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How much does a yacht charter in Türkiye cost? Real numbers for 2026

Weekly rates for motor sailors, motor yachts and catamarans, what the APA and VAT add, and three worked budgets from our own proposals.

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28 Oct 2026 · 3 MIN

Gulet or motor yacht? Choosing the right boat for the Turkish coast

Space, speed, motion, fuel and price: an honest comparison of the two yachts most guests choose between, and the cases where a catamaran wins.

21 Oct 2026 · 3 MIN

The best time to charter a yacht in Türkiye and Greece, month by month

Sea temperatures, wind, crowds and prices from April to November, and the two months that give the best week on each coast.

14 Oct 2026 · 3 MIN

Bodrum to Rhodes: a seven-day, two-country yacht itinerary

The route we plan more than any other: clear out of Türkiye on day one, five Greek islands, Symi at golden hour and the medieval city at the end.

07 Oct 2026 · 3 MIN

The twelve anchorages we return to in the Gulf of Fethiye

A captain's list of the bays around Göcek worth a night, from the sandbar at Yassıca to the pontoon at Kapı Creek, with what each is for.

30 Sept 2026 · 3 MIN

What is a Blue Cruise? The Turkish 'Mavi Yolculuk', explained

How a 1950s literary voyage along the Carian coast became the Turkish way of chartering, what the term means today and how it differs from a Greek island charter.

23 Sept 2026 · 3 MIN

Chartering a yacht with children: a parent's guide to the Turkish coast

Which coast, which yacht, which bays, what the crew does and what to pack: everything we tell families before their first week afloat.

16 Sept 2026 · 3 MIN

The meltemi: what the Aegean's summer wind means for your charter

Where it blows, when, how hard, which cruising grounds it spares and how captains plan around it, so that July and August still give a calm week.

Destinations

Six cruising grounds with anchorages, seasons, airports and routes, bay by bay.

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Charter Guide

What a week costs, the APA, VAT, the contract and what happens on embarkation day.

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The Fleet

Motor yachts, motor sailors and catamarans, each with rates, cabins and her own gallery.

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