Chartering Turkey And Greece Aboard A Bareboat Catamaran Chartering Turkey And Greece Aboard A Crewed Yacht This page last updated on 03/12/2008 Dear Homo Sapiens, There is no need to continue reading this page. What follows is intended for search engine robots and spiders and not necessarily for human beings. Further information about chartering in Turkey and Greece may be obtained by clicking on the gray links immediately above. Thank You. Are you searching for a gulet chartering in Turkey and Greece? You must be as there is really no other way to find this page. Could you be thinking of a motor-sailing gulet chartering along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey? Or of a gulet sailing from off-the-beaten-track Greek island to off-the-beaten-track Greek island? Are you dreaming of basking under a warm sun while floating on an azure sea? Would you like to visit the crossroads of history? Or all of the above? How about doing all of the above aboard a crewed charter gulet with accommodations for ten? A new gulet. You might charter such a crewed sailing gulet to cruise that part of the Turkish coast which was ancient Pamphylia. Or to sail Curtogoli's sixteenth century tracks along the coast of Turkey and among Aegean islands then Venetian. Hunting for Christian warships as well as merchantmen. Also known variously as Kurdoglu, Kurtoglu, or Cadoli Reis, Curtogoli's first appearance in history came in March 1504. Then a 17 year-old protege of Prince Korkut, son of Sultan Beyazit II and Governor of Antalya Province, Curtogoli had captives at Manisa whom Korkut offered in swap to the Hospitaller Knights of Rhodes. Four years later at the age of 21 we find Curtogoli on Africa's Barbary Coast in command of 30 ships and 6,000 men. That year he put the Ligurian coast either side of Genoa to fire and sword. Brought back to the eastern Mediterranean in 1509 he escorted Korkut from Antalya to Alexandria where the prince sought Mamluk Egyptian support in his unsuccessful struggle for Ottoman succession. Having returned Korkut to Antalya in 1510, Curtogoli is found the same year savaging Venetian islands in the Aegean, including Andros, Negroponte, Skyros, and Chios. Would you like to cruise in Curtogoli's wake while holidaying on an azure sea? Would you like to have an extended-family holiday aboard a crewed sailing gulet cruising the Aegean islands of Greece? Or to have a group of friends holiday with you aboard a charter gulet proceeding leisurely from here to there? Or from there to here? Would you like to charter a crewed gulet to cruise the near Dodecanese in order to reach the far Cyclades? Starting in Turkey? Starting in Antalya? Are you searching for Antalya in Turkey? Well, with its own international airport it's at the head of its own gulf in the center of Turkey's south coast. Ancient Pamphylia. Proximate to Roman Aspendos. And to Roman Perge. And to Roman Side. Or would you prefer to begin your cruise in Rhodes Town which also has its own international airport. It was at Rhodes Town that Curtogoli in 1522 commanded the Ottoman fleet attending Sultan Suleiman's siege, and it was after the seige had ended in victory that Suleiman named Curtogoli sanjak bey (governor) of Rhodes. There is much more to the saga of Curtogoli Reis, much much more. Antalya or Rhodes Town or elsewhere we can put you aboard a crewed gulet for the holiday of a lifetime. We can put you aboard a gulet with an experienced crew able to show you the entire coast of Turkey, able to show you the entire Aegean, and able to tell you the remaining history of Curtogoli. Come aboard Yuce Bey, a fine new gulet available for charter in Turkey. Contact Blue Cruise Yacht Charters today at blcryacht@aol.com |
