Ares Shipyard () is a Turkish

shipyard A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are shipbuilding, built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Compared to shipyards, which are sometimes m ...

established in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

, southern Turkey in 2006. It builds

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s for the defence and law enforcement missions. This Shipyard Made World Class 'Ares-150 Hercules' OPV. Which was awarded World's best Offshore patrol Ship By An International Maritime Organisation In 2018 Ares Shipyard was founded for building of sightseeing boats and yachts by the Kalafatoğlu Family of

Sürmene Sürmene (; , ''Sourmena''; , romanized as ''Sürmena e') is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 166 km2, and its population is 25,950 (2022). In ancient times the town of Hyssus or Hyssos () was nearby. The ...

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

, an ancestor seafarer. The shipyard is situated in the

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of Antalya, and has five covered buildings of total area. The company went into defence industry and has been building

s and offshore patrol crafts for the coast guard commands of

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, and

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, since 2014,

Turkish Coast Guard The Coast Guard Command () is the coast guard service of Turkey. The Turkish Coast Guard is under the command of the Ministry of the Interior. However, during wartime some of its elements can be subordinated to Turkish Naval Forces by the Presid ...

and

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, and Northern Cyprus Coast Guard. For the design of the patrol boats, Ares cooperates with the British Maritime Technology (BMT). The shipyard developed an armed unmanned surface vessel equipped with guided missiles for the

Turkish Navy The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

in early 2021.

Coast Guard and Navy vessels

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