salon

THE 50-METER ODESSA VISITING ICONIC MALTA.
251

252

47-METER ROE (FORMERLY RAZAN)
OPPOSITE PAGE: THE PLAY OF SUNLIGHT ON THE
SHAPES AND SURFACES OF
72-METER HONOR (FORMERLY VICKY).

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SUNSET AT SEA...
55-METER TURQUOISE.

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77-METER GO’S CURVACIOUS LINES
MAKE HER RECOGNIZABLE ANYWHERE.

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AT TURQUOISE YACHTS WE CREATED,
ALONG WITH OUR DESIGNERS,

OUR OWN VISION OF ICONIC YACHTS VIA
RECOGNIZABLE TREND SETTING TRAITS.

WE HAVE BUILT YACHTS THAT STAND
THE TEST OF TIME. OUR 1994 YACHT,
THE 50-METER TURQUOISE

(NOW DOUBLE TROUBLE), IS AS VIABLE
TODAY AS THE DAY SHE WAS LAUNCHED.

NO DOUBT OUR TURQUOISE-HULLED
77-METER GO WILL SET

NEW STANDARDS FOR DESIGN.

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ICONIC FLYING BUTTRESS
ABOARD 77-METER GO.

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T
HE BUTTRESSES ABAFT GO’S STERN, ARE
HARDLY AKIN TO THOSE ON THE NOTRE DAME
CATHEDRAL, BUT THEY TOO CREATE BOTH A
PRACTICAL AND AESTHETIC DESIGN STATEMENT
ON 77-METER GO.

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THE CHIHULY SEA SPRAY CHANDELIER IN GO’S
CENTRAL STAIRCASE IS SUSPENDED BY STEEL CABLES
FROM ON HIGH AND EXPERTLY SECURED IN PLACE.

OPPOSITE PAGE: SEASCAPE BLUE/GREEN
THEME ABOARD 77-METER GO; ICONIC FOR SURE...

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THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF SEAGULLS
SURROUNDING THE MAN-MADE BEAUTY OF 77-METER G0.

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yesterday, today, and tomorrow...

TIMELINE 1970-1980’s 1994 1997

EARLY DAYS OF TURKEY’S FIRST 50-METER MEHMET KARABEYOGLU
PROTEKSAN SHIPYARD, YACHT M/Y TURQUOISE AND HAYATI KAMHI
WHERE TURKEY’S FIRST (NOW CALLED DOUBLE ESTABLISHED THE
“SUPERYACHTS” WERE TROUBLE)- DESIGNED PROTEKSAN TURQUOISE
BUILT. AMONGST THEM: BY THE LATE ED DUBOIS YACHT YARD—
41-METER M/Y TEXAS WAS BUILT BY TURQUOISE A SUCCESSFUL 20
AND 43-METER M/Y YACHTS. AT THE TIME OF YEAR-PARTNERSHIP
GALAXY. HER LAUNCH, SHE WAS ENSUED WHERE NEARLY
THE ONE THE 50 LARGEST 20 SUPERYACHTS
YACHTS IN THE WORLD. WERE BUILT (SUCH
AS 72.6-METER VICKY,
70.5-METER TALISMAN
C, 58.2-METER PETARA,
50-METER MOSAIQUE,
50.4-METER ILERIA, AND
53.7-METER LEO FUN.

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50-METER DOUBLE TROUBLE 50-METER MOSAIQUE 53-METER KINTA 71-METER HAIDA

2014 - PRESENT FACILITIES THE KOCAELI SITE, WITH
A 120-METER DOCK AND
MB HOLDING COMPANY TURQUOISE YACHTS IS A SURFACE OF CLOSE TO
BECAME THE MAJORITY COMPRISED OF TWO YARDS, 50,000 SQUARE METERS, IS
SHAREHOLDER IN THE PENDIK AND KOCAELI. LOCATED JUST ACROSS THE
PROTEKSAN TURQUOISE BOTH ARE LOCATED IN THE BAY FROM PENDIK. IT HAS
YARD. DR. MOHAMMED AL SUBURBS OF ISTANBUL. THREE COVERED SHEDS,
BARWANI, PRINCIPAL OF WITH THE LARGEST ONE
MB HOLDING, IS THE THE PENDIK FACILITY, MEASURING 160 SQUARE
CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWLY COMPLETED IN 2007, IS METERS BY 40 METERS;
FORMED BUSINESS AND USED EXPRESSLY FOR KOCAELI IS DEDICATED TO
MEHMET KARABEYOGLU INTERIOR OUTFITTING STEEL AND ALUMINIUM
REMAINS AS CEO. AND FINISHING WORK. IT WORK AS WELL AS THE
THE NAME OF THE YARD OCCUPIES 25,000 SQUARE INSTALLATION OF HEAVY
WAS SHORTENED TO METERS AND IS CAPABLE
TURQUOISE YACHTS. THE OF ACCOMMODATING FOUR MACHINERY AND PIPING.
FIRST YACHTS DELIVERED YACHTS OF UP TO 85-METERS
UNDER THE NEW REGIME IN LENGTH SIMULTANEOUSLY.
ARE 47-METER RAZAN (NOW IT HAS A DOCK LENGTH OF 110
CALLED ROE) FOLLOWED BY METERS.
77-METER GO.
PENDIK IS LOCATED JUST A
FEW MINUTES DRIVE FROM
THE INTERNATIONAL SABIHA
GOKCEN AIRPORT, WHICH
CONNECTS ISTANBUL TO THE
MAJOR CAPITALS OF THE
WORLD AND PLAYS HOST TO
PRIVATE JETS. FROM PENDIK
THERE IS DIRECT ACCESS TO
THE SEA OF MARMARA FOR
INITIAL SEA TRIALS AND IT IS
JUST A SHORT SEA PASSAGE
INTO THE HEART OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN.

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photo credıts

PAGE PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE PHOTOGRAPHER PAGE PHOTOGRAPHER

9 GUILLAUME PLISSON 98-99 BUGSY GEDLEK 180-181 THIERRY AMELLER
14-15 GUILLAUME PLISSON 100-101 BUGSY GEDLEK 182-183 GUILLAUME PLISSON
16-17 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 102-103 BUGSY GEDLEK 184 JAINIE COWHAM
18 GUILLAUME PLISSON 104 BUGSY GEDLEK 186-187 GUILLAUME PLISSON
20-21 JAINIE COWHAM 105 PAMELA JONES 188-189 GUILLAUME PLISSON
22-23 GUILLAUME PLISSON 106 BUGSY GEDLEK 190-191 GUILLAUME PLISSON
24-25 MARC PARIS 107 GUILLAUME PLISSON 192-193 GUILLAUME PLISSON
26-27 BUGSY GEDLEK 108-109 GUILLAUME PLISSON 194-195 PAMELA JONES
28-29 MARC PARIS 110 GUILLAUME PLISSON 196-197 GUILLAUME PLISSON
30-31 BUGSY GEDLEK 112-113 GUILLAUME PLISSON 198 GUILLAUME PLISSON
33 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 114-115 GUILLAUME PLISSON 199 PAMELA JONES;
34 SUPERYACHTS.COM 116-117 GUILLAUME PLISSON GUILLAUME PLISSON
35 GUILLAUME PLISSON 118-119 GUILLAUME PLISSON 200 BLUIPOD; BUGSY GEDLEK
36 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ; 120-121 GUILLAUME PLISSON 201 GUILLAUME PLISSON
GUILLAUME PLISSON 122-123 GUILLAUME PLISSON 202-203 GUILLAUME PLISSON
37 GUILLAUME PLISSON; 124-125 GUILLAUME PLISSON 204-205 GUILLAUME PLISSON
FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 126-127 GUILLAUME PLISSON 206-207 GUILLAUME PLISSON
38-39 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 128-129 GUILLAUME PLISSON 208-209 GUILLAUME PLISSON
40 GUILLAUME PLISSON 130-131 THIERRY AMELLER 211 GUILLAUME PLISSON
41 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 132-133 GUILLAUME PLISSON 212 GUILLAUME PLISSON
42-43 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 134-135 BUGSY GEDLEK 213 PAMELA JONES
44 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 136 GUILLAUME PLISSON 214-215 GUILLAUME PLISSON
46-47 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 137 BUGSY GEDLEK 216-217 GUILLAUME PLISSON
48-49 GUILLAUME PLISSON 138-139 GUILLAUME PLISSON 218-219 GUILLAUME PLISSON
50-51 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 140-141 GUILLAUME PLISSON 220-221 GUILLAUME PLISSON
52-53 GUILLAUME PLISSON 142 COURTESY OF ICE 5 222-223 GUILLAUME PLISSON
54-55 GUILLAUME PLISSON 143 PAMELA JONES 224-225 GUILLAUME PLISSON
56-57 BUGSY GEDLEK 144-145 MERIJN DE WAARD / 226 GUILLAUME PLISSON
58-59 GUILLAUME PLISSON SUPERYACHT TIMES 227 BUGSY GEDLEK
60-61 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 146-147 COURTESY OF TALISMAN C 228-229 BUGSY GEDLEK
62-63 PAMELA JONES 148-149 COURTESY OF TALISMAN C 230-231 MARC PARIS
64-65 GUILLAUME PLISSON 150-151 THIERRY AMELLER 232 THIERRY AMELLER
67 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 153 GUILLAUME PLISSON 234-235 GUILLAUME PLISSON
68 GUILLAUME PLISSON 154 GUILLAUME PLISSON 237 GUILLAUME PLISSON
70-71 GUILLAUME PLISSON 155 PAMELA JONES 238-239 GUILLAUME PLISSON
72-73 GUILLAUME PLISSON 156 GUILLAUME PLISSON 240-241 GUILLAUME PLISSON
74-75 GUILLAUME PLISSON 157 PAMELA JONES 242-243 GUILLAUME PLISSON
76-77 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 158-159 BUGSY GEDLEK 244-245 GUILLAUME PLISSON
78 BUGSY GEDLEK 160 JAINIE COWHAM 246-247 GUILLAUME PLISSON
79 GUILLAUME PLISSON 161 GUILLAUME PLISSON 248-249 BUGSY GEDLEK
81 GUILLAUME PLISSON 162-163 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 250-251 MARK ILOYD
82-83 GUILLAUME PLISSON 164-165 COURTESY OF ICE 5 252 BUGSY GEDLEK
85 FRANCISCO MARTINEZ 166-167 PAMELA JONES 253 GUILLAUME PLISSON
86-87 GUILLAUME PLISSON 168 PAMELA JONES 254-255 MARC PARIS
89 GUILLAUME PLISSON 169 GUILLAUME PLISSON 256-257 GUILLAUME PLISSON
90 THIERRY AMELLER 170-171 JAINIE COWHAM 258 GUILLAUME PLISSON
91 PAMELA JONES 173 GUILLAUME PLISSON 260 GUILLAUME PLISSON
92 GUILLAUME PLISSON 174 BUGSY GEDLEK 261 GUILLAUME PLISSON
95 GUILLAUME PLISSON 176-177 GUILLAUME PLISSON 262-263 GUILLAUME PLISSON
96-97 BUGSY GEDLEK 178-179 BUGSY GEDLEK

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specıal thanks to...

I AM GRATEFUL TO OUR CLIENTS
WHO HAVE PUT THEIR FAITH AND TRUST IN US—MANY OF WHOM

HAVE BEEN REPEAT CLIENTS. WE COULD HAVE NO BETTER
AMBASSADORS THAN HAPPY OWNERS. I AM ALSO PARTICULARLY THANKFUL

TO OUR HARDWORKING DEDICATED TURQUOISE TEAM;
TO ALL THE DESIGNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE HELPED US

CREATE BEAUTIFUL YACHTS; AND TO THE MANY YACHT BROKERS
WHO HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SALE AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR YACHTS;

AND TO ULUTAS INTERIORS WHO HAVE “MADE US LOOK GOOD.”
I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO MY LATE PARTNER HAYATI KAMHI AND
TO OUR STALWART GENERAL MANAGER AND PARTNER NECDET SALGUR.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A NOD TO JAK KAMHI,
THE VISIONARY PIONEER OF YACHT BUILDING IN TURKEY.
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED TURQUOISE YACHTS BECOME
WHAT IT IS TODAY AND I WISH I COULD NAME THEM ALL.

HOWEVER, THAT LIST MAY BE A BOOK UNTO ITSELF.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY SINCEREST GRATITUDE TO DR. MOHAMMED AL BARWANI,

WHO HAS GIVEN US THE RESOURCES WE NEED TO EXPAND AND GROW.
I AM ALSO PERSONALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE.
THIS BOOK IS A VISUAL GLIMPSE INTO THE
WORLD OF TURQUOISE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THOSE WHO HELPED PUT IT TOGETHER:
THE TURQUOISE TEAM,
OUR MARKETING MANAGER AYSECAN ZORLU,
SALON COUTURE BOOKS TEAM:
YAEL ALALU, NAZLI ONGAN, RAYKA SENBAY,
AND JILL BOBROW.

MEHMET KARABEYOGLU
CEO

TURQUOISE YACHTS

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