Birth Year/City                       :                       1963 / Ankara

Education                                :                       High School:

TED Ankara College, Tarsus American College & Yenişehir College

                                                                        University:

                                                                        Hacettepe University, Ankara, Business

Administration Faculty

Military Service Status           :                       Military Service completed (1991)

Languages                              :                       Fluent English, Turkish

Interests                                 :                       Sailing, water-sports,      theatre, reading, writing

poetry, travel.

Post University Professional Training & Qualifications:

-           Midway Captain’s Licence as a Master of ships up to 1650 GRT

-           Certificates :                       GOC radio certificate

                                                      11 STCW certificates (1995)

Professional Experience:

-                     M/S Flying Carpet, 46 ft sailing charter ketch, Captain/ Owner (1991 – present)

-                     M/S Princess Esra, 100 ft steel ketch, Charter Yacht Captain (1996)

-                     M/V Turkuaz, Passenger Vessel, 950 GRT, Master (1997)

-                     M/V Pigme, Cargo Vessel, 3rd Officer (1998)

-                     M/V Ahmet Erdoğdu, Cargo Vessel, 2nd Officer (1999)

-                     M/V Ahmet Erdoğdu, Cargo Vessel, Chief Officer (2000)

-                     M/V Aynacıoğlu 1, Cargo Vessel, Master (2002-2003)

-                     M/S Ido II, 100ft private+charter yacht, Captain (2003)

-                     M/V Sofuoglu 2,Cargo Vessel,Master (2004)

-                     M/Y Arzu s Desire,100 ft  private+charter yacht,Captain (2004 may-2005 aug)

Cruising Experience:

-                     Extensive experience of cruising in Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean coasts and harbours.

-                     Highly proficient in navigation, cruise plotting and in use of electronic navigation equipment.

References:

Full details available on request.

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