4th Super Yacht Turkiye 2026

The 4th Super Yacht Turkiye 2026 is organised by Mare Forum and supported by our leading partner, the Turkish Shipbuilding Association, GISBIR

This conference brings together the Turkish and global yachting industry's smart minds, innovators, and thought leaders to address the defining challenges and opportunities shaping tglobal and Turkish yachting  Building on three successful editions, this year's conference focuses on:

How the Turkish yachtbuilding and the yachting cluster can navigate towards a bright future.

Why attend

- Dynamic, Candid Debate
At Mare Forum, executives don't read speeches. Panellists engage in direct, challenging debate grounded in market reality and strategic insight. Audiences participate actively. Ideas are exchanged honestly. The result: genuine intelligence and actionable insights.
- No Boring Presentations
We reject the traditional conference model of long speeches and corporate presentations. Instead, curated discussions among decision-makers—the people who actually shape the industry.
- High-Quality Participants
Over the past 25years, Mare Forum has built a reputation for attracting senior executives from the shipping and yachting industries, investors, and thought leaders, and regulators. If you are serious about maritime business, you should attend Mare Forum.
- Networking Opportunities
Beyond the formal sessions, Mare Forum provides excellent networking opportunities. The intimate venue, structured breaks, and evening reception create space for meaningful conversations, partnerships, and business development.

Why the 4th th Super Yacht Türkiye matters

- For Türkiye:
The 4th Super Yacht Türkiye by Mare Forum is an opportunity for the Turkish yachting and maritime industry to demonstrate vision, resilience, and competitiveness on the global stage. Turkish yacht builders, shipowners, and maritime service providers can showcase world-class expertise and secure partnerships that drive growth.
- For Global Yachting & Shipping:
The challenges shaping 2026 - IMO decarbonisation, market volatility, geopolitical uncertainty, and technological transformation - demand candid dialogue among industry leaders. Mare Forum provides that forum. If you want to do yachting and shipping business in Türkiye and find a good partner, be there.
- For Decision-Makers:
Whether you are a yacht owner, shipowner, investor, yacht builder, shipbuilder, or service provider, the 4th Super Yacht Türkiye by Mare Forum is where strategic conversations happen, partnerships are forged, and the future of yachting is shaped.
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Who Will Be There

It will be attended by yacht owners, yacht builders, executives from the yacht, shipping and maritime industries, lawyers, flag and port states representatives, brokerage companies, key investors in yachting, bankers, consultants and entrepreneurs, classification societies, marine and yachting equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, regulators, politicians and the media.

Programme Highlights
‍13:00 – 18:00 | THE FORUM
Designed to exchange views, visions, and valuable information on the future of yachting. This prestigious gathering is an opportunity to exchange views, visions, and valuable information on the future of yachting, making this forum another imperative and meaningful event.

Some of the topics to ignite:

‍- Green Dreams: The Race to Zero-Emission Yachting and Türkiye
- Designing a Brilliant Future of the Turkish Yachting Industry!
- Beyond the Horizon: Tech That Transforms Yachting; the smart yachts of tomorrow
- Cyber Fortresses: Protecting the Floating Palace
- Design Without Limits: The Art of Floating Architecture
- Adventure Awaits: Superyachts as Exploration Vessels; Arctic, Amazon, Asia, and beyond.
- The Billionaire’s Playground: Next-Level Experiences
- Crew of the Future: Talent, Tech & Luxury Service; talent needed, AI and robotics in services  and Türkiye
- Legal Waves: Navigating New Frontiers, imperatives
- Destination Next: The World’s Hottest New Superyacht Spots
- Luxury Reimagined: The Future of Ownership & Charter
- Legal, Regulatory, and Risk Management Challenges – What is urgently needed?
- Reception and dinner

The 4th Super Yacht Turkiye - Where Leaders Gather, Ideas Collide, and the Future of Yachting Takes Shape.
Participants will plunge into a pool of booming businesses, network opportunities, and knowledge transfer.
It will be inspiring. Be there.
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P R O G R A M M E

[The full programme, featuring distinguished speakers and panellists, will be announced soon. Stay tuned for updates.]

12:00 – 13:10‍

Registration, light Lunch and Networking



13:10 – 13:40‍

Session 1:
Opening and Welcome - Setting the Scene

- Organisers
- Conference Chairman
- Keynote Speakers

13:40 – 14:30‍

Session 2:
The Vision
‍A Brilliant Future for the Turkish Yachting Industry!


‍‍- New yachting trends & expectations from owners, builders anddesigners
- The  Billionaire’s Playground: Next-level experiences and the Turkish Yachting Industry
The market today and forecasts to 2030 and beyond:
- Future trends and market outlook for (green) superyachts

- Global and Turkish order book analysis

- Türkiye's competitive market positioning and global and regionalgeopolitical disruptions
- The Government - Industry Dialogue

SESSION CHAIRMAN:
to be announced
soon
DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:
to be announced soon

14:30 – 15:30

Session 3:
Green Dreams
The Race to Zero-Emission Yachting and the Turkish Yacht Building Excellence

The Yacht builders’ and designers’ views:
- Market trends: Turkish yachtbuilding and its global position forecast
- Beyond the Horizon: Technology  that transforms yachting; the smart yachts of tomorrow
- Quality and money: Ways to increase quality in the building process, as the Turkish industry is losing price advantage
- Capacity expansion: International design partnerships,
- Advanced technology integration: Smart propulsion, alternative fuels, decarbonization technologies
- Innovative technologies: Robotics, Ai adoption,digitalisation.
- Investing in people in the superyacht building industry. Imperatives  
- Designing and building the “Super Yacht of the Future” in Türkiye
- Strategic partnerships and international design integration
- Risk Management, Legal and Regulatory, Challenges in Turkiye and abroad.

SESSION CHAIRMAN:
to be announced
soon
DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:
to be announced soon

15:30 – 16:00

Networking Break

16:00 – 17:00

Session 4:
‍Expansion
‍The Turkish Yachting Cluster in Full Acceleration

- Strategic sector positioning within theTurkish economy
- Cyber Fortresses: Protecting the Floating Palace
- Destinations – Extra,  Adventure Awaits: Superyachts as Exploration Vessels; Arctic, Amazon, Asia, and beyond.
- People: Attracting New Talent, What is the role of yachting education in a sustainable context? How to improve theimage of the industry, understanding what the younger generation seeks in a career.

- Crew of the Future: Talent, Tech & Luxury Service; talent needed, AI and robotics in services  
- Yacht Finance and Insurance: Trends in taxes, flags, yacht financing in Türkiye: Financing instruments: Traditional bank loans, alternative financing, structured deals, Legal Frameworks, CapitalAccess, and Investment Opportunities, insurance, risk mitigation.  
- Marinas: Trends of super-yacht marinas in the era of sustainability to accommodate (green) superyachts.  Design andbuild the “smart marina” of the future. Innovations in managing the futuremarinas.

- Future of Ownership & Charter: Turkish chartering market structure: Operator-led vs. marketplace models, Integration with global distribution channels and booking platforms. Industry Integration: Hotel – cruise -yachting.  The increased presence of top players in the hotel and cruiseindustry is entering the luxury yachting industry with new concepts and newbuildings. What are the threats and opportunities?
How can the Charter segment grow?

SESSION CHAIRMAN:
to be announced
soon
DISCUSSION PANELLISTS:
to be announced soon

17:00 - 17:40


Session 5:
Final Thoughts and Call to Action
‍What are the concluding points for immediate action?

‍General discussion with all speakers and participants

(Türkiye's super yacht sector is poised to reach global leadership. The commitments made today become reality through theactions we take tomorrow.)

- What are the top strategic opportunitiesfor Turkish super yachting from 2026 to 2030?
- Which regulatory or financing barriers need urgent industry-governmentcollaboration?
- How can Turkish shipyards accelerate international market penetration?
- Which talent development initiatives deliver the highest ROI?
- More to be announced

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
ORGANISERS
MODERATORS
AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS 



17:40 end
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18:30 - 20:00

The Networking RECEPTION

20:00 - 22:30

The Networking DINNER

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CONFERENCE VENUE and HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Participants who wish to stay at the conference venue, Crowne Plaza Istanbul Asia (an IHG Hotel), can benefit from specially negotiated discounted rates arranged with the organizers.

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS
Single Standard Room: €105
Double Standard Room: €125

The above rates include buffet breakfast and are subject to 10 per cent VAT (Value Added Tax) and 2 per cent Accommodation Tax.
Any increase in VAT will be reflected in the above rates, and the hotel reserves the right to adjust the quoted prices in case of any additional applicable taxes.

OTHER DETAILS
Complimentary WiFi and wired high-speed internet access in all guest rooms and meeting areas
Complimentary parking for in-house guests‍

TO BOOK A ROOM

Participants attending the Mare Forum conference who wish to book a room at the conference venue may contact the hotel representative below for reservations.

Mr. Oguzhan Ucarkus
oguzhan.ucarkus@cpistanbulasia.com

When mentioning “GISBIR Mare Forum” during the reservation process, the special discounted rates stated above will be applied.’’

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