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information concerning charter sailing in western Turkey and eastern Greece may be obtained by clicking
on the blue links immediately above. Thank You. You must be searching for a charter yacht sailing
western Turkey, or for a charter yacht sailing eastern Greece! Why else would Google send you to this web
page! You must therefore be searching for a charter yacht sailing the azure Aegean, perhaps for a charter
yacht with an aesthetically pleasing low-to-the-water profile able to transport you from one remote Greek
Aegean island of eastern Greece to the next remote Greek Aegean island of eastern Greece, perhaps pursuing
the perfect octopus in vinegar, or greater amberjack on the grill. You may also be imagining such a
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the pine-clad cove-indented
coast of western Turkey, pausing here and there to inspect evidence of history, ancient or medieval. Or
maybe you would like to do both, maybe you would like to go sailing in western Turkey and eastern Greece
at once. It's possible. It can be done aboard the motor/sailing gulet Doruk Reis, a crewed charter yacht
with accommodations for sixteen guests. Why not charter such a crewed yacht to cruise the coast of western
Turkey and among neighboring eastern Greek islands as did Turgut Reis, no relation to Doruk Reis. Later
known to Christendom as Dragut, Turgut was born circa 1485 within sight of the sea in southwest Turkey to
a mother of Greek heritage and a father of unknown pedigree. To the age of twelve he sailed the coast of
Turkey's ancient Caria aboard fishing skiffs, often venturing out among Dodecanese islands. You might also
cruise among Dodecanese islands while you holiday under a warm sun glistening on azure sea! While you have
an extended-family or group-of-friends holiday aboard a crewed sailing yacht catering to your every wish,
proceeding leisurely from intriguing locale to the next intriguing locale. Nearby Dodecanese or far
Cyclades. Turgut cruised the far Cyclades as well as the near Dodecanese. He did so in the years between
1505 and 1520. Working out of Alexandria, Egypt, with a flotilla expanding from a single brigantine to as
many as twenty galliots he terrorized the Cyclades then Venetian-ruled, hiding frequently at 
Skhinousa below Venetian Naxos. A prisoner at a Genovese galley oar in the
years 1540-1544, Turgut upon ransom turned his attention away from Venetians and toward his former
captors represented by Andrea Doria. Over the next six years he plundered and pillaged throughout the
Italian litoral, enslaving thousands and earning the sobriquet Drawn Sword of Islam. In
October 1550 while careening his ships in the large lagoon at Djerba on the coast of Tunisia,
Turgut was surprised by the aforementioned Doria who appeared at the mouth of the lagoon and sealed
off its exit. And there Doria waited. The opposing forces were disproportionate. Turgut had 3
red-hulled galleasses, 10 galleys, and three brigantines while Doria commanded a force comprised of
36 galleasses and galleys as well as an equal number of support vessels. It was no contest. The
no-contest was resolved only when, using 2,000 Christian slaves as well as an equal number of local
Berbers (Homer's lotus-eaters), a two-mile canal was dug over five days through sandbanks 20 miles
down the lagoon and Turgut's off-loaded galleys and galleasses were otherwise rolled 50 yards on
logs at night to make their escape. The brigantines were left within sight of Doria who continued
to block the conventional exit for days after Turgut's departure. It was then, in the late Autumn of
1550, that Turgut returned to the Aegean, again plundering the Cyclades en route to Constantinople
to seek reinforcements from Sultan Suleiman. He was far from finished. He had fifteen more years at
sea before meeting his end at the age of 80 during the 1565 siege of Malta. And we hope you are far
from finished. There is much more to this part of the world than meets the eye during a single
holiday. You might next cruise in the other direction further along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
To Antalya or beyond. To Pamphylia, Smooth Cilicia, and Rough Cilicia. Starting in Bodrum? Are you
searching for Bodrum in Turkey? Bodrum is eleven nautical miles NNE of Kos Town on the Greek island
of the same name. There or at Kos or elsewhere we can put you aboard a motor sailing gulet for the
holiday of a lifetime. We can put you aboard a charter gulet with an experienced crew able to show
you the cove-indented Gulf of Bodrum (ancient Ceramic Gulf), and able to show you Turgut's tracks
along the nearby coast and through the Aegean. The crew of Doruk Reis can tell you about it, all about
it. Doruk Reis, a fine crewed gulet available for sailing in western Turkey and eastern Greece. Contact
Blue Cruise Yacht Charters today at