{"id":35789,"date":"2021-06-07T18:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/07\/turkey-wraps-up-largest-ever-version-of-denizkurdu-naval-drill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:54:17","slug":"turkey-wraps-up-largest-ever-version-of-denizkurdu-naval-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2021\/06\/07\/turkey-wraps-up-largest-ever-version-of-denizkurdu-naval-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey wraps up \u2018largest-ever\u2019 version of Denizkurdu naval drill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MERSIN, Turkey \u2014 The Turkish Navy has completed the \u201clargest-ever\u201d iteration of exercise Denizkurdu, involving 132 surface vessels, 10 submarines, 43 winged aircraft, 28 helicopters and 14 drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denizkurdu is a large-scale exercise carried out by the country\u2019s naval forces every two years. It was most recently held May 25-June 6 in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. All Navy units participate in the training, which aims to demonstrate the service\u2019s operational readiness, evaluate decision-making processes in a multithreat environment, test interoperability methods and mutual support capabilities, and allow for personnel to training with naval assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denizkurdu-2021 was carried out in three phases. In the first phase, participating units conducted operational readiness drills. The second involved force-on-force training based on a four-day crisis scenario. In the third phase, participating ships made port visits at the Aegean and the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2949\" height=\"1966\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg 2949w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ulaq-1.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2949px) 100vw, 2949px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An ULAQ unmanned vessel performed tests alongside the Denizkurdu events but was not officially part of the exercise. (Courtesy of Anadolu Agency)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On completion of the port visits, the fleet hosted a \u201cDistinguished Visitors Day\u201d that saw a gathering of officials from Turkey\u2019s Defense Ministry and military command echelon as well as military attaches from 25 countries. The turnout of the attaches was a \u201cfirst\u201d for the Denizkurdu series, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy\u2019s TB2 Bayraktar drone hit a target at sea with the MAM-L guided munition for the first time, striking a decommissioned auxiliary ship floating at sea on the Distinguished Visitors Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Ministry was unable to provide an interview to Defense News by press time. However, the Turkish military tends to maintain lessons learned from drills as confidential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement on the ministry\u2019s official Twitter account said this year\u2019s iteration stood out from previous versions because nongovernmental organizations such as K\u0131z\u0131lay (or Red Crescent) participated. As new this year was Naval Warfare Center Command managing the exercise. It was responsible for acting as the exercise control center, established in accordance with NATO exercise planning processes adopted by the Turkish Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s first indigenous unmanned combat surface vessel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2020\/11\/09\/turkey-to-launch-its-first-armed-unmanned-surface-vessel\/\" target=\"_blank\">dubbed ULAQ<\/a>, conducted its first live-fire trial during the exercise, though the event was not part of the training itself. Developed by Turkish defense companies Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence, ULAQ was launched in January and completed sea trials in April. During the live-fire trials, conducted as the last phase of acceptance tests for the Navy, it launched a laser-guided Cirit missile twice \u2014 the first one involved telemetry, and the second used a real warhead \u2014 hitting its target in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ULAQ was controlled from a mobile coastal control station and illuminated the target with a laser designator before firing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s top defense procurement official, Ismail Demir, said in a speech after the firing: \u201cWe have reached an indigenousness rate of up to 70 percent in our projects, and we will increase this even more. The days have come where we began to see similar products to the gamechanging UAVs: now inland vehicles, surface vessels and submarine forms. 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