Turkish Navy To Continue Anti-piracy Operations

On Monday, 7 February 2011, Turkish parliament passed a motion submitted by the government, to extend the presence of Turkish warships in Gulf of Aden for one year. This is the second extention for this mission.

According to Defence Minister Vecdi Gönül on average, 360 - 380 Turkish flagged or owned merchant ships pass through the Gulf of Aden every year.

Since 2008 in 15 different operations Turkish naval forces captured 94 pirates.

Click here to read the debate in the parliament.