The '''''Tuzla''-class''' New Type Patrol Boat (Turkish: ''Yeni Tip Karakol Botu''<ref>http://www.dearsan.com/tr/detay.asp?ContentID=4</ref>) is one of the [[patrol boat]] classes of the [[Turkish Navy]]. The ''Tuzla'' class, named after a [[Tuzla, Istanbul|district in Istanbul with the same name]], have beenwas designed by Dearsan Shipyards in order to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish Navy in [[littoral waters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/projects/Sayfalar/proje.aspx?projeID=28 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-09-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203041609/http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/projects/Sayfalar/proje.aspx?projeID=28 |archivedate=2013-12-03 }}</ref> These patrol boats conduct patrol, security and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties in or around harbors & coastal areas.<ref>http://www.janes.com/article/51186/idef-2015-dearsan-completes-turkish-patrol-boat-contract-moves-ahead-with-exports</ref>