Halic Shipyards: Repairing ships for 6 centuries, legacy of Ottoman craftsmanship

Halic Shipyards, the first public shipyard founded by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, produced Türkiye’s first steamships, galleons, submarines and passenger ships

Founded in 1455 by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, Halic Shipyards, the first public shipyards established by the Ottoman Empire, covering the Halic, Camialtı and Taskizak Shipyards from Kasimpasa to Haskoy, has been in service for 568 years.

Halic Shipyard, which is affiliated with City Lines, continues to serve as the oldest shipyard in the world.

In addition to periodic ferry maintenance, the shipyard also produces and restores marine vessels. The restoration of the Pasabahce Ferry, which served maritime transportation for 58 years at the Halic Shipyard, was completed at the shipyard and put back into service.

Halic Shipyard has three dry docks and two stone sleds that were completed in the 18th century. The maintenance and repairs of the ships are carried out in dry docks, on land or on the docks. The underwater sections are maintained in dry docks, the surface sections on the dock, and the maintenance of small tonnage ships is carried out on land.

“Halic Shipyard, established by the Ottoman Empire in 1455, stands as the first public shipyard in the region between Kasimpasa and Haskoy. Its primary objective was to cater to the demands of the Ottoman navy and reinforce its maritime prowess through the construction of new military vessels,” said Ercument Guldik, general manager of City Lines, while discussing the historical significance of Halic Shipyards.

Stating that maintenance and repairs are needed in order to continue production activities in the shipyard, Guldik stated that these maintenance and repairs are carried out on a regular basis.

Source: Newsroom