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Antalya becoming a building hub of luxury yachts

Yachting Intelligence — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:24:57 +0000

Hurriyet - Antalya, the popular holiday destination on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, is on its way to becoming a center of yacht-building industry, as the number of boats exported from the province is steadily increasing.

Seven luxurious yachts built in the shipyards of Antalya were handed over to their owners in the first five months of this year.

The Antalya Free Zone Operator’s (ASBAS) Director General Zeki Gurses said, “As the effects of the crisis wane, orders for luxury yachts are picking up again. Antalya has exported luxury yachts worth USD 269 million in the past decade.” Adding that seven yachts, varying between 7 and 41 meters in length, were built in ASBAS and exported to France, Norway, the Cayman Islands, the Virgin Islands and Panama, Gurses underscored the export income of the trade, which has reached USD 27.4 million in the first five months of the year.

Source : Invest In Turkey

Turkish yachts exhibited in Monaco

Yachting Intelligence — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:39:15 +0000

Turkish-made luxury yachts will be exhibited at the Monaco Boat Show Fair from Sept. 23 to 26.

Seven Turkish yachts, manufactured in the southern province of Antalya, will be on display in the Monaco Boat Show, one of the biggest fairs of Europe.

Zeki Gà¼rses, the head of Antalya Free Zone Corp., said the fair brought together the world’s yacht producers and purchasers.

“Four of the Turkish companies attending the fair from the Antalya Free Zone will exhibit seven yachts, » Gà¼rses said. “Thanks to the fair, we will have the opportunity to promote yachts produced with the efforts of Turkish workers.”

Turkey and the southern city of Antalya have rapidly become a global center for yacht companies who are taking advantage of a qualified but cheap labor force.

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Italian industrialists visit Antalya

Yachting Intelligence — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:03:34 +0000

Italian yachters, known worldwide as experts in yacht production, have come to the southern tourism city of Antalya to observe the Turkish yacht sector and to hold bilateral talks with Turkish businesspeople.

A 30-strong delegation came to Antalya to hold the bilateral talks with the cooperation of the Italian Trade Center, the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, or ACCI, and the Antalya branch office of the Turkish Chamber of Shipping, or DTO.

Speaking at the meeting, ACCI Vice Chairman Adnan Vucudi à–zen informed the Italian businessmen about Antalya’s tourism, agriculture and yacht sectors.

Antalya has climbed to fourth in the global yacht sector based on investments made in luxurious yacht production over the last 10 years, said à–zen. “Antalya has obtained a special place for itself in luxury yacht production. Our 50 companies with more than 1,500 workers in the Antalya Free Zone have started to become a world brand in mega yacht production and exported over 130 mega yachts in the last 10 years, bringing more than $135 million in foreign currency to Antalya. »

à–zen said annual yacht production capacity has surpassed 50 units. “Last year, around 50 yachts were sold. This year the figure is expected to be around 25. A substantial proportion of the yachts, which are produced mostly by Turkish workers and engineers, are exported to countries such as Italy, France, the United States, Middle Eastern countries, the Netherlands, Portugal, Georgia, the United Kingdom and Germany. »

With the improvement of luxury yacht production, the boat supply industry has also developed, said à–zen, adding that the proportion of the utilization of Turkish goods is increasing each day.

Anna Maria di Gennaro from the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade said Italian Trade Center is a public institution and aims to provide the improvement of small- and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs. She said they wish to contribute to the development of the cooperation between Italian and Turkish businesspeople.

These bilateral talks between Turkish and Italian yachting businessmen are a first and will continue, said Pina Macri, the manager of the Revenna Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Noting that Turkey ranks third in Italy’s exports, the cooperation in yachting will improve, said Macri.

Macri also said there may be some joint investments with Turkish businesspeople on the horizon.

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