Turkey, refuge of all the Russias

Lhe small port of Göcek, located at the bottom of a bay with crystal clear waters, is one of the jewels of the Turquoise Coast, well known to yachtsmen who sail the Mediterranean. Less flashy than its neighbors of Bodrum, Marmaris or Antalya, its marina is the home port of the big Turkish industrial families. But, this spring, the Russian oligarchs came to disturb the sweet peace of mind of its pontoons. Two huge yachts, among the largest in the world, clutter the skyline. From his deckchair, his feet in the golden sand of the private marina club, Attila, an Istanbul entrepreneur invested in textiles, worries. “Göcek was overtaken by the war in Ukraine. When I passed by them, some of these huge yachts were even equipped with sy…