Turkish naval forces to take part in military drills as part of NATO duties
Turkish Naval Forces last July 1 assumed responsibilities of NATO Amphibious Task Force Command, Landing Force Command through the end of this June
File photo from Istanbul, Turkiye, on October 23, 2025, crew members of TCG Alemdar, commissioned into the Turkish Naval Forces in 2017 as a submarine rescue vessel for operations in national and international waters, are seen during a search and rescue training exercise on the Bosphorus in
ISTANBUL
The Turkish Naval Forces will take part in several military drills as part of its duties in the NATO Amphibious Task Force Command and the Landing Force Command, the National Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday, the day the series of drills began.
Noting that Turkish Naval Forces assumed the responsibilities of the NATO Amphibious Task Force Command and Landing Force Command from July 2025 to this June 30, the ministry said that Anatolia Turkish Naval Task Force, Headquarters of the Commander, Amphibious Task Force (CATF) and Commander, Landing Force (CLF), and several ships – the TCG Anadolu, TCG Derya, TCG Istanbul, and TCG Kinaliada – will take part in the drills.
"From 20 January to 23 April 2026, the Anatolian Turkish Naval Task Force, together with the CATF and CLF Headquarters … will operate across the Mediterranean, Bay of Biscay, English Channel, North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Adriatic Sea,” the ministry said on the Türkiye-based social media platform NSosyal.
They will participate in the drills Steadfast Dart-2026, Northern Quadriga-2026, Dynamic Mariner/Cold Response/Joint Warrior-2026, and the Neptune Strike 26.1 NATO Enhanced Readiness Activity, while also providing support to NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian, Operation Brilliant Shield, and Operation Noble Shield, it added.
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