Turkish, US navies hold joint maritime trainings

The Turkish and U.S. navies carried out joint maritime exercises in international waters in the southwest of Cyprus island.

Turkey's TCG Gokceada and TCG Gemlik frigates along with a helicopter and a maritime patrol aircraft conducted maritime trainings with the USS D. Cook warship of the U.S. Navy, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday.

The joint maritime trainings were held on Monday, it added.