With three new yachts under construction, the renamed Turkish superyacht builder, TURQUOISE, has announced a bold new strategy to make the world of superyachts more accessible. This news follows the major stake acquisition in Turkish shipyard Proteksan Turquoise by Dr. Mohammed Al Barwani in December 2014.
Mehmet Karabeyoglu left, with Mohammed Al Barwani right
The new Turquoise strategy is built on the shipyard’s technical expertise and its strong reputation as a high quality, high value builder. “There’s an overriding technical element in our business,” comments Mehmet Karabeyoglu, CEO of Turquoise. “Turkey has a long tradition in shipbuilding with a highly skilled workforce. We are extremely confident of our technical and engineering skills. What truly sets us apart is our widely recognised high quality which we get at a relatively low cost. This is what gives us a highly attractive value proposition.”
New 80m Mega Yacht Project
Mohammed Al Barwani said that the yard will concentrate on the construction of yachts measuring up to 80m in length. “There is definitely an opportunity for a high quality, high value builder with an established track record,” he says. “We’ll enhance Turquoise’s ability further with leading edge design and innovative engineering plus enhanced quality control and management systems.”
Superyacht Talisman C underway
Based at Pendik, outside Istanbul, Turquoise was founded in 2001. The yard boasts a highly professional workforce which has worked on the construction of twenty luxury vessels, including motor yacht Talisman, superyacht Vicky and luxury yacht Ileria, launched in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively.
More charter yachts built by Proteksan Turquoise.
