Tepe-class destroyer

Class overview
Name	Tepe-class
Builders	Istanbul Naval Shipyard Command/ITK
Operators	Turkish Navy
Planned	8 ships
Building	1
General characteristics
Type	Anti-air warfare destroyer
Displacement	8300 tonnes
Length	149 m (488 ft 10 in)
Beam	21.3 m (69 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	CODOG (2 x diesel + 2 x LM-2500 gas turbines)
Speed	over 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement	180-210 (can accommodate up to 240)
Sensors & processing systems	Radars: ÇAFRAD 4D AESA Search radar UMR S-Band Long-Range Radar ÇFR X-Band Multi-Function Radar
Armament	Naval Gun: MKE 127mm naval gun Close in Weapons System: GÖKSUR or Levent SAM-based CIWS Aselsan GOKDENIZ gun-based CIWS 96-cell MiDLAS vertical launching system (VLS): Surface-to-air missiles: SAPAN (Hisar-D RF) SİPER Block 1/2 Surface-to-surface missiles: Gezgin cruise missile Atmaca (anti-ship missile) Anti Submarine Warfare: VL ASROC Torpedo tubes Countermeasures Direct/Kinetic Energy Weapons Directional Infrared Counter Measures
Aircraft carried	Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk KALKAN VTOL Titra Alpin 2

The Tepe-class destroyer (also known as the TF-2000 class) is a future anti-air warfare guided-missile destroyer class developed by the Turkish Naval Institute and currently under construction for the Turkish Naval Forces. The lead ship will be named TCG Kocatepe. The class will provide survivability in the presence of aerial threat and also support mission functions such as command, control, and communications, reconnaissance, early warning, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare and electronic warfare. Moreover, once in service, the Tepe-class destroyers are slated to be an integral part of Türkiye's expeditionary strike groups centered around the TCG Anadolu LHD and the country's future MUGEM-class aircraft carrier.

The construction of the first Tepe-class destroyer, the first MUGEM-class aircraft carrier, and the first MILDEN-class submarine began in the same day, on January 2, 2025. The first Tepe-class destroyer and the first MUGEM-class aircraft carrier are being built at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard, while the first MILDEN-class submarine is being built at the Gölcük Naval Shipyard. Large capital vessels like the TCG Anadolu and the MUGEM-class aircraft carriers require destroyer escorts to defend them against enemy aircraft, ships and submarines, a duty that will be undertaken by the Tepe-class destroyers.

On 5 December 2007, the Defence Industry Executive Committee approved plans to build six ships of this class (4 fixed, 2 optional). In January 2013, it was announced that Türkiye was planning to acquire a total of 8 Tepe-class destroyers, which was confirmed at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2021. With the realization of the project, it is intended to improve the anti-air warfare (AAW) capabilities of the Turkish Navy.