Barbarossa of the future is being trained at the Naval Academy

National Defense University (MSÜ) Naval Academy Command opened its doors to members of the press on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of its establishment.

During the press tour held in the Tuzla campus, the educational activities of the school from past to present were introduced.

While Naval Staff Colonel Emin Yılmaz gave a briefing introducing the school, DHO Commander Rear Admiral Ramazan Özoğul answered the questions of the press members.

After the education and living spaces of the students were introduced, the bridge where the ship is controlled, communication and radar simulators at sea, and rowing and yacht activities in the port were shown.

After lunch, the students watched their basic maritime training.

In the training given under the command of the Training Flotilla Commodore, Naval Colonel Volkan Salih Eser, the students were given basic training such as ship control, tactical communication, material transfer between two ships, receiving and delivering mail bags.

They are preparing for sports competitions between military schools and universities

Giving information about the shooting training of DHO students, Teacher First Lieutenant Doğan Sezer said that the students train for two or three hours each in the evenings after classes in order to prepare them for the army, naval and air academy competitions.

Stating that the students participated in competitions in pistol and rifle branches, both men and women, Sezer explained that they came first in the Atatürk Cup held on 11-12 November and fifth in the Turkish Armed Forces Shooting Championship.

Tennis team coach Colonel Özgür Akar stated that the male and female student teams train three days a week on indoor and outdoor courts and said, “Our team has been the champion in sports competitions between military schools for three years in a row. We also participate in competitions between universities.” said.

DHO, “Researcher, questioning, open to change and development, ongoing and will continue to develop in the MİLGEM (National Ship Project) engineers who will take an active role in the laws and supervisors, absolute decision -making, making the right decision. “To raise future Barbarossas who have talent and awareness of duty.” Training continues in line with its mission:

The Naval Academy, which was founded in Kasımpaşa under the name of Mühendislikhane-i Bahr-i Hümayun by Admiral Algerian Gazi Hasan Pasha on 18 November 1773, operated here until 1834. The school was located at the Naval Barracks in Heybeliada the same year, and again in Kasımpaşa four years later, in what was then the Gazi Hasanpaşa Mansion and was prepared as an engineering building.

The school, which was transferred to Heybeliada again in 1851, continued its activities there until the end of World War I. After the Republic was declared, it was named Naval Academy and High School in 1928. II. The school moved to Mersin between 1941 and 1946 during World War II and started operating again in Heybeliada in 1946. The current campus in Tuzla was put into service on August 31, 1985. With the Decree Law No. 669 dated 25 July 2016, DHO was affiliated with the Rectorate of the National Defense University.

The defense of the Blue Homeland is entrusted to them.

The sailors of the future are being trained at the Naval Academy, which has been the main officer source of the Turkish Naval Forces for 250 years.

466 lieutenants, 10 of whom were women and 12 of whom were guest personnel from foreign countries, who completed their education in order to protect the maritime rights and interests of the Republic of Turkey in the 250th year, started their duties in the navy after the ceremony held on 31 August.

While the lieutenants took their place in the navy for the defense of the Blue Homeland, 318 young sailors successfully completed their orientation training at the Heybeliada campus and took the oath and donned the rapier on September 27.

At DHO, which aims to meet the qualified manpower of the Naval Forces Command, educational activities continue with a total of 1685 students, 96 of whom are guests, from 13 friendly and allied countries.

In addition, a Turkish student continues his education in the 2nd grade at the Republic of Korea Naval Academy, while a 4th grade student continues his education in Turkey on behalf of the Korean Navy.

They are trained as both naval officers and engineers.

In accordance with the academic program, DHO students receive intensive applied maritime training as well as engineering training for a total of 5 years, including 1 year of the English preparatory class. Apart from English, education is also provided in Russian and Chinese.

Due to the need for manpower that uses high-tech warfare weapons and equipment, DHO students become both naval officers and have a bachelor’s degree accepted by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).

The school provides undergraduate education in 5 branches, including computer, electrical-electronics, industry, shipbuilding and mechanical engineering, as well as academic and applied military training to ensure naval officer and seaman qualifications in line with the needs of the Naval Forces.

Within the scope of academic undergraduate education, a total of 129 faculty members, including 2 professors, 5 associate professors and 61 civilians, work.

TÜBİTAK and TEKNOFEST studies

This year, the academic staff consisting of faculty members and faculty members participated in 3 TÜBİTAK project studies as coordinators and as stakeholders in 6 TÜBİTAK and 1 TENMAK projects of other universities.

Within the scope of the cooperation between DHO and the National Submarine Design Project Office, 5 faculty members are actively contributing to the national submarine conceptual design studies.

MSÜ Naval Academy Mechanical Technologies Club students came 1st with the MSÜ İki Mavi team and 3rd with the MSÜ Armada team among 225 teams in the Jet Engine Design category at TEKNOFEST 2023.

Mechanical Technologies Club students also came first in the world in the American Aeronautics Institute 2023 Jet Engine Design Competition.

Trainings and achievements

Training boats and bridge simulators are used to reinforce students’ theoretical maritime knowledge with applications. A student who graduates from the military academy based on the vocational course program spends a minimum of 220 class hours in this simulator.

The theoretical knowledge learned during the academic year is applied on training boats and sailboats to prepare students for duty. The subjects covered theoretically in advanced maritime training and offshore training are reinforced and students’ familiarity with domestic and international ports is increased.

Before graduation, each student completes certified fire, wound defense and first aid training.

While the frogman basic course is conducted at the school by the Underwater Training Center Command, an average of 20 students successfully complete the course every year and are entitled to receive the Frogman Badge.

Students participate in social club activities based on their interests such as chess, cinema, theatre, music, naval history, ship modelling, ship technologies, mechatronics and robotics and cyber security.

Attention is paid to the optimal physical development of academic students. DHO has modern sports facilities, indoor and outdoor sports halls, indoor swimming pool, tennis courts and all kinds of sports training is given by specialized faculty members.

The school focuses on sea sports such as swimming, rowing and sailing, and teamwork in all branches, and also participates in domestic and international sports competitions.

Thanks to modern boathouse facilities and a fleet of 110 sailing boats and 80 rowing boats of various classes, 500 students can attend sea training at the same time.

DHO, which participates in all the races in the annual calendar of the Turkish Sailing and Rowing Federations, participated in 13 yacht races this year. Students who participated in each of them with at least four yachts won 7 first places, 4 second places, 4 third places and 3 fourth places.

Atatürk’s yacht Savarona is being repaired for the Navy

One of the important projects of the Naval Forces Command is the use of Atatürk’s yacht Savarona for the cruises of DHO students. Savarona, which was commissioned into the Naval Forces on 17 August, started dock repairs at the Ministry of National Defense Istanbul Shipyard Command on 19 September.

The maintenance and maintenance activities planned within the scope of putting the yacht back into service are planned to be completed in the summer of 2024.

The biggest dream of Naval Academy members is to carry out their open sea training as soon as possible on the ship, which is Atatürk’s spiritual legacy.