Founded in the early 1900s, Bilgin Yachts is an Istanbul-based, world-renowned shipyard with unique know-how in the yachting sector. With management in the hands of the fifth generation of the Bilgin family, the yard has grown to operate four shipyard facilities with a total area of 59,500 sqm as well as furniture and metalworking facilities. Besides having the production capability for small parts too, the shipyard also outsource furniture and other required materials for the projects.
One of the leading yacht builders in Turkey, Bilgin Yachts was also listed in the world’s top-20 after successful delivery of 46.8m Bilgin 155 (Giaola-Lu) in 2016. In 2017, Giaola-Lu turned to be a great success by being one of the finalists for the World Superyacht Awards and ShowBoat Design Awards. Its success was followed by the 48 metre Nerissa which was also a finalist for the same awards with her interior design and naval architecture. In 2020.After being a member of SYBAss in 2019, Bilgin made a huge success by launching its largest yacht ever, 80m M/Y Tatiana (also known as NB75) designed by Unique Yacht Design and H2 Design Ltd. The shipyard keeps enlarging its range with other two units of 80m superyacht as well as a 85-metre project, the shipyard has become one of the leading players of the world’s yachting sector.
Driven by its rich history, the latest successes and the desire to bring the dreams into reality, Bilgin Yachts continues its journey to greater builds up to 120-meter.