Radio · Türkiye

Weather radio in Türkiye

Türkiye has 8 NAVTEX stations, 4 VHF coast stations and 1 public radio station. Antalya NAVTEX [D] transmits at 00:30, 04:30, 08:30, 12:30, 16:30 and 20:30 UTC.

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NAVTEX 8

Automatic text broadcasts on 518 kHz, printed by a NAVTEX receiver on board. Each station has fixed time slots.

VHF / MF / HF coast radio 4

Spoken broadcasts by the coast radio station on VHF working channels, and on MF and HF for longer range, announced first on channel 16 or 2182 kHz. HF radiofax (charts) is a separate type.

Istanbul Radio HF voice

Marine weather forecast bulletins read on HF radiotelephone by Istanbul Radio (TAH), covering 15°E to 50°E and 25°N to 50°N.

Operator
Turkish coast radio (Türk Telekom / Ministry of Transport)
Frequencies
4405 kHz · 8812 kHz · 13128 kHz
Language
Turkish, English

Broadcast times as published

  • 10:00, 18:00 UTC⛅Weather forecast for sea areas 12 to 27HF 4405, 8812 and 13128 kHz

İstanbul Radio (Türkiye)

Coastal observations, marine weather bulletins and warnings for the western Black Sea, Sea of Marmara and Aegean on VHF channel 67 (50 W).

Operator
Turkish coast station, weather by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (call sign TAH)
Position
Approximate
VHF channels
ch. 67
Language
Turkish and English

Broadcast times as published

  • 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30 UTC⛅Observations from the coastal marine weather stations (İnebolu, Zonguldak, Kumköy, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale, Gökçeada, Ayvalık, Dikili, Bodrum, İzmir, Kuşadası)VHF ch. 67
  • 07:00, 19:00 UTC⛅General marine weather bulletin for the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean (Turkish and English)VHF ch. 67
  • 09:00, 19:30 UTC⛅72 hour marine weather forecast for the same seas (Turkish only)VHF ch. 67

Antalya Radio (Türkiye)

Coastal observations, marine weather bulletins and warnings for the Mediterranean and Aegean on VHF channel 67 (50 W).

Operator
Turkish coast station, weather by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (call sign TAL)
Position
Approximate
VHF channels
ch. 67
Language
Turkish and English

Broadcast times as published

  • 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30 UTC⛅Observations from the coastal marine weather stations (Ayvalık, Dikili, Bodrum, İzmir, Kuşadası, Marmaris, Finike, Antalya, Alanya, Anamur, Mersin)VHF ch. 67
  • 07:00, 19:00 UTC⛅General marine weather bulletin for the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean (Turkish and English)VHF ch. 67
  • 09:00, 19:30 UTC⛅72 hour marine weather forecast for the same seas (Turkish only)VHF ch. 67

Samsun Radio (Türkiye)

Coastal observations, marine weather bulletins and warnings for the Black Sea on VHF channel 67 (50 W).

Operator
Turkish coast station, weather by the Turkish State Meteorological Service (call sign TAF)
Position
Approximate
VHF channels
ch. 67
Language
Turkish and English

Broadcast times as published

  • 07:30, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30 UTC⛅Observations from the coastal marine weather stations (Hopa, Rize, Trabzon, Ordu, Samsun, Sinop)VHF ch. 67
  • 07:00, 19:00 UTC⛅General marine weather bulletin for the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean (Turkish and English)VHF ch. 67
  • 09:00, 19:30 UTC⛅72 hour marine weather forecast for the same seas (Turkish only)VHF ch. 67

Public radio 1

Sea weather read out on national public radio (FM), easy to receive near the coast.

TRT Radyo-1 sea weather report (Deniz-Hava Raporu)

The sea weather report for Turkish waters, read daily after the 06:00 news on TRT Radyo-1.

Operator
TRT (Turkish Radio and Television), forecast from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM)
Frequencies
TRT Radyo-1 (national FM network)
Language
Turkish

Broadcast times as published

  • 06:05 Europe/Istanbul⛅Deniz-Hava Raporu (sea weather report)TRT Radyo-1