The Istif-class frigates are a group of eight multirole frigates currently being constructed for the Turkish Naval Forces. Developed under the MILGEM national warship program as the I-class frigate, the Istanbul-class is an enlarged version of the Ada-class anti-submarine corvette, with enhanced endurance and MIDLAS Vertical Launching System (VLS) for multi-role capability. On January 19th 2017, the Turkish Navy held a ceremonial steel cut for the lead ship TCG Istanbul (F-515). Istanbul was laid down on July 3rd 2017 and launched on January 23rd 2021. Istanbul entered service on January 19th 2024.
Unit Run[]
- TCG Istanbul (F-515)
- TCG Izmir (F-516) - fitting out
- TCG Izmit (F-517) - fitting out
- TCG Içel (F-518) - under construction
- TCG Unnamed (F-519) - under construction
- TCG Unnamed (F-520) - under construction
- TCG Unnamed (F-521) - planned for construction
- TCG Unnamed (F-522) - planned for construction