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Fig. 3: Batığın mutfağına ait
bakır kazan.
Fig. 3: A copper cauldron from
the kitchen of the shipwreck.

Fig. 4: Batığa ait top üzerinde görüntü alan
uzaktan kumandalı sualtı robotu. (ROV)
Fig. 4: An underwater remotely operated
vehicle (ROV) obtaining images of a cannon
from the shipwreck.

The 2018 third campaign of the underwater sur- sandy floor. The bronze cannons are 3 m (9.84 feet)
veys of the “Shipwreck Inventory project of Turkey”, long. Similarly, we observed abundant number of
which is conducted under my supervision and under cannons and 2 anchors in the second shipwreck.
the auspices of the Marine Science and Technology The most noteworthy find in the shipwreck area is a
Institute of Dokuz Eylül University has yielded some large cauldron, weighing approximately 300 kg, and
crucial shipwrecks relating to one of the greatest vic- measuring 130x100 cm in dimensions. This artifact,
tories of the Ottoman marine history on the shoreline that we have never seen like this before, was removed
of the Mordoğan District of İzmir province. and delivered to the Museum of Çeşme.
Two shipwrecks, which were identified and shown We understand that both well-preserved remains
by researcher Selçuk Kolay using a sonar system, lie belong to warships. Based on our initial observations
approximately at a depth of 65 m. During our survey, and literature reviews, it seems that these shipwrecks
for which we used the survey vessel of our Institute, are Stella Maris, the Venetian flagship and Leon Cor-
K. piri Reis, we initially displayed position and distri- onato, that came to support her, which were blown
bution of the remains using a Klein 3000H side-scan up by the Ottoman fleet under the command of Mez-
sonar. Then, we used an underwater remotely operat- zo Morto Hüseyin pasha during the Battle of the Oi-
ed vehicle (ROV) in order to monitor current condi- nousses Islands in 1695.
tion of the shipwreck and verify its location. Accord- This survey was the first scientific archaeological
ing to sonar data, the remains of two shipwrecks, at a research that was carried out in this depth in the ter-
distance of 70 m from each other, are 40 m high and ritorrial waters of Turkey. As a result of a collective
15 m wide. work of a team consisting of scientists, instructor
For a comprehensive survey, the dives were per- deep-water divers, documentarists, and researchers,
formed in collaboration with a team of specialists us- data on one of the seawars which resulted in a great
ing diving gas mixes. We identified numerous bronze victory of the Ottoman/Turkish history have been
cannons, cannonballs, iron anchors, utencils and a brought to light. Depending on well-preserved con-
copper furnace in the form of a bell (?) in the same dition of the remains, we plan to conduct a more de-
area with the first shipwreck, which is found on a flat tailed survey and an excavation in the future.

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