In 1889 Ertugrul started its trip from Istanbul stopping in the following ports on its way to Japan:

- Istanbul     - Jiddah, Arabia Saudi    - Adan, Yemen    - Bombay, India    - Colombo, Sri Lanka    - Singapur    - Saigon, Vietnam    - Hong Kong, China    - Fuz hou, China    - Nagasaki, Japan    - Kobe,Japan    - Yokohama, Japan