The singular design of Turkey’s indigenous sea-going vessel, the gullet, blend practicality and tradition in a relaxed style that embodies the Blue Voyage.
Over the years gulets have evolved from traditional fishing and cargo vessels into their present profile of a broad beam and wide deck.
Constructed mainly in the shipyards of Bodrum, Marmaris, Bozburun and Istanbul, and along the Black Sea Coast, the boats are equipped with motors as well as fully functional rigging.
The number of passengers a gulet carries depends on the boat’s size, although most of them accommodate between eight and twelve people. These vessels offer passengers separate accommodations, and chartering one includes services and entertainment.
Modern gulets are comfortably equipped with of the amenities of home and encourage an environment in which you are expected to do nothing but enjoy yourself.
The closeness of the entourage on board promotes an atmosphere of friendship and sharing; relations between passengers and crew tend to be relaxed and casual. Travel agencies which have responsibility can arrange charters and fixed tours for a specific group or for you individually. Unlike cruises on large ocean liners, on a gulet you can explore the secluded and often deserted bays and coves of the coastline.
The small harbors and settlements offer an intimate view of coastal life which large ships simply can not. In many ways a gulet is like a full-service hotel where every room has a sea view and the scenery changes constantly.

Modern Yacht Building techniques in Turkey
Modern Techniques
Laminated Construction- Cold MouldingFrame
Cold moulded hulls can start with much the same frame as for the carvel planking method. The most obvious difference is that for the carvel planking method the frame is nearly always upright and for cold moulding it is nearly always inverted. *Frameless hull are becoming increasingly popular as cold moulding is combined with strip planking.
Laminate Wooden Hull

Thin veneers are laid over the frame at an angle of 45 degrees with each subsequent layer set at an angle of 90 degrees to the former. Epoxy which is a very strong adhesive that forms a moisture barrier is used to stick these veneers together and the layer upon layer of veneer stuck together and coated with epoxy is what is known as laminate.

*A combination of strip planking and cold moulding whereby the hull is planked with a layer of thin strips of wood and then many layers of veneer are applied on top produces a very strong hull.
 Laminated hullInterior of laminated hullPlanking the hullLaminted topsides
Epoxy layered hullEpoxy layer before finishing .

 Since the time of its most famous resident King Mausolous (4th Century BC) Bodrum has been an important local boat building centre. King Ptolemy of Egypt had warships built here in the 3rd century BC in the area now occupied by the present day marina.  The bustling activity of Bodrum's boat yards is little changed from the ancient industry that built Ptolemy's fleet. Many of the boats seen today are modern versions of much older craft. With its symmetrically pointed bow- and stern and huge outboard rudder aft, the tirhandil is a direct descendent of an ancient Aegean design and once the favourite of area sponge divers. More recently, the boat of choice is the gulet, taken from the Italian gouletta, ketch rigged with broad beam and rounded stern, and the ayna  kic (similar to the gulet but with a squared off stern, hence its name in Turkish—mirror back). Gulet is ideal for private use or chartering, her broad beam and spacious decks provide room for comfortable cabins below and generous alfresco living above decks.

Should you wish to have the yacht of your dreams, we can build a tailor-made yacht specific to your needs up to 30 metres or more.

 Approximate Prices for Gulet Construction in Bodrum

There are three systems employed for wooden boat construction:

System A (traditional): Frames, floors, stempost, sternpost constructed of oak or black wood with mahogany or iroko traditional planking.

System B: Frames, floors, stempost, sternpost, keel, keelson are of laminated mahogany or iroko. Traditional mahogany or iroko planking.

System C: Frames, floors, sternpost, stempost, keel, keelson are laminated mahogany or iroko. Planking is diagonal veneering.