Even though it is said that these ships were there to prevent other ships from entering the inner gulf of İzmir during the war, we saw that they sank during the war due to conflict or as a result of collision among themselves. Meanwhile, we found many shipwrecks in Yenikale, off the coast of İnciraltı district of Balçova district.

'When it was reported that there were other shipwrecks in the Gulf of İzmir, we kept our sonar system active in the project area.

When we took the sonar images of the shipwreck, we determined that it was dating back to the last 100-150 years and found out that this was the İnebolu Shipwreck.' While nearly eight shipwrecks were detected during the sonar studies carried out in a small area, no studies were conducted on the subject.ĭuman stated that marine scientists have the ability to detect all objects on the seafloor with sonar and other equipment during their research on the seafloor and added: “While working on a project of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, we came across a shipwreck. It was determined that the sunken ship was the İnebolu Shipwreck that sank 100-150 years ago. One of the sunken ships buried in the gulf during war or collision on different dates was recently detected by DEU Marine Sciences and Technology Institute experts off the coast of Çiğli district in 2017. The city has an important archaeological heritage on land with its ancient cities, and in the gulf with its sunken ships. Stating that they detected about eight sunken ships during studies in the Gulf of İzmir, Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) Marine Sciences and Technology Institute Department faculty member Professor Muhammet Duman said, “A large-scale study should be carried out in the Gulf of İzmir.”ĭue to its strategic location, an important port city throughout history, İzmir has hosted both commercial ships and warships in the gulf for centuries.

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