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2011-09-05 The Grand Turk

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Posted by Elmomogum Thrimble1812 2011-09-05 13:47|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 This does sound a lot like mutual harassment prior to belligerent acts. With Turkish warships enroute to the Mediterranean, specifically to rub shoulders with the Israeli Navy and Cyprus.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-05 15:46|| 2011-09-05 15:46|| Front Page Top

#2 According to the Jerusalem Post, there is no record of the incident the Turkish passengers claimed at Ben Gurion airport.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-09-05 16:11|| 2011-09-05 16:11|| Front Page Top

#3 War and rumors of war. The game in the Med should be interesting. I wonder how you say "Dolphin class submarine" in Turkish?

Posted by SteveS 2011-09-05 17:12|| 2011-09-05 17:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder how you say "Dolphin class submarine" in Turkish?

Wikipedia: The Turkish Navy has 14 non-nuclear German-designed Type 209 submarines,[19] which were built in Germany and Turkey. In the early 1970s, the Turkish Navy ordered six Atılay class (Type 209/1200) submarines, which were laid down between 1974 and 1988, and commissioned between 1976 and 1990, as Atılay (S-347) (1976), Saldıray (S-348) (1977), Batıray (S-349) (1978), Yıldıray-II (S-350) (1981), Doğanay (S-351) (1984) and Dolunay (S-352) (1989).

They were followed by the four Preveze class (Type 209T1/1400) submarines which were laid down between 1993 and 1998, and commissioned between 1994 and 1999, as Preveze (S-353) (1994), Sakarya (S-354) (1995), 18 Mart (S-355) (1998) and Anafartalar (S-356) (1999). The last four submarines, classified as the Gür class (Type 209T2/1400) were laid down between 2002 and 2006, and commissioned as Gür (S-357) (2003), Çanakkale (S-358) (2005), Burakreis (S-359) (2006) and II. İnönü (S-360) (2007). At present, the Turkish Navy operates the largest fleet of German-designed submarines in the world.

Which nation do you think is more dependent on sea commerce?

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-09-05 17:24|| 2011-09-05 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 well, one side is purging Officer classes for fake coups (really non-Islamist agenda) and teh other is preparing for a conflagration from teh Islam Spring/Summer/Fall. I'd take teh Juice on teh over/under. We need to quit training with/ arming/ basing in Turkey

Posted by Frank G 2011-09-05 18:38|| 2011-09-05 18:38|| Front Page Top

#6 One nightmare scenario back in the old Soviet Union days was a sub dropping off sea mines in the Straits of Bosphorus. No reason the Israelis couldn't do the same.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-09-05 20:43|| 2011-09-05 20:43|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 One nightmare scenario back in the old Soviet Union days was a sub dropping off sea mines in the Straits of Bosphorus. No reason the Israelis couldn't do the same.
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2011-09-05 20:43

If the Israelis are smart, they have a few of the old Soviet mines in reserve for this purpose....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2011-09-05 20:52|| 2011-09-05 20:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Holding Israelis at an airport didn't end too well for the holders the last time around.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-09-05 21:09|| 2011-09-05 21:09|| Front Page Top

#9 True, but Turkey, even with a purged military, isn't like Uganda led by Adi Amin.

Posted by kcs 2011-09-05 21:52|| 2011-09-05 21:52|| Front Page Top

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