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LADY IN RED

Aptly nicknamed “the red bullet” thanks to a striking red and white exterior and a sharp, steeply raked bow, Leona, the second hull in Bilgin’s 263-foot (80-meter) series, is the largest private yacht to come out of Turkey yet. Just as eye-catching is the highly bespoke interior that showcases the shipyard’s craftsmanship.

Antalya-based Unique Yacht Design handled the naval architecture and exterior design, while British studio H2 Yacht Design penned the interior. As with Leona’s five-deck sistership, Tatiana, the beach club on this yacht plays a starring role. Aphrodite-style statues, water fountains and backlit wall panels’s five-deck sistership, , the beach club on this yacht plays a starring role. Aphrodite-style statues, water fountains and backlit wall panels line a blue-tiled, 28-foot (8.5-With the three shell doors open, the feeling is of a sea terrace in a Grecian-themed palace.

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