The Anatolian Turkish Maritime Task Force, comprising TCG Anadolu, TCG Derya, TCG İstanbul, and TCG Oruçreis, is conducting a port visit to Port of Southampton.

As part of the port visit, a Defense Industry Exhibition and reception were held on board TCG Anadolu on 5 March 2026. The reception was attended by Osman Koray Ertaş, Ambassador of Türkiye to London; Vice Admiral Robert Pedre, Commander of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM); the Ambassadors of Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia; Rear Admiral Mevlüt Savaş Bilican, Commander of the Anatolian Turkish Maritime Task Force; Rear Admiral Salim Kalender, Head of Logistics of the Turkish Naval Forces; Turkish Armed Forces Attaché to London, Colonel Özgür Dündar; and the commanding officers of the ships assigned to the Anatolian Turkish Maritime Task Force.