Baku, Ankara to hold joint naval special forces exercises VIDEO

Azerbaijan and Türkiye are set to conduct joint exercises for their naval special forces, as announced by Zeki Aktürk, Head of the Turkish Ministry of Defence's press office on X page. 

The joint training between Turkish and Azerbaijani naval special forces, SAT/SAS, will take place from November 18 to 29 off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, specifically in the Aksaz region of Muğla Province, Caliber.Az reports.

Millî Savunma Bakanlığının faaliyetleri başta olmak üzere gündemdeki konulara ilişkin olarak Haftalık Basın Bilgilendirme Toplantısı gerçekleştirildi.

Basın ve Halkla İlişkiler Müşaviri Tuğamiral Zeki Aktürk tarafından icra edilen toplantıda şu bilgiler paylaşıldı:

ATATÜRK’Ü… pic.twitter.com/QRLNwXaGXZ

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) November 14, 2024

Note that, on October 23-25 Türkiye and Azerbaijan carried out their three-day Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-2023 joint military exercises.

The drills, which involved 3,000 military personnel from both countries, took place in various locations across Azerbaijan, including the capital Baku, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, and regions liberated following the 44-day war with Armenia in 2020.

The exercises made use of a range of equipment, including armoured vehicles, artillery, aviation and flight gear, as well as small boats.

The Defence Ministry explained that the exercises aimed to perform a variety of tasks, including the use of artillery, aviation, and other forces in combat operations, organising their coordination, constructing pontoon bridges across rivers, and deploying land troops deep into simulated enemy territory.

By Aghakazim Guliyev