicopter and a maritime patrol aircraft conducted maritime trainings with the USS D. Cook warship of the U.S. Navy, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday.

The joint maritime trainings were held on Monday, it added.

Deniz Kuvvetlerimize ait TCG GÖKÇEADA, TCG GEMLİK Fırkateynleri, bir helikopter ve bir deniz karakol uçağımız ile ABD Deniz Kuvvetlerine ait USS D. COOK Muhribinin katılımıyla, 17 Aralık 2018’de, Kıbrıs Adası güneybatısında uluslararası sularda deniz eğitimleri icra edildi. pic.twitter.com/AI8P0x2dPI

— Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) December 19, 2018