Turkish Navy (2023)

Current Active Inventory: 89 Fleet Units

Last Updated: 01/30/2023 | © www.WDMMW.org

The following represents an overview of the modern naval fighting capabilities of the Turkish Navy (2023). The service currently counts 89 total units in its active naval inventory. This total includes frontline commissioned vessels but excludes smaller patrol vessels, auxiliary / survey ships, replenishment, and historical ceremonial types. The WDMMW review takes into account specific categories of warships covering attack, defense, and general support designs. Inventory numbers and related unit types are provided as-is and derived from publically-available information / sources. "On Order" totals found at the bottom of this article are related to any future hulls currently under procurement/construction though said hulls may not be delivered for service in the current year for various reasons.

Total Units: 89

TvR:
76.7

True Value Rating takes into account current strengths/weaknesses, matched against the highest-rated service (the USN yields a top rating of 323.9).

Global Rank:
11/35

A total of 35 naval services from 35 nations currently tracked. Current Ranking.

FORCE CONCENTRATION:

Carriers: 0 units
Submarines: 12 units
Fleet Core: 72 units
Amphib Asslt: 5 units

FORCE BALANCE:

AVERAGE

Fleet covers basic operating requirements by addressing primary categories.

SUPPLIERS:
National flag of the United States

HULL PREFIX:
"TCG"

ESTABLISHED:
1949
74 yrs ago
as the "Turkish Naval Forces Command"

MEDIAN HULL AGE:
21.9
Years

HULL AGE VISUALIZATION

♦

Unit Age Color Key

0 to 15 yrs

16 to 25 yrs

26 to 30 yrs

>30 yrs

Age plays a vital role in the life of any warship as hulls and various onboard technologies are pushed to the limit, ultimately exposed to the corrosive and generally unforgiving effects of life at sea. Such degradation often leads to modernizations, refits, or outright retirement. Our color gauge attempts to showcase a vessel's current state within the fleet, helping to detail those outgoing vessels against those at the midway point of their service or those just having been commissioned.

Submarines (12)

Hulls developed for undersea/submersible operation; nuclear-powered or conventionally-powered.

OUTLOOK

POSITIVE

45yrs

Batiray

S-349

Atilay-class

42yrs

Yildiray

S-350

Atilay-class

39yrs

Doganay

S-351

Atilay-class

34yrs

Dolunay

S-352

Atilay-class

29yrs

Preveze

S-353

Preveze-class

28yrs

Sakarya

S-354

Preveze-class

25yrs

18 Mart

S-355

Preveze-class

24yrs

Anafartalar

S-356

Preveze-class

20yrs

Gur

S-357

Gur-class

18yrs

Canakkale

S-358

Gur-class

17yrs

Burakreis

S-359

Gur-class

16yrs

Birinci Inonu

S-360

Gur-class

Total Units: 12 (13%)

NOTES: The Atilay-class boats to be succeeded by incoming Type 214 units; Preveze-class undergoing modernization.

Frigates (16)

Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than Destroyers, though larger than corvettes, having Blue Water capabilities.

OUTLOOK

POSITIVE

26yrs

Gaziantep

F-490

Gabya-class

25yrs

Giresun

F-491

Gabya-class

25yrs

Gemlik

F-492

Gabya-class

24yrs

Gelibolu

F-493

Gabya-class

24yrs

Gokceada

F-494

Gabya-class

23yrs

Gediz

F-495

Gabya-class

21yrs

Gokova

F-496

Gabya-class

20yrs

Goksu

F-497

Gabya-class

26yrs

Barbaros

F-244

Barbaros-class

26yrs

Orucreis

F-245

Barbaros-class

25yrs

Salihreis

F-246

Barbaros-class

23yrs

Kemalreis

F-247

Barbaros-class

36yrs

Yavus

F-240

Yavuz-class

35yrs

Turgutreis

F-241

Yavuz-class

35yrs

Fatih

F-242

Yavuz-class

34yrs

Yildirim

F-243

Yavuz-class

Total Units: 16 (18%)

NOTES: Yavuz-class vessels to be succeeded by new Istanbul-class guided-missile frigates; Barbaros-class have been modernized with Vertical Launch Systems (VLSs) and advanced radar.

Corvettes (10)

Hulls defined as dimensionally smaller than frigates but larger than OPVs, capable of operating independently or as part of the main fighting fleet.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

12yrs

Heybeliada

F-511

Ada-class

10yrs

Buyukada

F-512

Ada-class

5yrs

Burgazada

F-513

Ada-class

4yrs

Kinaliada

F-514

Ada-class

22yrs

Bozcaada

F-500

Burak-class

21yrs

Bodrum

F-501

Burak-class

21yrs

Bandirma

F-502

Burak-class

21yrs

Beykoz

F-503

Burak-class

21yrs

Bartin

F-504

Burak-class

21yrs

Bafra

F-505

Burak-class

Total Units: 10 (11%)

NOTES: Burak-class ships are ex-French Navy D'Estienne d'Orves-class vessels.

Mine Warfare (11)

Hulls outfitted for the purpose of mine countermeasures/countermine warfare.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

18yrs

Alanya

M-265

Aydin-class

18yrs

Amasra

M-266

Aydin-class

16yrs

Ayvalik

M-267

Aydin-class

16yrs

Akcakoca

M-268

Aydin-class

14yrs

Anamur

M-269

Aydin-class

14yrs

Akcay

M-270

Aydin-class

23yrs

Engin

M-260

Engin-class

23yrs

Engin

M-261

Engin-class

23yrs

Engin

M-262

Engin-class

23yrs

Engin

M-263

Engin-class

23yrs

Engin

M-264

Engin-class

Total Units: 11 (12%)

Offshore Patrol Vessels (35)

Hulls defined as OPVs and outfitted for the purpose of close-to-shore defense / deterrence.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

25yrs

Kilic

9 Ships

Kiliv-class

27yrs

Yildiz

2 Ships

Yildiz-class

46yrs

Dogan

4 Ships

Dogan-class

37yrs

Ruzgar

4 Ships

Ruzgar-class

11yrs

Tuzla

16 Ships

Tuzla-class

Total Units: 35 (39%)

NOTES: Dogan-class and Ruzgar-class ships with upgraded ESM; Kilic-class receiving SATCOM upgrade.

Amphibious Assault (5)

Hulls designed specifically for the support of amphibious-minded, offshore / close-to-shore operations.

OUTLOOK

STABLE

6yrs

Bayraktar

L-402

Bayraktar-class

5yrs

Sancaktar

L-403

Bayraktar-class

29yrs

Osman Gazi

NL-125

Osman Gazi-class

33yrs

Sarucabey

NL-123

Bey-class

33yrs

Karamursel

NL-124

Bey-class

Total Units: 5 (6%)

On Order (10)

Hulls set to be delivered in the current procurement year or in subsequent year(s).

Pirireis

Submarine

Murat Reis

Submarine

Seydi Ali Reis

Submarine

Aydin Reis

Submarine

Hizirreis

Submarine

Selman Reis

Submarine

Istanbul

Frigate

Izmir

Frigate

Icel

Frigate

Izmit

Frigate

Total Units: 10

NOTES: Type 214 will succeed in-service Atilay-class units; Istanbul-class will succeed Yavuz-class frigates.

On Order Commitment: 10 Units

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