Team & History
20 years in the industry…
Our team is led by experienced professionals from the super yacht industry. Ozgur Cigdem (General Manager) and Erbin Yenidunya (Operations Manager) control and manage your projects in order to finish on time, under budget and in accordance with the technical specification and the corresponding quality standards.
ÖZGÜR ÇİĞDEM
He has a B.Sc. degree in Naval Architecture and master’s degree in business administration. He worked in Tuzla-Istanbul for a number of motor yacht projects after 1999 as a design and production engineer. He joined an international company for the world’s largest yacht project, 162m M/Y “Dubai” in 2002 to lead outfitting department. After successfully completing the project, he moved back to Turkey where he set-up a world-class shipyard that built yachts in the range of 45m-70m in Antalya between 2007-2014.
He co-founded Taurus Marine with his partner, Erbin Yenidunya to combine their project management, production management and administrative skills to offer a service where both yacht owners’ and shipyards’ demands are fulfilled. His works related to design, manufacturing and management over 25 projects in 20 years made him gain experience on all aspects of construction, project management, customer relations, marketing and finance in yacht building industry.
ERBİN YENİDÜNYA
His background as a Machinery and Composite Construction specialist and his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration has given him an edge in yacht building industry since 2001.
He worked as Refit manager, Planning manager, Production manager and Project manager in several shipyards. Throughout his career, he worked in over 20 new build projects (24-70m luxury motor yachts) and over 25 refit projects (24-50m luxury motor yachts).
He serves as an Operations Manager in Taurus Marine. He's in-charge of planning & cost control, production management of new build and refit projects and management of the subcontractors.
REFERENCE PROJECTS
160m - M/Y Dubai
70m - M/Y Victoria
63m - M/Y Estel
63m - M/Y Irimari
56m - M/Y Lionsprit
50m - M/Y Liberty
47m - M/Y BigMak
45m - S/Y Grand Magic
45m - M/Y Atomic
45m - M/Y Dynasty
42m - M/Y Golden Horn
41m - M/Y Rob Roy
41m - M/Y Cloud Nine
40m - M/Y Happy Dolphin II
37m - M/Y Ludy
32m - M/Y Emmerson
32m - M/Y Taurus
32m - M/Y My Spirit
30m - M/Y Clarity
29m - M/Y Quantum
28m - M/Y Emerald
28m - M/Y Oyster
28m - M/Y Unlimited 88
27m - M/Y Kulanu
25m - S/Y Hide n Sea
25m - M/Y Blue Pearl
20m - M/Y Twinity
20m - M/Y Sol Mate
16m- S/Y Spring