RV MTA Oruç Reis, the Glossary
RV MTA Oruç Reis is a Turkish research vessel owned by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) in Ankara and operated by its division of Geophysical Directorate for subsea geophysical exploration in shallow waters.[1]
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30 relations: Anadolu Agency, Anglo Belgian Corporation, Ankara, Aruj Barbarossa, Beam (nautical), Beylerbey, Beylerbeyi, CTD (instrument), Displacement (ship), Draft (hull), DW News, General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (Turkey), Geophysical survey, Habertürk, Helipad, Hellenic Navy, Kastellorizo, Kathimerini, Maritime call sign, Mediterranean Sea, NBC News, Ocean current, Ottoman Empire, Petroleum, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Remotely operated underwater vehicle, Research vessel, Turkish Naval Forces, Tuzla, Istanbul, Volt.
- Research vessels of Turkey
- Ships built in Istanbul
Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Agency (Anadolu Ajansı,; abbreviated AA) is a state-run news agency headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
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Anglo Belgian Corporation
The Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) is a Belgian manufacturer of medium speed diesel engines, primarily for the marine market, as well as stationary and locomotive markets.
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Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).
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Aruj Barbarossa
Aruj Barbarossa (1474 – 1518), known as Oruç Reis (عروج بربروس) to the Turks, was an Ottoman corsair who became Sultan of Algiers.
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Beam (nautical)
The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point.
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Beylerbey
Beylerbey (lit, meaning the 'commander of commanders' or 'lord of lords') was a high rank in the western Islamic world in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, from the Anatolian Seljuks and the Ilkhanids to Safavid Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
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Beylerbeyi
Beylerbeyi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
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CTD (instrument)
CTD stands for conductivity, temperature, and depth.
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Displacement (ship)
The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight.
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Draft (hull)
The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.
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DW News
DW News is a global news TV program broadcast by German public state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).
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General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (Turkey)
The General Directorate of Mineral Research & Exploration of Turkey (Turkish: Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, commonly known as MTA) is a scientific institution established by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in 1935.
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Geophysical survey
Geophysical survey is the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies.
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Habertürk
Habertürk (literally: "News Turkish"), abbreviated as HT, was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper.
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Helipad
A helipad is a landing area or platform for helicopters and powered lift aircraft.
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Hellenic Navy
The Hellenic Navy (HN; War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces.
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Kastellorizo
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo (Kastellórizo), officially Megisti (Μεγίστη Megísti), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Kathimerini
Kathimerini (Greek: Η Καθημερινή) is a daily, political and financial morning newspaper published in Piraeus, Athens.
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Maritime call sign
Maritime call signs are call signs assigned as unique identifiers to ships and boats.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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NBC News
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC.
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Ocean current
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014.
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Remotely operated underwater vehicle
A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other general tasks within the subsea oil and gas industry, military, scientific and other applications.
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Research vessel
A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea.
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Turkish Naval Forces
The Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Navy (Türk Donanması), is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces.
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Tuzla, Istanbul
Tuzla is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
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Volt
The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).
See also
Research vessels of Turkey
- RV Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa
- RV Bilim-2
- RV Denar 2
- RV Derinsu
- RV K. Piri Reis
- RV MTA Oruç Reis
- RV MTA Selen
- RV MTA Sismik 1
- RV MTA Turkuaz
- RV TÜBİTAK Marmara
Ships built in Istanbul
- Bayraktar-class tank landing ship
- Kaşif ROUV
- MV Kalia
- MV Karagöl
- MV Mavi Marmara
- MV YM Uranus
- Maltese Falcon (yacht)
- Ottoman frigate Feyzâ-i Bahrî
- Ottoman frigate Mecidiye
- Ottoman frigate Saik-i Şadi
- Ottoman frigate Taif
- RV MTA Oruç Reis
- RV MTA Turkuaz
- RV TÜBİTAK Marmara
- Sancar SİDA
- TCG Ütğm Arif Ekmekçi (A-575)
- TCG Alemdar
- TCG Atılay
- TCG Osmangazi