Burak was graduated from Kusadası Vocational High School in 2006 and worked as a seaman for various yachts.
He has a certification for yacht captaincy. 2024 was his 1st year on Virtuoso.
He speaks intermediate English.

Burak Kutur
First Officer
Merve was born in Istanbul in 1986 and graduated from Balıkesir University Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
She worked as a teacher for 11 years. As she has a passion about the sea, she started to receive training about yacht captaincy.
She has a strong interpersonal skills, patience and leadership qualities. Working with a happy, peaceful, and organized team is among her priorities.
She speaks English fluently.

Merve Akbıyık
Stewardess
Kerimali was born in 1989 and graduated from Kusadası Vocational High School.
He is warm-hearted person and quickly gets along with people and is warm-hearted. Kerimali enjoys fishing, swimming, and water sports. As he loves sea and
traveling, he decided to start working in yacht industry.
This was his 1st year on Vırtuoso. He speaks intermediate English.

Keremali Abdül Kerimoğlu
Engineer
Chef Recep graduated from Okan University Department of Gastronomy and Professional Culinary Arts.
He has also certificates from different schools like University of London and Aplicus International School.
He has been working since 2009 and he served as commits chef, chef, and kitchen chef. Recep has been serving at his place which opened 3,5 years ago.
Cold appetizers, salad, olive oil dishes, grilled, and pan-fried varieties are one of his favorites besides that he enjoys creating his own recipes.
He speaks Russian fluently.

Recep Mahmut Gündüz
Chef
Stewartd Aysegul graduated from Kastamonu University.
She has many certificates like basic first aid training, security awareness, personal sea survival techniques etc. 2024 was her 1st year on Virtuoso.
She speaks intermediate English.

Ayşegül Özdoğan
Stewardess
Furkan was born in Bodrum and graduated from Bodrum Maritime Vocational School.
He is also continuing his education at Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University.
He worked as a seaman for different maritime companies between 2020 - 2023 and speaks intermediate English.
Captain Ersin is spending his third year mastering a luxury sailing gulet “Virtuoso”. He is 40 years oldu and he’s been working as a captain for almost one third of his life. Being originally fro Hopa, located at the Black Sea coast of Turkey, he completed his professional education in Maritime College of Kocaeli near Istanbul. At the age of 23, Ersin received his captain license and side then he’s been working at luxury charter sailing in the Easter South-Eastern Turkey and islands of Greece. Apart from being a true professional, captain Ersin has a debonair personality.
He is very friendly and communicative. He is always there for the guests whenever they want to choose the best and the most interesting destination in the area, and ready to show a quiet secluded bay with crystal-clear turquoise water or an authentic village with some historical sights to explore and great restaurants to enjoy a wonderful culinary journey. One of the most favorite sailing areas for Ersin is Cyclades islands and the coast near Turkish little yachtsmen town Bozburun.
Captain is very passionate about the sea and gulets. He has been through the refit with “Virtuoso” and knows his yacht perfectly. He’s a true team leader having great relationships with his crew.

Ersin Kamis
Captain