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{{Short description|Turkish multi-purpose research vessel}}
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| Ship country             = Turkey
| Ship flag                = [[Image:Flag of Turkey.svg|100x35px]]
| Ship name                = ''K. Piri Reis''
| Ship owner               = [[Dokuz Eylül University]]
| Ship operator            = Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
| Ship namesake            = [[Piri Reis]]
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| Ship builder             = Schiffswerft Diedrich, [[West Germany]]
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| Ship launched            = June 1978
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| Ship homeport            = [[Urla, İzmir|Urla]], [[İzmir]]
| Ship identification      =*{{IMO number|7614783}}
*[[MMSI Number]] 271015037
*Callsign TC3163
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| Ship status              = In active service
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| Ship type               = Oceanographic [[research ship]]
| Ship tonnage             =*{{GT|289}}
*{{NetT|87}}
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| Ship length              = {{convert|36|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam                = {{convert|8.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height              = {{convert|3.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft               = {{convert|2.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (max.)
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| Ship power               = {{convert|610|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion          = Diesel engine
| Ship speed               = {{convert|9|kn|km/h}} (service)
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| Ship endurance           = 20 days autonomous
| Ship complement          = 11 scientists
| Ship crew                = 10
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'''RV  ''K. Piri Reis''''' (full name ''Koca Piri Reis'') is a Turkish multi-purpose [[research vessel]] owned by [[Dokuz Eylül University]] in [[İzmir]] and operated by its Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology. Built in [[West Germany]] and launched in 1978, she was named in honor of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] naval captain and renowned [[cartographer]] [[Piri Reis]].
==Characteristics==
''K. Piri Reis'' was built in June 1978 at the Schiffswerft Diedrich [[Oldersum]] in [[West Germany]]. She is {{convert|36|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|8.05|m|ftin|abbr=on}} and a draught of {{convert|3.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. Assessed at {{GT|289}} and 87 [[Net tonnage|NT]], the ship is propelled by a {{convert|610|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
[[MWM GmbH|MWM Suddeutsche Brimsen AG]] MWM TD 602 V12 [[diesel engine]]. She has a speed of {{convert|9|kn|km/h}} in service.<ref name="deu">{{cite web |url=http://web.deu.edu.tr/seislab/eng_preis.html |publisher=Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi-Deniz Bilimleri ve Teknolojisi Enstitüsü |title=R/V K.Piri Reis |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref><ref name="mt">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=271015037 |publisher=Marine Traffic |title=Koca Piri Reis |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref>
The ship's crew consists of 10 seamen, and she carries 11 scientists aboard. ''K. Piri Reis'' has an autonomous endurance of 20 days.<ref name="deu"/>
==Scientific work==
The ship is equipped with modern instruments and a laboratory to carry out research work in various fields like [[oceanography]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touroperatoristanbul.com/bosphorus.html |publisher=Tour Operator Istanbul |title=The Bosphorus |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:0vnSgANGn24J:www.tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/2_1/2.1_hay_honjo.pdf+koca+piri+reis+vessel&hl=en&gl=tr&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgnbRp6iV4YLmfUoLjZiAPw_0wlYdwc4vejC1PE6GuVEmo_EJIG7R5sHdPxFu52QLuNcsAIvWELGD35wM14cYR4CDiKFaj1fgBm88uX3ih14l1fFhjAJetAf8yY_91guD2-M-Eu&sig=AHIEtbSgLlDUdJEqRgUBeDmBor51lwMsww |journal=Oceanography |title=Particle Deposition In the Present And Holcene Black Sea |author=Hay, Bernward |date=April 1989 |volume=2 |pages=26–31 |doi=10.5670/oceanog.1989.27 |access-date=2011-09-24 |display-authors=etal|doi-access=free }}</ref> [[marine biology]],<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:LKZYZZVloC4J:www.geo-paleontologica.org/Acta.vol.IV/07Chendes_et_al.pdf+koca+piri+reis+vessel&hl=en&gl=tr&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgM9MFGMrVrZUPGv4b0ln_vKEBuL7N4rVd8TTHR31P5DHvPdYWGJPKvX2rGiPkxNXKLnwt28UN8-xAvrOYzL2fqpDK3vhuoM_7iES05viWLFPr4n1QBJo2152OyNB3aepTXEFNW&sig=AHIEtbQ3aH2obiKsC9flTeKjpbMjI0wgzQ |journal=Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae |title=The Response Of Modern Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages To Water-Mass Properties Along The Southern Shelf Of The Marmara Sea |author=Chendeş, Cl |volume=4 |year=2004 |pages=69–80 |access-date=2011-09-24 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> [[geology|undersea geology]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Opinion/Columns/2007-09-12/article-1457033/Journey-to-the-depths/1 |publisher=The Weekend Telegram |title=Journey To The Depths |author=Spencer, Karin |date=2007-09-12 |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref> [[geophysics]] for [[oil and gas exploration]] and [[earthquake engineering]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:W8MH9t19hXQJ:https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/download/3928/3353+koca+piri+reis+vessel&hl=en&gl=tr&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj5f3lHRl_hY0BJUfSRt0g8mZPtUTxD_qfJo6G0FGMLanFxnY9SnFZwpPKRLYhzBds1T36GJrI7vJmonW2tZRXWYF7sZJrqBv9e6gW2d0S6daVuiPMHaEYht4QS-0mLL0BIJCOC&sig=AHIEtbTgC4vi9bkLQoa-hKXwRN28f2rYkw |journal=Radiocarbon |volume=43 |year=2001 |pages=257–263 |title=Major Recent Tectonic Uplift In Iskenderun Bay, Turkey |author=Koral, H |issue=2B |doi=10.1017/S003382220004162X |s2cid=133093289 |access-date=2011-09-24 |display-authors=etal|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boell.de/worldwide/europenorthamerica/climate-energy-11988.html |publisher=Heinrich Böll Stiftung |title=The Fukushima disaster and Turkish media's trial by fire-The geology of the Ecemiş and Kozan Fault Lines and the sea area south of the Central Taurus Mountains |author=Günel, İbrahim |date=2011-05-11 |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref><ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/18808969.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Koca Piri Reis Gemisi yola çıktı |date=2011-09-23 |language=Turkish |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref>
==Political dimension of her activity==
The research activities performed by the vessel have sometimes beside its scientific and economic dimensions also political extent with diplomatic or military tone.<ref name="h1"/>
She was sent in 1987 to [[Aegean Sea]] after Greece announced that it will start oil and gas exploration in the region. As Greece declared to intervene, Turkey responded that this would be cause of war. The tension calmed down later with mediation efforts of [[NATO]] and the United States.<ref name="h1"/>
==2011 Eastern Mediterranean mission==
Following the decision of the [[Cyprus]] government to start an initiative for oil and gas exploration in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Turkey signed an agreement with [[Northern Cyprus]] to do the same within Northern Cyprus' [[territorial waters]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dunya.com/minister-gives-cyprus-confrontation-signals_133203_haber.html |newspaper=Dünya |title=Minister gives Cyprus confrontation signals |date=2011-09-23 |access-date=2011-09-24 }}</ref> For this purpose, ''K. Piri Reis'', which was commissioned by the Turkish government to conduct research work, departed on September 23, 2011 from its homeport in [[Urla, İzmir|Urla]], [[İzmir Province]] and headed for [[Eastern Mediterranean]].<ref name="h1"/>
==See also==
*[[List of research vessels by country#Turkey|List of research vessels of Turkey]]
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