The second hull of the 80-metre superyacht project Bilgin 263 has recently been sold by the Turkish shipyard to a repeat client of theirs.
Featuring exterior styling by Unique Yacht Design and interior design by London-based H2 Yacht Design, the 263-foot superyacht is entering construction and will be built to ABS classification and LY3 compliant: once completed, she will be the largest superyacht launched in Turkey.
The second hull of the Bilgin 263 project is already half complete: the first hull, whose building contract had been signed in 2015, is 75% complete and soon to begin construction of the aluminium superstructure. The new Bilgin 263 is currently underway at the shipyard’s facilities in Istanbul, together with a fleet of yachts currently under construction, while two units of the 48-metre Bilgin 156 are available for sale.
“We are extremely happy about the appeal of the Bilgin 263 series,” commented İsmail Şengün, Bilgin Yachts’CEO, “We are also very honoured by the confidence that another of our existing clients has put in us to delivery such an exceptional vessel, which undoubtedly, along with the first 80-metre, will bring Bilgin Yachts to another level.”
SNIM Puglia Boat Show opens in Brindisi
Maria Grazia Gargioni
October 23, 2026
The 22nd edition of SNIM – Puglia Boat Show, held under the patronage of Confindustria Nautica, officially opened yesterday at the Marina di Brindisi, where it will run until 26 October. This year’s event brings together 180 exhibitors and more than 300 boats, spread across 20,000 square metres of exhibition space.
