The Turkish military says its navy commandos aboard the Turkish frigate TCG Gediz, raided a Somali pirates' skiff and captured five of them, Press TV reported.
The Turkish frigate, a part of a UN-led force to prevent pirates from hijacking foreign ships off the coast of Somalia, captured the pirates who were feared to be preparing to seize another ship on Friday.
The Turkish military said a navy helicopter aboard a second Turkish frigate, the TCG Gaziantep, also took part in the operation.