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PROJECT DIRECTOR AYŞECAN ZORLU

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EDITORIAL DIRECTION / TEXT JILL BOBROW

COVER PHOTO GUILLAUME PLISSON

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IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER.

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PREFACE freshness

8 162

INTRODUCTION joy

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drıvıng force tranquılıty

32 192

passıon lıvıng well

50 210

grandeur elegance

66 232

powerful fınesse

76 244

knowledge ıconıc

84 264

dıvıne LEGACY

96 266

luxury PHOTO CREDITS

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balance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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earth and sky

welcome
to the world of
turquoise yachts...

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WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON A VISUAL JOURNEY OF

ALL THINGS TURQUOISE FROM CONCEPTION TO CREATION TO COMPLETION.
TURQUOISE YACHTS IS AS VIBRANTLY ALIVE WITH CULTURE AND
COLOR AS IS OUR HOME BASE
— THE STRIKING AND INCOMPARABLE ISTANBUL —

THE LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.
ISTANBUL REFLECTS THE RICH TRADITIONS AND INFLUENCES

OF MANY EMPIRES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IT IS VERY MUCH A MODERN
21ST CENTURY CITY WEAVING OLD WITH THE NEW.

INTRINSIC TO THE FABRIC AND DNA OF TURQUOISE YACHTS IS THE MEMORY OF CENTURIES
OF TURKISH ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, AS WELL AS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT THAT IS PROPELLING US INTO ALL MANNER OF NEW TECH. WE HAVE CLEAN
MODERN STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND A STRONG DEDICATED TEAM OF THE MOST
COMPETENT ENGINEERS AND SKILLED WORKERS IN THE BUSINESS. SINCE OUR INCEPTION WE
HAVE BEEN A FAMILY–RUN AND FAMILY ORIENTED COMPANY WITH STRONG VALUES AND A
ROBUST WORK ETHIC. WE HAVE BUILT MANY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED YACHTS AND HAVE
MAINTAINED GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF OUR PAST CLIENTS. TURQUOISE YACHTS
HAS THE DISTINCTION OF HAVING BUILT TURKEY’S FIRST EVER SUPERYACHT AND OF HAVING
DELIVERED THE LARGEST SUPERYACHT EVER BUILT IN TURKEY.

AS THE BOSPHORUS IS THE GATEWAY TO THE BLACK SEA AND ULTIMATELY TO THE AEGEAN
AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, TURQUOISE YACHTS IS YOUR GATEWAY TO THE SEVEN SEAS AND
WONDERFUL WORLD OF YACHTING. ABOARD OUR TURQUOISE-BUILT YACHTS YOU WILL CRUISE
IN LUXURY, COMFORT AND SAFETY, ENJOYING YOUR YACHT YOUR WAY.

IN THIS BOOK WE HAVE PLAYED ON THE WORD TURQUOISE IN TERMS OF THE GEMSTONE AND
ITS PURPORTED PROPERTIES AS WELL AS THE COLOR AND ITS MULTIPLE CONNOTATIONS AS
THE WORDS RELATE TO TURQUOISE YACHTS. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT,

TURQUOISE YACHTS

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your yacht, your lıfestyle

- desıgned, engıneered, crafted -

T
URQUOISE YACHTS IS APPROPRIATELY NAMED OUR COMPANY
PHILOSOPHY AND THE YACHTS WE BUILD TRULY MIRROR THE
PROPERTIES ATTRIBUTED TO A TURQUOISE GEMSTONE AS WELL AS THE
MEANINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLOR.

OUR FIRST YACHT, 50-METER M/Y TURQUOISE, WAS LAUNCHED
IN 1994, AND BECAUSE OF HER BEAUTY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND
ENGINEERING, SHE WAS HERALDED AS TURKEY’S FIRST WORLD-CLASS
SUPERYACHT. FLASH FORWARD ALMOST 25 YEARS: THE OWNERS OF OUR
NEW FLAGSHIP VESSEL, THE 77-METER GO, LAUNCHED IN THE SUMMER
OF 2018, COMMISSIONED US TO PAINT THE HULL OF THEIR YACHT A
BRILLIANT TURQUOISE! COINCIDENCE? KISMET? KARMA? OR JUST SIMPLY
OUR GOOD FORTUNE?

WHATEVER… GO’S GLISTENING TURQUOISE HULL IS A STAND-OUT
IN ANY HARBOR AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE WAY SHE BLENDS SO
PERFECTLY WITH OUR BRAND. SHE IS A GROUNDBREAKING STATE-OF-
THE-ART 21ST CENTURY YACHT. WE HAVE LAUNCHED MORE THAN 20
DISTINCTIVE SUPERYACHTS RANGING IN LENGTH FROM 40-77-METERS
SINCE OUR INCEPTION AND WE PRESENTLY HAVE MULTIPLE YACHTS IN
BUILD AND SEVERAL CONCEPT DESIGNS IN THE PIPELINE. TURQUOISE
YACHTS IS WELL POSITIONED FOR THE FUTURE.

BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE PERFECT DECKS ON BOARD
THE 47-METER ROE (FORMERLY RAZAN).

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the world of yachts...
a world of

luxury & exclusıvıty

a world of

joy & rich experıence

a world of

ındıvıdual lıfestyle choıce

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T
HE TURQUOISE GEMSTONE IS THE SYMBOL
OF FRIENDSHIP AND BRINGS PEACE TO THE
HOME AND GOOD FORTUNE TO THE OWNER. THE
TURQUOISE STONE IS ALSO BELIEVED TO EMBODY
GREAT TRUTH AND WISDOM.

THE NAME TURQUOISE LITERALLY MEANS
“TURKISH STONE”, AS THE MINERAL WAS MINED
IN ASIA, AND BROUGHT TO EUROPE VIA TURKISH
MERCHANTS.

TURQUOISE STONES ARE COMPRISED OF
VARIOUS COLORS, SHADES AND HUES OF BLUE
AND GREEN. THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST STONE
IN HISTORY, TURQUOISE IS CONSIDERED THE
TALISMAN OF KINGS, SHAMANS, AND WARRIORS.

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T
URQUOISE, A BLEND OF THE COLORS
BLUE AND GREEN, IS ALSO THOUGHT TO HAVE
SOME COOL CALMING ATTRIBUTES. TURQUOISE
IS ASSOCIATED WITH A NUMBER OF MEANINGS;
REFRESHING, CALMING, SOPHISTICATION,
ENERGY, WISDOM, BALANCE, GOOD LUCK, JOY,
TRANQUILITY, PASSION, AND LOYALTY...

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turquoise is the
talisman of luck, success,
ambition, and creativity.
turquoise is the universal stone,

when you wear it
your mind will become
one with the universe!

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“the way
we experience
the world
around us
is a direct
reflection
of the world
within us.”

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN

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“water is the

driving
force

of all nature.”

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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T
URQUOISE YACHTS HAS BEEN ON A TRAIL
BLAZING TRAJECTORY CULMINATING IN THE
IN 2018 DELIVERY OF THE GROUNDBREAKING
77-METER GO. THIS SPECTACULAR VESSEL IS
OUR NEW FLAGSHIP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
GO IS THE LARGEST MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY
ADVANCED YACHT WE HAVE EVER BUILT. WHEN
GO PULLS INTO VARIOUS PORTS OF CALL, SHE
ALWAYS DRAWS A LOT OF ATTENTION.
WE FEEL SHE IS A WORTHY AMBASSADOR OF
THE TURQUOISE FAMILY OF YACHTS.

77-METER GO POWERING IN THE MED.

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TURQUOISE YACHTS HAS BEEN
BUILDING SUPERYACHTS SINCE 1994.
EACH OF OUR YACHTS IS UNIQUE.
THE 2009 SEQUEL P HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF CLASSIC EXTERIOR
STYLING BY H2 YACHT DESIGN.

THE BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED 55-METER SEQUEL P
PROVIDES UNCOMPROMISING SEAWORTHINESS AND
A TOP SPEED OF MORE THAN 16 KNOTS.
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47-METER ROE (FORMERLY RAZAN)
CRUISING THE SEA OF MARMARA AT FULL SPEED.

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A MODERN AND LUXURIOUS EXPEDITION YACHT,
THE 54-METER CHAYKA (FORMERLY LEO FUN) GOES CRUISING.

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VICKY, AT 72.6-METERS, WAS LAUNCHED IN 2012
TO MUCH ACCLAIM. HER EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR
FASHIONED BY H2 YACHT DESIGN, FEATURES
STRONG GRAPHIC LINES AND SINUOUS CURVES.
STANDOUT FEATURES SUCH AS MIDSHIP BALCONIES
PORT AND STARBOARD AND THE CIRCULAR
HELIPAD ON THE FOREDECK ACCENTUATE
HER UNIQUENESS.

72-METER HONOR (FORMERLY VICKY) CRUISING THE MARMARA SEA.
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54-METER CHAYKA (FORMERLY LEO FUN)
SPORTS A FORWARD STEADYING MAST.

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CRUISING ABOARD THE 70-METER TALISMAN C,
ONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE JACUZZI AND
THE AL FRESCO LOUNGE AREA WHILE UNDERWAY.

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“nothing great
in the world has

ever been
accomplished

without

passion.”
GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL

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PRIDE IN OUR WORK, TINGED WITH A BIT OF SORROW
THAT 77-METER GO IS DESTINED TO WILL LEAVE US SOON…

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FROM
THE MICRO
TO THE MACRO
WE CARRY
A PASSION FOR
PERFECTION.

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TURQUOISE’S FLOATING DOCK,
TRANSPORTS THE 77-METER GO FROM OUR

KOCAELI FACILITY TO OUR PENDIK YARD.

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WE WORK WITH A WEALTH
OF IN-HOUSE TALENT FROM
HIGHLY QUALIFIED ENGINEERS
TO EXPERT PROJECT MANAGERS
TO ENSURE THAT OUR YACHTS
PERFORM AT THEIR UTMOST.

TURQUOISE HAS 2 SHIPYARDS; ONE IN KOCAELI FOR
HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND THE
OTHER IN PENDIK FOR FINAL OUTFITTING. THE TWO SHIPYARDS
ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY OUR FLOATING DOCK.
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WE ALSO ENTRUST THE
FINAL PRODUCTION STAGES
TO CRAFTSMEN WHO BRING
WITH THEM GENERATIONS OF
KNOWLEDGE.

160-METER CONSTRUCTION HALL,
KOCAELI SHIPYARD.

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FINAL COUNT DOWN FOR FLOATING 77-METER GO.
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TEAMWORK AND
DEDICATION ARE
AT THE CORE OF OUR

SUCCESS.

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77-METER GO GETTING READY FOR LAUNCHING
AFTER ONLY TWELVE MONTHS BUILD TIME.
OPPOSITE AND FOLLOWING PAGES:

MARCH 2017, 77-METER GO GETTING READY FOR TRANSFER.

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“only one who devotes
himself to a cause with his
whole strength and soul

can be a true master.
for this reason mastery
demands all of a person.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN

TURQUOISE IS A HIGH–END INVENTIVE
BUILDER EMINENTLY CAPABLE OF COMPLETE
CUSTOMIZATION. WITH THE COMPLETION OF

EACH VESSEL, WE ARE ALREADY
THINKING ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THE NEXT ONE.

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FROM MARCH 2017 TO MARCH 2018, WE WENT INTO HIGH
GEAR AND FINISHED 77-METER GO IN RECORD TIME.

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gra“thnerde iseur

in this view of life,
from so simple
a beginning
endless forms

most beautiful are
being evolved.”

CHARLES DARWIN

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