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Our yacht broker Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara team helps owners and buyers through European Yacht Brokers’ network. Local brokerage support connects viewings and negotiations with head office, while our qualified lawyer, marketing department and multilingual sales team handle the work needed to progress the transaction.
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For a boat in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, EYB brings together head-office management, local support, a qualified lawyer, international marketing and an experienced multilingual sales team.
Start by contacting EYB head office with the boat’s location, model, year, condition and your plans. The team discusses the vessel and prepares an initial valuation from the information available. That assessment opens a conversation about a realistic asking price and the likely sale approach.
Before promotion begins, you and EYB agree the mandate and sale terms. The commission is a flat 5%, recorded in the mandate so you can review it alongside the other agreed conditions.
Head office then coordinates communication and next steps. The initial valuation is a starting assessment, not a guarantee of a final sale price; offers and final terms remain subject to agreement between seller and buyer.
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A sale involves people in more than one place. EYB head office organises the campaign and keeps track of enquiries, offers and agreed next steps; a local broker familiar with Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara can assist with local questions and viewing logistics.
That local input adds context for a buyer who has not visited the marina. The support can help explain where the vessel is kept and coordinate an appointment, while the owner retains control over access and offer decisions.
EYB’s Mediterranean network helps the listing reach clients outside the immediate area. Central coordination connects that wider audience with accurate local information and a consistent sales process.
The legal department has a qualified lawyer who prepares the mandate and the contract used for the boat sale. The lawyer also handles registration and other administrative steps relevant to the transaction.
The owner first reviews the mandate, which captures the sale terms agreed with EYB. If an offer is accepted, the sale contract reflects the conditions agreed between the buyer and seller. The paperwork follows the facts of that boat and transaction.
In Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, the same legal support applies to the boat’s sale, with administration handled for the specific vessel. The lawyer coordinates the required documents with the parties as the transaction progresses.
EYB’s marketing department promotes boats through current SEO and social media techniques, together with relevant national and international sales platforms.
The presentation starts with accurate specifications and a clear account of the boat’s condition, equipment and history. Photographs and listing text should help a buyer understand the vessel and why its location in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara is relevant. The team can use the information supplied by the owner to prepare a listing suited to the boat and the audience.
Promotion is coordinated with sales, so the team can respond when buyers ask for further details or a viewing. Updates can be made when new information or images become available.
Buyer contact is managed by EYB’s sales team. Team members respond to enquiries, follow up interest, arrange appointments and help the parties negotiate, using the languages relevant to the client.
For a vessel in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, the sales team works with the owner and local support to answer location-specific questions and organise viewings. This helps a prospective buyer move from reading the listing to seeing the boat, subject to access and availability.
Offers and conditions are discussed with the seller. The team supports communication and keeps track of next steps, while the decision to accept an offer remains with the owner.
Turkey’s published boat-sale instructions address the registered owner, buyer and port authority. They do not identify a separate licence for a yacht sales broker in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. The Turkish Ship Registry sets separate flag-entitlement conditions and bars a vessel already registered in another state from being entered there at the same time. Turkish Ministry of Transport, Bağlama Kütüğü sales procedure
A registered craft changes hands through the port authority’s sale process, using its original registry licence, both parties’ identity documents and a formal document establishing the transfer. The buyer should distinguish a local Bağlama Kütüğü ownership update from a full Turkish flag registration. Applicants use the Umurbey portal and present the required papers to the competent port office. Ask for evidence that the port office completed the transfer entry. A Turkish tax authority rule excludes qualifying private pleasure boats from a particular VAT relief on port services, which is distinct from the tax due on a sale. Turkish Revenue Administration, VAT General Communiqué Turkish Ministry of Transport, sales and boat registry procedures
EYB arranges local brokerage support for Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara in accordance with these requirements, with a qualified lawyer preparing the sale contract and handling registration. Confirm the recorded owner against the vessel papers and retain copies of the completed transfer documents. Turkish Ministry of Transport, Bağlama Kütüğü sales procedure
If you are looking for a boat in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, tell EYB the type of boat, your budget and the stretch of coast you prefer. The sales team replies in the relevant languages and puts you in touch with the right local support.
Viewings are arranged around the owner’s availability and the boat’s access arrangements in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. EYB coordinates with the buyer and local contact. If the parties wish to proceed with a survey or sea trial, they agree its scope, timing and conditions before it takes place.
When you make an offer, EYB passes it to the owner and helps both sides agree the price and conditions. The lawyer then prepares the sale contract, and the purchase moves to deposit and completion, set out below.
EYB’s process provides for a 10% deposit from the buyer into escrow. The parties’ contract should make the holder, release conditions and other relevant payment terms clear before they proceed.
When all conditions agreed for the sale have been satisfied, the balance is transferred directly to the seller. Completion follows the transaction documents, with EYB helping the parties keep to the agreed sequence.
Seller's checklist
Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara region includes 8 marinas listed by European Yacht Brokers. Setur Kalamış Fenerbahçe Marina in Kadıköy offers 1278 berths and accommodates boats up to 65 metres. Viaport Marina Tuzla has 1163 berths and accepts vessels up to 80 metres. Ataköy Marina in Bakırköy provides 1000 berths, while Marintürk İstanbul City Port in Pendik has 785 berths. West İstanbul Marina in Beylikdüzü has 600 berths and holds boats up to 90 metres. Güzelce Marina offers 250 berths for boats up to 60 metres, Setur Yalova Marina has 225 berths for boats up to 40 metres, and Çanakkale Marina provides 180 berths.
The prevailing wind at Setur Kalamış Fenerbahçe Marina is from the north. This marina is located in Istanbul, alongside the Sea of Marmara. These conditions are typical for vessels kept in this area, reflecting the local wind patterns experienced in the Sea of Marmara.
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is the nearest airport to Setur Kalamış Fenerbahçe Marina, located 35 km away.
Reviews from European Yacht Brokers clients, as published on Google (5.0, European Yacht Brokers) and on our client pages.
In Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara, you may use a yacht broker for your boat. The broker oversees everything from valuation and sale terms to negotiations with buyers. Local expertise ensures viewings go smoothly, and a qualified lawyer manages contracts, registration, and compliance with all relevant Turkey rules.
EYB assigns this work to a qualified lawyer. That lawyer prepares the sales mandate and contract and deals with registration and other administrative requirements connected with the particular sale.
EYB’s commission is a flat 5%. The amount is agreed with the owner at the outset and written into the mandate together with the other sale terms, so the owner can review the appointment before promotion begins.
Buyers can request a viewing through EYB. The team checks access with the seller and arranges a suitable time with local help in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara where needed.
Yes, if buyer and seller agree. An independent surveyor can inspect the boat, and the parties can arrange a sea trial subject to access, timing and agreed conditions.
EYB’s stated sequence is a 10% escrow deposit followed by direct payment of the balance to the seller when all agreed conditions have been met. The contract records the specific terms.
This page covers the 8 marinas in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara on the EYB list, including Güzelce Marina, West İstanbul Marina and Ataköy Marina. Each has its own page, linked in the marina section below.
The marketing team combines SEO and social media with relevant boat-sale platforms in domestic and international markets. Sales staff respond to interested buyers in the relevant languages.
An initial valuation starts with accurate vessel details. Tell EYB where the boat is kept in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara and share its specifications, condition and documents so the team can assess it and explain the mandate.
8 marinas in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara on our list.
Start with EYB head office for a conversation about your boat in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara. You can discuss an initial valuation, the agreed commission and how the team would coordinate local enquiries and viewings. If you are looking to buy, tell us the boat or the type you have in mind and the team will arrange the enquiry and the viewing.
We only charge 5% commission.
Enquiries are handled by European Yacht Brokers, who cover any port in Turkey. Call or WhatsApp +90 533 576 2501.
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Coordinating office (Olbia): Via Capoverde 2, c/o Delta Center, 07026 Olbia, Sardinia, Italy
Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
Viewings and local enquiries in Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara are arranged from this office with brokerage support near the boat’s port.
Ataköy Marina, Ataköy Marina, Güzelce Marina, Güzelce Marina, Marintürk İstanbul City Port, Marintürk İstanbul City Port, Setur Kalamış Fenerbahçe Marina, Setur Kalamış Fenerbahçe Marina, Setur Yalova Marina, Setur Yalova Marina, Viaport Marina Tuzla, Viaport Marina Tuzla, West İstanbul Marina, West İstanbul Marina, Çanakkale Marina, Çanakkale Marina.
