Göltürkbükü, the quiet and pure bay of years ago, witnessed an incredible development at the end of the 90s. We witnessed this development altogether. Our site has come up as a result of this development.

It is unavoidable to stop and look back where we stand right now and solve some problems we left untouched during the fast development. People who were caught by the wind of the fast development got involved with eating the cherry on top. Houses which remind palaces, hotels whose likes are seen elsewhere very rarely, the famous clubs of Istanbul’s night life all have located themselves at good places. Money was spent like there was no future. The hurry of trying to get an advantage soon, made people’s feet to get entangled to each other. It’s because the infrastructure was not completed and because the capacity of the municipality could not go any further than to serve the villagers. The latest model cars were wrecked in streets full of potholes and dust, sea water mixed into home water, a hotel’s sewage pipes burst open in front of another hotel, sewage leaked into the sea instead of filtered water due to the insufficiency of the filter plant, the power supply, which was hardly enough for the villagers, became completely insufficient, planes that land in the bay, 130 foot boats which access the wooden quays back in, Jet Skis which bring people close to death everyday, speed boats whose owners think they drive in their own pools, people who were crazy enough to pour drinks and throw snacks on geese swimming in the sea, we have been alarmed and woken up by the contributions of these people. The music that comes from the immensely powerful loudspeakers of the nightclubs till the morning, loud enough to be heard from the Greek Islands was enthusiastic like the celebration of an invasion. Sometimes we got angry sometimes we did not care, because we were there too.

Those live here and those who invest here realized something very well at the end of last summer: that Göltürkbükü is the most elite holiday resort in Turkey and it is necessary to keep it live by protecting it, because growing without completing the infrastructure, cleaning the sea after it is polluted and bringing the people back after they go away would be too costly.

I was very pleased to see that everyone who I talked to before the beginning of this summer, everyone who loves Göltürkbükü, and who invests in there share the same conciousness with me. It is very nice to see that all the complaints that rained to our site throughout the year, the pressures of the Office of the Mayor and the warnings of the media have a positive
consequence in the end. I hope that we won’t be confused like last year under the effect of the overwhelming speed of summer!

I believe that if we do not get confused, Göltürkbükü where 90% of the Turkish population spends their vacations at will be the window opening to the world soon. Don’t you think that it deserves this with its natural location, hotels, nightlife, sincere people and its weether keeping you warm four seasons? With wishes of a warm summer full of love and entartainment,

Sincerely yours,

Emir Kunt
İstanbul
May 15 2002