The TAF have performed " Disaster Relief Operations , " as in the 1999 İzmit earthquake in the Marmara Region of Turkey . Apart from contributing to NATO , the Turkish Navy also contributes to the Black Sea Naval Co-operation Task Group , which was created in early 2001 by Turkey , Bulgaria , Georgia , Romania , Russia and Ukraine for search and rescue and other humanitarian operations in the Black Sea
1999 İzmit earthquake
1999 İzmit earthquake
Turkish Armed Forces