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Turkish frigate arrives in Doha for military exercises

Published: 01 Aug 2017 - 02:35 am | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 07:05 am
TCG GOKOVA anchored at Hamad Port.

TCG GOKOVA anchored at Hamad Port.

QNA

The Turkish frigate TCG GOKOVA has arrived in Hamad Port to join the Turkish forces present in the country and participate in a number of naval exercises and joint military exercises between the two countries, the Directorate of Moral Guidance at the Ministry of Defence has announced.
The Directorate said that these exercises will be held in the areas of the Hamad Port, the Doha Naval base and Qatari territorial waters between the Qatari Emiri Navy and its Turkish counterpart, with the participation of the most modern frigate in the Turkish Armed Forces, which has a crew of 214.
The exercises come within the framework of joint military cooperation between the State of Qatar and the sisterly Republic of Turkey to combat terrorism and violent extremism.