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{{Short description|Class of Turkish warships}}
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| Ship image = TCG Turgutreis (F-241).jpg
| Ship caption = {{ship|TCG|Turgutreis|F 241|6}} during [[NATO]] joint exercise in [[Adriatic Sea]], 2015
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Yavuz'' class ([[MEKO|MEKO 200 TN]])
| Builders = *[[Blohm + Voss]],
*[[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]],
*[[Gölcük Naval Shipyard]]
| Operators = {{navy|Turkey}}
| Class before = {{sclass2|G|frigate|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Barbaros|frigate|4}}
| Subclasses = 
| Cost = 
| Built range = 
| In service range = 
| In commission range = 1987–present
| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 
| Total ships completed = 4
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active = 4
| Total ships laid up = 
| Total ships lost = 
| Total ships retired = 
| Total ships preserved = 
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Header caption = 
| Ship type = [[Frigate]]
| Ship displacement = 3,030 tons full load
| Ship length = {{convert|110.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|13.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height = 
| Ship draught = {{convert|3.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship power = 4 [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 20V 1163 [[diesel-engine]]s, {{convert|30,000|hp|abbr=on|lk=in}} [[CODAD]]
| Ship propulsion = 2 shaft, [[controllable pitch propeller]]s
| Ship speed = {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range = {{convert|4000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|20|kn}}
| Ship endurance = 
| Ship complement = 180 (29 officers, 151 enlisted)
| Ship sensors = * ''Radar''
* TM 1126
* AWS-6
* HSA D08
* HSA STIR 124
* ''Sonar''
* SQS-56,
| Ship EW = ARES-2NC ESM, Mk 36 decoy
| Ship armament = * 2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for 8 × [[RGM-84 Harpoon]]
* 1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 16 × [[RIM-7 Sea Sparrow]]
* 1 × [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch /54 gun]]
* 3 × Oerlikon Contraves [[Sea Zenith]] 25 mm CIWS gun systems
* 2 × 3 12.75 in [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mk.32 torpedo tubes]] in triple mountings
| Ship armour = 
| Ship armor = 
| Ship aircraft = 1 × [[AB 212]] ASW [[helicopter]]
| Ship aircraft facilities = * [[Hangar]] and [[helipad]]
| Ship notes = 
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The '''''Yavuz'' class''' is a group of four [[frigate]]s that were built for the [[Turkish Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı|url=https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/icerik.php?dil=1&icerik_id=40&pltfrm=1 |access-date=2020-08-20|website=dzkk.tsk.tr|archive-date=2020-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501204305/https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/icerik.php?dil=1&icerik_id=40&pltfrm=1 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They were designed in Germany and are part of the [[MEKO]] family of modular warships, in this case, the [[MEKO 200]] design. An order for ships was signed by the Turkish government in April 1983 for four MEKO frigates. Two ships were built in Germany and two in Turkey with German assistance. They are similar in design to the larger {{sclass|Barbaros|frigate|2}}s of the Turkish Navy, which are improved versions of the ''Yavuz''-class frigates.

The Turkish Navy has an ongoing limited-modernization project for an [[electronic warfare]] suite. The intent is to upgrade the ships with locally produced [[Electronic countermeasure|ECM]], [[Electronic counter-countermeasure|ECCM]] systems, active decoys, [[Laser warning receiver|LWR]]s, [[Infrared search and track|IRST]], and the necessary user-interface systems.{{cn|date=November 2020}}

The ''Yavuz''-class ships are expected to be replaced by the {{sclass|Istanbul|frigate|2}}s.

==Ships==
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!Ship
!Namesake
!Builder
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Status
|-
| {{TCG|Yavuz|F 240|3}}
| Sultan [[Selim I]] ''Yavuz''
| [[Blohm + Voss]], Hamburg
|30 May 1985<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://devrimyaylali.com/yavuz-class-meko-200-track-i/ |title=YAVUZ CLASS (MEKO 200 Track I)|date=January 12, 2013|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
|11 October 1987<ref name="auto"/>
|out of service
|-
| {{TCG|Turgutreis|F 241|3}}
| [[Turgut Reis]]
| [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]], Kiel
|17 July 1987<ref name="auto"/>
|4 February 1988<ref name="auto"/>
|In service
|-
| {{TCG|Fatih|F 242|3}}
|Sultan [[Mehmed II]] ''Fatih''
|[[Gölcük Naval Shipyard]], Kocaeli
|24 April 1987<ref name="auto"/>
|12 October 1988<ref name="auto"/>
|In service
|-
| {{TCG|Yıldırım|F 243|3}}
|Sultan [[Bayezid I]] ''Yıldırım''
|Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Kocaeli
|22 July 1988<ref name="auto"/>
|17 November 1989<ref name="auto"/>
|In service
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Turkish current frigates]]
* [[List of Turkish Navy ships]]

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. {{ISBN|1-55750-132-7}}.

==External links==
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