While the excavations carried out in Yassıada in 1967-1969, in glass wreck salvaged from the Serçe harbor in 1979, and in the Uluburun Shipwreck off Kaş in 1984 constitute important milestones of Turkish underwater archaeology, a total of 10 underwater archaeological excavations were also conducted this year in the country. As part of the archaeological underwater research, 255 artifacts have been handed over to Turkish museums so far.
The wreckage of the world's oldest trade ship from the Bronze Age contains works of art from the Archaic period and features the only statue examples found in the Mediterranean. The Ottoman shipwreck, which includes findings that will illuminate the Ottoman navy, is among the important discoveries of the latest archaeological excavations.
"Turkish researchers have reached the wrecks at depths of 70-80 meters with remote-controlled camera systems," he added. "They are from the 16th century or later, that is, the Ottoman era. For us, the most important among them is the Koyun (Oinousses) Islands Shipwreck." The first detection of the ship found off this island was in 2018. In 2019, researchers carried out Turkey's deepest underwater work in the archaeological area with the ship Alemdar, which is affiliated with the Turkish Naval Forces Command.
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