Water Transport in Turkey - Lighthouses in Turkey, Marinas in Turkey, Ports and Harbourslighthouses in Turkey, Marinas in Turkey, Ports and Harbours of Turkey, Shipbuilding Companies of Turkey of Turkey, Shipbuilding Companies of Turkey (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lighthouses in Turkey, Marinas in Turkey, Ports and Harbours of Turkey, Shipbuilding Companies of Turkey, Golden Horn, Maiden's Tower, Aegean Yacht, Port of Erdemir, Hdrlk Tower. Excerpt: Marinas in Turkey refer to Turkey's ports of call for international and local yachtsmen equipped with modern services routinely expected in recreational boating industry, and they are presently found either in or near Istanbul or zmir, the two largest port cities of the country, or in or near large towns whose economies are focused on tourism in the Aegean Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, with a particular concentration in southwest Anatolia. Although the history of modern services geared to recreational boating reaches back to only slightly more than three decades in Turkey, the country's increasing popularity in nautical tourism is advantaged by its spectacular coastline and a past noted for the rich sea-faring literature, some of whose references are part of everyday culture, as is the case for the Blue Cruise, and the search for the Golden Fleece. It is noteworthy to recall that, apart from the larger installations listed below, there are also countless points of stop and supply which offer the advantages inherent to smaller enterprises, sometimes in a family environment, at the same time as putting the geography of the Turkish coasts to good use. Since recent years, these installations offer the modern infrastructure and facilities that are considered as requirements with increasing rapidity and sophistication, catering a whole range of services. Considerable momentum has been accumulated in terms of infrastructure, know-how and human resources, promising a still more active future for the industry. Sizable investments by non-Turkish investors have ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7274440