Our Team

Serhat joined the Navy in 1984 and graduated in 1988 from the Turkish Naval Academy as an Ensign. He did varity of branch positions at sea, on different types of Frigates and Fast Patrol Boats, and staff tasks in Turkish Navy.

He graduated in 2002 from Naval War College and in 2005 from Armed Forces College.

During his carrier, he attended to the Operational Sea Training in Plymouth as Damage Control Officer of Turkish Frigate TCG ORUÇREİS. He was the first crew of Turkish Frigate TCG ORUÇREİS from the building phase.

Serhat retired from the Turkish Navy in 2016.

He is a co-founder of Empire Yacht Management since 2021 and Blue Marine Survey since 2022.

Bora joined the Navy in 1981 and graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy as an Ensign in 1988. He worked onboard destroyers and frigates for 12 years as the head of several branches and departments until 2000. He attended to several technical and maintenance trainings and courses in the US, Germany and the Netherlands of shipborn equipments and devices. He signed under the acceptance of the electronic systems of TCG ORUÇREİS, a MEKO-class frigate built in the Gölcük Shipyard, as the head of the Electronics Department in 1995. He attended to the Flag Officer Sea Trainings (FOST) in Plymouth, England in 1996 on TCG ORUÇREİS.

After completing his sea commission, he served at several headquarters of the Turkish Navy as project officer, some duties of whom were “Internal Audits Planning and Program Officer”, “Instructor for Seamanship Courses in the Naval High School”, “Head of the Occupational Safety And Health Department for the Turkish Navy”.

Bora retired from the Turkish Navy in 2013.

He completed the Superyacht Management Course in the Maritime Training Academy, England in 2022 and has been serving as the Total Quality Management Coordinator for the company. He also completed the DPA Course at Bureau Veritas, İstanbul in 2023 and has the certificate to serve as the DPA for superyachts larger than 500 gros tonnage.

He has been a licenced yacht and centerboard racer since his days as a cadet in the Naval Academy.

He is a co-founder of Empire Yacht Management since 2021 and Blue Marine Survey since 2022.

İbrahim joined the navy in 1974. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1982. After having done jobs on frigates and destroyers, he retired in 2005.

In his training carrier, he completed his Master’s degree in Business Management and PhD in Human Resources Performance Management.

He has been working as a project manager at Kechisailing since 2005.

He is a co-founder of Kechisailing since 2010, Empire Yacht Management since 2021 and Blue Marine Survey Companies since 2022.

Nurhan had a 32-year career in the Turkish Navy. He served as engineering duty officer of all levels onboard the several Turkish naval ships. As a naval architect and marine engineer he also has more than 40 years of progressively responsible naval and shipbuilding industry experience in both design and shipyard work, including teaching as a Professor in Universities and Academic Institutions. He got his PhD degree in Naval Architecture and received his Associate Professorship title in “Hydromechanics”.

He has a wide experience in ship design and construction, ship and boat manufacturing, ship propulsion systems, ship operation and maintenance, ship modernization and conversion, project management and planning yard activities, contract development and contract management. He is especially experienced in planning, executing, controlling, and managing numerous basic, contract and detail ship design, system integration and shipbuilding projects as well as associated technologies.

As a Rear Admiral (LH) he served as commanding officer of Gölcük Naval Shipyard (GNSY), and İstanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY) respectively, and initiated the MILDEN Design (National Submarine Design) Project. During his career in the Turkish Navy (TUN) he participated in MILGEM (National Ship) Class Corvette Project as the Senior Project Manager from the beginning – the concept formulation and acquisition/supply model designation studies and work for preparation of the technical and administrative specifications to the delivery of the first ship of the class. He supervised the design, integration and construction of the first ship (TCG Heybeliada), and responsible for the implementation and control of test and trials and the delivery process of this first ship.

He also managed as Senior Manager, Project Manager, Design and Construction Manager, and/or as the Head of the Project Control Office for Turkish Navy (TUN) and for Turkish Coast Guard Command (TCGC).

He became one of the partners of Empire Yacht Management in 2022.

Suleyman joined the navy in 1972 and graduated from Turkish Naval Academy in 1979. He did varity of branch positions at sea and staff tasks in the Turkish Navy and Turkish General Staff Headquarters since 1999.

He graduated in 1988 from Naval War College and in 1994 from Armed Forces College.

He did also NATO military trainings and duties. He graduated from NATO Defence College in 1996 and from Royal Army Educational Centre in 1992. He was the National Military Naval Representative in SHAPE/Mons during 1999-2001.

Suleyman was retired in 2006. He was the Managing Director of Bergama Mining Company between 2007-2010. He established Kechisailing Yacht Training Centre in 2010.

He had been involved in the building process of the first boat of “33 ft. Lobster serial-build project” as the Procurement and Quality Control Supervisor.

He is a co-founder of Kechisailing since 2010, Empire Yacht Management since 2021 and Blue Marine Survey since 2022.

Dogan began sea life on age 15 with small motor boats. He joined the navy in 1973 and graduated in 1980 from Turkish Naval Academy as an ensign. After having spent time as an Officer on different types of Destroyers and Frigates, he was promoted to Admiral rank in 2006.

He graduated in 1990 from Naval War College and in 1995 from Armed Forces College.

During his carrier, he attended to the Operational Sea Training in Plymouth as Chief Commander of Turkish Frigate TCG ORUÇREİS. He was the first crew of two frigates from the building phase. He was Military Attache to Tokyo in 2002.

Dogan was retired in 2011 from the navy. After having joined Yacht Training Center Kechisailing, he is the manager of professional yacht training section of Kechisailing since 2012.

He is a co-founder of Empire Yacht Management since 2021 and Blue Marine Survey since 2022.