BBC to Broadcast Turkish Superyacht Industry Report in November

October 6, 2010 | Marine Trade Centre News

A report on Turkey’s growing superyacht industry will be broadcast worldwide by the BBC in November

A TV crew for ‘Middle East Business Report’ visited marinas, boatbuilders, boatyards and refit centres in Gocek and Bodrum.

There they filmed in a number of locations including Orion Yachting and MarinTurk Marinas in Gocek as well as Aegean Yacht, Cobra Yachts and Aganlar Boatyard and Superyacht refit centre in Bodrum.

The report will focus on the development of the Turkish boat building industry from traditional wooden building over the last few centuries to the high tech superyachts under construction today. Industry leaders are interviewed to discuss how they are surviving in the current global economic climate.

‘Middle East Business Report’ is a weekly programme aired globally on BBC World reaching millions of viewers around the globe and is broadcast in seven different time zones: Asia Pacific, Europe, South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Australia and Americas.