1. Within the scope of “100th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Türkiye-Japan” and “134th anniversary of the ERTUĞRUL Frigate’s sail to Japan”; TCG KINALIADA (F-514) will conduct port visits between April 8-August 19, 2024  in order to demonstrate the capabilities of Turkish Naval Forces, introduce our national platforms and improve bilateral relations with the countries to be visited.

Scheduled port visits are as follows; Jeddah/Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Mogadishu/Somalia, Male/Maldives, Chittagong/Bangladesh, Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, Jakarta/Indonesia, Bangkok/Thailand, Hong Kong/China, Busan/South Korea, Kushimoto/Japan, Tokio/Japan, Hiroshima/Japan, Manila/Philippines, Singapore, Colombo/Sri Lanka, Mumbai/India, Muscat/Oman, Doha/Qatar, Abu Dhabi/United Arab Emirates, Karachi/Pakistan and Aqaba/Jordan.

2. Accordingly, TCG KINALIADA (F-514) is:

a) to conduct exercises along with the naval forces of the countries to be visited,

b) to organize ceremonies at Turkish Martyrs’ Cemeteries in the countries to be visited,

c) to hold a ceremony in Japan within the scope of “134th anniversary of the ERTUĞRUL Frigate’s sail to Japan”,

d) to provide direct support to Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151) for the counter piracy operations.

3. Therefore, a ceremony to be held in Foça Naval Base on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 14.00 in order to bid farewell TCG KINALIADA (F-514), for its four and a half month mission.

Respectfully announced to the public.