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  • Istanbul’s Haliç Shipyard celebrates its 556 years

    Istanbul’s Haliç Shipyard celebrates its 556 years

    ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency

    Istanbul’s historic Haliç Shipyard, where the maintenance and renovation of ships owned by city lines and private institutions are carried out, is now 556 years old. The historical shipyard is home to cultural events

    Maintenance and restoration of all city lines ships as well as the others continues in the the Haliç Shipyard, which also hosts cultural events and planned to turn into a ‘living museum.’ AA photo
    Maintenance and restoration of all city lines ships as well as the others continues in the the Haliç Shipyard, which also hosts cultural events and planned to turn into a ‘living museum.’ AA photo

    Three panoramic Haliç (Golden Horn) ships were recently built in Istanbul’s Haliç Shipyard, which was built in 1455 by Fatih Sultan Mehmet and named Tersane-i Amire. The shipyard, which has a 556-year-old industrial heritage and is one of the world’s oldest surviving shipyards, is also home to cultural events.

    Speaking to the Anatolia news agency, City Lines General Director Süleyman Genç said Turkish and foreign academics, university students and people from art circles often visited the shipyard.

    “Turkey’s largest open-air exhibition ‘The Residents of Haliç’ and a concert by famous Belgian band DAAU were among the events that took place in the shipyard last year as part of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events,” he said. “We try to bring together this historic shipyard with people through cultural events. The design of the Stars of Istanbul project, organized by UNICEF, was made at the Ahşabiye Atelier in the shipyard.”

    Genç said the Culture and Tourism Ministry had some ideas to transform the shipyard into a museum. “But these ideas can be developed. There is a different atmosphere here. It can be a ‘living museum.’ We have been trying to develop this concept for three or four years. Every single thing in this shipyard has value. We should be very careful while transferring it to the future.”

    Maintenance and restoration of all city lines ships continues in the shipyard and will continue in the future despite its changing atmosphere. “We are planning to organize fairs in this historic and authentic environment. The Fahri Korutürk ship was recently renewed in our shipyard and has been opened to service.”

    Most of the ships serving in the city lines fleet were produced in this shipyard, according to Genç, including: Şehit Adem Yavuz, Caner Gönyeli, Şehit Karaoğlanoğlu, İstanbul, Necati Gürkaya, Hamdi Karahasan, Şehit İlker Karter, Zübeyde Hanım and Metin Sülüş. Three panoramic Golden Horn ships named Kasımpaşa, Hasköy and Sütlüce were also recently built in the shipyard.

    Genç said there were also three historical docks and gravestones in the Haliç Shipyard. “The pools were made as part of the reforms made in the Ottoman Naval Forces in the 18th and 19th centuries. The maintenance of ships is made in these dry docks,” Genç said. “Special stones that gather no moss have been used in these docks. These stones have been brought from the Mount Vesuvius volcano in Italy.”

  • Latest superyacht deliveries from Bilgin Yachts

    Latest superyacht deliveries from Bilgin Yachts

    By Merijn de Waard

    The Bilgin Yachts shipyard in Istanbul have had a very busy year so far with the delivery of no less than 4 superyachts. Their first superyacht delivered this year was the first Bilgin 123 LR Noor. She was delivered on 16th April 2010 and in May she was featured on SuperYachtTimes.com as SuperYacht of the Week.

    The second delivery from the emerging shipyard was the Bilgin 108 Madness. The 33.53 metre superyacht was delivered to her owners on 25th May 2010. The RINA classed superyacht is powered by twin 1,800hp MTU 12V 2000 M93 diesel engines which enable her to reach a top speed of 22 knots and cruising speed of 18 knots.

    In July the company delivered two superyachts; on 26th July the company delivered their largest yacht to date, the 39 metre Bilgin 127 Indiana and two days later on 28th July the second Bilgin 123 Tee-Dje was delivered.

    Indiana was designed by the in-house team of Bilgin Yachts in co-operation with German superyacht designer Joachim Kinder. The interior of Indiana was designed by Septemar Yacht Furniture Co.

    Tee-Djee, the second Bilgin 123, features an interior by the British design studio H2 Yacht Design. She has been built to RINA Charter class and MCA LY2. Power is provided by twin 2,400hp MTU Blue Line engines which should provide a speed in the region of 20 knots.

    Bilgin is currently working on two larger projects; the Bilgin 145 by Joachim Kinder and the Bilgin 132 by H2 Yacht Design.