Turkish ships prepare for Sea Wolf 98

TURKISH warships left port on Wednesday for naval exercises codenamed Sea Wolf 98, Turkish press reports said yesterday. During the exercises, the ships involved are expected to call at ports in the occupied areas.

The exercises, which are due to take place from June 3 to June 26, will take place in international waters in the Eastern Mediterranean, and will involve a whole range of warships. These include destroyers equipped with surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, frigates, assault boats, submarines, auxiliary ships, as well as helicopters and fighter planes.

Some of the warships are expected to dock at the occupied ports of Kyrenia and Famagusta, as well as at other Mediterranean ports.

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