24.08.2025 17:25
As part of TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland, the Savarona yacht, a legacy of the Great Leader Atatürk, and the guardians of the blue homeland will salute President Erdoğan and the people of Istanbul today with a Bosphorus passage ceremony.
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As part of TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland, the spiritual legacy of the founder of the Republic, the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is participating in the transition ceremony held in the Bosphorus with the Savarona yacht. In a magnificent parade that will include the distinguished platforms of the Turkish Navy, the Savarona yacht will salute Istanbul alongside the national ships of the Naval Forces, including TCG Anadolu.
HISTORICAL TRANSITION IN THE BOSPHORUS HAS BEGUN
Turkey's largest military ship, TCG Anadolu, has set sail from the Black Sea towards the Bosphorus for the parade to be held as part of TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland. For the event hosted by the Ministry of National Defense, TCG Anadolu departed from Sarayburnu Port around 07:00 in the morning, heading towards the Black Sea.
TCG Anadolu and the accompanying naval elements began their journey towards the Bosphorus around 14:45 from the Black Sea.
THE BOSPHORUS TRANSITION WILL END AT MALTEPE BEACH
During the Blue Homeland Bosphorus Transition, TCG Anadolu and TCG Savarona will host young competitors from TEKNOFEST, children of martyrs, and children from care homes. During the voyage, the children on board will release red and white balloons into the sky. The Blue Homeland Bosphorus Transition is expected to conclude at Maltepe Beach after Moda and Caddebostan.
250 STUDENTS ON BOARD TCG ANADOLU
250 students selected by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the T3 Foundation are also on board TCG Anadolu for the parade. The parade, which will take place in the Bosphorus as part of TEKNOFEST Blue Homeland, will start from the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge between 15:30 and 18:30. Among the naval elements that will sail in the Bosphorus are TCG Savarona, the yacht of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which has completed its repairs, TCG Oruçreis, TCG Istanbul, TCG Heybeliada, TCG Kalkan, TCG Alanya, TCG Sancaktar, and the submarine TCG Hızırreis.
TEKNOFEST BLUE HOMELAND BOSPHORUS TRANSITION PROGRAM
To allow citizens to take comfortable photos and videos on Sunday, August 24, the sailing route and estimated transition times are planned as follows:
15:30 - Transition of Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
16:00 - Transition of Sarıyer Central Beach and Tarabya
16:10 - Emirgan area
16:15 - Kanlıca
16:30 - Rumeli Fortress
16:40 - Kandilli - Bebek line
16:50 - Transition of Ortaköy and 15 July Martyrs Bridge
17:00 - Dolmabahçe
17:30 - Moda Beach
18:00 - Caddebostan Beach
18:30 - Maltepe Beach
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