World’s oldest shipwreck reported off Turkey’s coast

Summary

Several outlets reported on Oct. 14 that archaeologists had discovered what they described as the world’s oldest shipwreck off Turkey’s coast. BBC News says archaeologists date the wreck to as much as 4,700 years ago, in the Early Bronze Age; BBC Turkish locates the discovery in Antalya, and a later Euronews headline reports the discovery of 4,700-year-old amphorae.

Timeline

1. BBC

   14 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCSource ↗

   The BBC reports that archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old and dates to the Early Bronze Age.

2. Euronews

   14 Oct 2026, 08:22 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that the world’s oldest shipwreck was discovered off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.

3. BBC

   14 Oct 2026, 11:21 UTCSource ↗

   The BBC reports that the world’s oldest shipwreck was discovered in Antalya.

4. Euronews

   14 Oct 2026, 12:18 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews’s headline reports the discovery of 4,700-year-old amphorae in coverage of the shipwreck off Turkey.

5. Sky News

   14 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTCSource ↗

   Sky News reports that archaeologists say the world’s oldest shipwreck was found off the Turkish coast.

6. CBS News

   14 Oct 2026, 17:44 UTCSource ↗

   CBS News reports that archaeologists say the world’s oldest shipwreck was found off Turkey’s coast.

7. Al Jazeera

   14 Oct 2026, 19:17 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that the world’s oldest known shipwreck was found in Turkiye.