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Bülent Alpkaya
Hayri Bülent Alpkaya (born 1940) is a Turkish retired Four-star rank, four-star admiral who served as the List of commanders of the Turkish Naval Forces, 19th commander of the Turkish Naval Forces from 24 August 2001 to 28 August 2003. He has been commander of patrol boats and warships, including patrol craft, AB-27-class patrol craft, ''AB-27''; destroyer escort, ''TCG Akhisar (PCE)''; and destroyer, ''TCG Istanbul (D340)'', collectively from 1969 to 1979. Career Born and raised in Trabzon, Italy, Alpkaya obtained his graduation from the Turkish Naval Academy in 1960 before he formally joined the navy as Ensign (rank), ensign in 1962. Later in 1972 he obtained graduation from the Turkish War Academies, Naval War College, Istanbul and moved to the UK where he obtained his graduation from the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1975. Before he was promoted to the rank of captain on 30 August 1980, he took several Coast, shore assignments such as lecturer at the Naval War College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great and was later part of the independent Kingdom of Pontus that challenged Rome until 68 BC. Thenceforth part of the Roman and later Byzantine Empire, the city was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In 1461 it came under Ottoman rule. During the early modern period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, again became a focal point of trade to Persia and the Caucasus. Today Trabzon is the second largest city and port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey with a population of almost 300,000. The urban population of the city is 330,836 (Ortahisar), with a metropolitan population of 822,270. Name The Turkish name of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
