Private company

İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri

Logo: The logo is from the following website: Photographed on ferry, Company website is http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm Photographed off the side of one of their boats and cleaned up slightly, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia³

Ferry operator in Istanbul

İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. (Turkish: İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri, meaning Istanbul Sea Buses) was founded in 1987 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.² It is headquartered in Balıkesir.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1987Founded¹

Industrypublic transport, water transport¹
Headquartersİstanbul¹
Websitewww.ido.com.tr
Legal formAnonim şirket, privately held company¹

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İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. (Turkish: İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri, meaning Istanbul Sea Buses) was founded in 1987 by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Originally established with a fleet of 10 seabuses built by the Kvaerner Fjellstrand shipyard of Norway, the İDO today has a fleet of 25 seabuses (with capacities ranging from 350 to 450 passengers) designed by Kvaerner Fjellstrand, Austal and the Damen Group; 10 high-speed car ferries (1200 passengers and 225 vehicles) designed by Austal and the Damen Group; 18 car ferries; 32 commuter ferries; and 1 large passenger ship. At present, the İDO is the world's largest commuter ferry operator with its 87-passenger ships and 86 piers. The company owns a total of 103 ships including its service vessels.²

Products and brands

Fast Ferry

İDO has total of 5 fast ferries.

The average age of the fast ferry fleet is 21.3 years.

Seabuses

İDO has total of 25 seabuses.

The average age of the seabus fleet is 12.4 years.

From Wikipedia’s article on İDO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Timeline

1987Founded Founded¹

Sources

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