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"FISHERMAN OF HALICARNASSUS"
A few years after
the foundation of the Turkish Republic, the Turkish writer, Cevat Sakir
Kabaagacli published in a newspaper a story on deserters from the Army, for
which he was exiled to Bodrum by a special
military court. The judges, as well as Cevat Sakir, had no idea what Bodrum was
like - except that traditionally it was an isolated little village known in the
capital as a place for exile. The purgatory, which was to purge the writer of
his unhealthy mentality, turned out to be a paradise. He settled down in Bodrum
for good and choose for himself the pen-name, "Fisherman of Halicarnassus".
He made friends with the local fishermen and sponge divers and got
to know the various bays and coves in the Gulf of Gokova. Later on, a handful
of other intellectuals from Istanbul came to visit him and joined his trips.
Together they constructed a theory of culture, which embraced the cultures of
all the people who had lived in Asia Minor. This was how the "Blue Cruise" practiced nowadays by thousands of people,
first originated. We would like to honor these originators with all due
respect.
Today "Blue Voyage" is a
yachting tour, cruising along Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. We
offer this tour, using traditional Turkish 'Gulet' which are picturesque and
comfortable. The Blue Voyage is a special journey. Sailing with the wind,
surrounded by history and the gift of mother nature, magical moonlit nights and
a sky so filled with stars you can only gaze in wonder- this is the paradise
route of the Blue Voyage. |
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