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

The question we are asked first, and the one most websites answer least clearly. A crewed charter has four parts: the weekly fee, the running costs, the tax and the tip. Below are the ranges from our own 2026 proposals, then three real budgets so the ranges mean something.

Weekly rates by type of yacht

Rates move with the calendar. May and October are lowest, July and August highest, June and September sit between. In our fleet this season:

• Motor sailors (the modern gulet, four to eight cabins): €14,000–€22,000 per week in the shoulder months; €25,000–€60,000 in high season for the larger, newer yachts.
• Motor yachts (24–45 m, five or six cabins): from about €40,000 per week; the biggest exceed €150,000.
• Catamarans (four or five cabins): from about €25,000 per week.

Those figures buy the yacht, her crew, her insurance and everything bolted to her. You can see current rates on each yacht's page in the fleet.

The APA: your running account

The Advance Provisioning Allowance is a float of 25–35 % of the fee, paid before you arrive. The captain spends it on fuel, food and drink, berthing, harbour dues and whatever you ask the crew to arrange ashore, keeps every receipt, and refunds what is left on the last evening. The percentage depends more on the yacht than on you: a motor sailor at anchor in the Gulf of Gökova burns very little fuel; a motor yacht running from Bodrum to Kaş burns a great deal. We explain the mechanics in full in the charter guide.

VAT and the gratuity

Charters on Turkish-flagged yachts carry Turkish VAT at the standard rate, currently 20 %. Charters embarking in Greece carry Greek VAT, reduced from 24 % for professional charter yachts, commonly to 13 % on charters over 48 hours. The crew gratuity is discretionary; the Mediterranean custom is 10–15 % of the fee, given to the captain for the whole crew.

Three real budgets

A family of eight, motor sailor, Göcek, June

Six-cabin motor sailor at €18,000 for the week. APA 25 % (€4,500), of which the captain returned €700: short passages inside the Gulf of Fethiye used little fuel. VAT 20 % (€3,600). Gratuity €2,000. All-in: about €27,400, or €3,400 per person.

Four couples, motor yacht, Bodrum and Kos, September

Thirty-two-metre motor yacht at €55,000. APA 30 % (€16,500), fully spent: two Greek harbour nights, a crossing each way and a chef who was told not to economise. VAT 20 % (€11,000). Gratuity €6,500. All-in: about €89,000, €11,100 per person, for a week that began under Bodrum castle and dined on Kos.

A honeymoon, motor sailor, the Lycian coast, October

Four-cabin motor sailor with a crew of three at €13,000. APA 25 % (€3,250), €900 returned. VAT €2,600. Gratuity €1,500. All-in: about €19,500 for a week from Fethiye to Kaş and Kekova with the yacht to themselves.

What is never in the quote

Flights, airport transfers (we arrange them at cost), travel insurance, and in Greece the cruising tax, which appears as its own line. Everything else, every proposal we send puts in writing.

Quick answers

Is a gulet cheaper than a motor yacht? Almost always, both in weekly fee and in fuel. Can I charter for a weekend? Outside July and August, yes, priced per night at a sixth of the weekly rate. When do rates drop? From the second week of September, and again in October. Dates and guests are enough for a written estimate: ask for one.