TCG Anadolu

The Turkish Navy's flagship amphibious assault ship, derived from the Spanish Juan Carlos I design, capable of operating as a helicopter and UAV carrier after Turkey's removal from the F-35 program shifted its air wing toward unmanned Bayraktar TB3 and Kızılelma platforms.

In service since 2023 · 1 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

24,660

9,000

nmi

243

crew

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Limited · 1 operator

In service since 2023. Status: active · ~1 built.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Main armament Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.: Point-defense CIWS and RAM launchers

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 231 m

Naval

Displacement, speed, endurance and diving depth.

Displacement Standard displacement in tonnes — the ship’s size class. Larger hulls carry more but cost more and are less agile.: 24,660 t
Full-load displacement Displacement fully loaded with fuel, stores and munitions.: 27,079 t
Max speed Top speed in knots (surfaced, for submarines). Higher aids positioning and screening.: 21 kn

Bottom 3% of warships
Range Cruising range in nautical miles. Nuclear vessels are effectively unlimited (fuel-wise). Higher means more reach without replenishment.: 9,000 nmi

Stronger than 89% of warships
Complement Crew size. Fewer eases manning cost; more may indicate a larger, more capable platform.: 243
Aircraft carried Embarked aircraft/helicopters. Higher extends the ship’s sensor and strike reach.: 12

Stronger than 66% of warships
Propulsion plant Machinery type — nuclear reactor, gas turbine (COGAG), CODAG, diesel-electric, AIP.: 2× diesel engines, twin shaft

Sensors & avionics

Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.

Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.: Surface/air search radar suite

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Units built Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.: 1

Stronger than 15% of warships
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.: 1

Stronger than 45% of warships

Specifications compiled from public STM (Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik) and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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