Erdek Naval Base (Erdek Deniz Üssü)

Erdek Naval Base (Erdek Deniz Üssü) is a Turkish Navy installation on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara, south-east of the town of Erdek in Balıkesir Province. It is the Turkish Navy's principal base for mine warfare vessels.

Two mine warfare formations are based there: the 1st Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (1. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu) and the 2nd Minehunter and Minesweeper Flotilla Commodore (2. Arama Tarama Filotillası Komodorluğu). The Mine Warfare Support Center Command (Mayın Harbi Destek Merkezi Komutanlığı) is also located at the base.

The 1st Flotilla homeports A or Aydın-class minehunters, comprising TCG Alanya (M 265), TCG Amasra (M 266), TCG Ayvalık (M 267) and TCG Akçakoca (M 268), together with S-class minesweepers TCG Silifke (M 514), TCG Saros (M 515), TCG Sığacık (M 516), TCG Sapanca (M 517) and TCG Sarıyer (M 518).

The 2nd Flotilla homeports E or Engin-class minehunters TCG Edincik (M 260), TCG Edremit (M 261), TCG Enez (M 262), TCG Erdek (M 263) and TCG Erdemli (M 264), several of which were transferred from the Royal Navy, along with F-class minesweepers TCG Foça (M 500), TCG Fethiye (M 501), TCG Fatsa (M 502) and TCG Finike (M 503), the latter two also former Royal Navy units.