About KRM Yacht
Refit and Rebuild is All We Do
KRM Yacht is a superyacht refit and rebuild shipyard in the Eastern Mediterranean, based in Tuzla, Istanbul. We work on refits, rebuilds and major upgrade periods, mostly on yachts from 30 to 110 metres. Most come in for a scheduled yard period: a class survey, a repaint, a systems upgrade, or a full rebuild.
Yards get called in at different points. We get called when the job has grown beyond berth-side repair and beyond what a few separate subcontractors can manage on their own. The scope still has to be fully defined, class and flag have to come in early, several trades run at the same time, and someone has to hold the job together and answer for it at handover.
The people we work with are owners, captains, owner's representatives and management companies who want one yard to carry a big yard period from start to finish.
Over 16 years we have delivered more than 200 refit and rebuild projects. Our management systems are certified by LRQA to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. KRM Yacht is the first Turkish member of the ICOMIA Superyacht Refit Group, and as of 2026 still the only one.
KRM was set up for refit and rebuild from day one. We didn't start as a general shipyard and add refit later, and that shows in how a project runs.
Every job starts with the vessel and a scope worked out package by package. We put the difficult items on the table early: class approvals, supplier lead times, tight access points, the sequence the trades must follow, and what it takes to close the job out. Settle these at the start, and they never turn into a stalled yard period in month four.
Location, Access and One Team on Site
Tuzla is one of Türkiye's main marine production zones, so trades, materials, surveyors and suppliers stay close to the yacht through the yard period, ashore or alongside. On a long job, a part collected the same morning instead of the following week is what keeps the job on schedule.
Most yachts arrive between October and April, coming off the Mediterranean season. A winter yard period at Tuzla puts her back in the cruising grounds for spring, a short transit from the Aegean and the East Mediterranean.
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is a short drive from the gate, with hotels nearby. Captains, surveyors and owners' teams can fly in, put in a day on board and fly out, even when attendance is needed week after week.
Inside the yard, one team holds project management, engineering, workshop production and any specialist subcontractors. The owner's side has one point of contact through approvals, fabrication, installation, commissioning and handover.
In 2023, captains and crew voted KRM the Best Superyacht Refit Yard at the Superyacht Business Awards by ACREW, an award decided by the people who live through yard periods.
Lift, Hard-Standing and Repair Quays
When a yacht comes in carrying structural, technical and interior work at once, the lift, the yard space and the quay decide how her yard period is staged.
900-ton
travel lift
the largest in Türkiye
40,000 m²
hard-standing,
room for up to 50 yachts
Repair quays
for up to 15 superyachts,
vessels to 110 metres
3,500 m²
of workshops,
plus 800 m² of storage
The 900-ton lift takes yachts to 70 metres. A yacht beyond lift capacity runs her yard period afloat at the repair quays, which take vessels to 110 metres. Send us her LOA, beam, draught and lifting displacement, and we will confirm whether she comes ashore or works afloat before dates are agreed.
The second lift, the covered paint enclosures, the workshops and the interior production shop are set out on our Superyacht Refit and Rebuild Facilities page.
Why KRM Yacht?
Refit and rebuild only
We work on refit, rebuild and major upgrades. That is the whole yard, and it is why owners' teams come back for the next job.
In-house services
Core disciplines are handled by our own teams: joiners, painters, engineers and fabricators who work on yachts every working day. When one trade finishes, the next can start.
Lift and space for big yachts
The lift, the hard-standing and the repair quays are on one site, so a large yard period runs in one place instead of being split between yards.
ICOMIA member, LRQA-certified systems
Our management systems are certified by LRQA to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, covering quality, environment and occupational safety under one certification body.
One manager, full visibility
One project manager owns your yard period from scope review to redelivery. Approvals, variations and costs run through them. Through View Your Yacht you can follow the project remotely at any time.
Budgets you can plan around
A package-by-package cost breakdown before contract, and tight control through the job. If a variation is coming, you hear about it and approve it before the work starts.
Closed out at handover
Commissioning, testing, documentation and the snag list are part of the job. The yacht leaves finished, with the list cleared.
Better conditions for paint and coating
Our yard sits apart from the commercial shipbuilding and ship repair berths in the zone. For paint and coating work, that separation shows in the finish.
The Core Team
Behind Every Project
The core team is made up of project managers, engineers, naval architects, technical staff who work directly with class surveyors, technicians and craftsmen. Refit and rebuild is the only work they do.
When a job grows, we bring in specialist partners we have worked with for years. They already know how we report, how we sequence the work and the standard we hold them to, so they work to our schedule. The capacity stays under one reporting line.
Letter from the Director
"Good refit work comes down to skilled hands, honest budgeting and delivery on the date agreed."
I set KRM Yacht up for one kind of work: complex refit and rebuild periods that need technical depth, careful planning and direct accountability.
Owners, captains and management teams usually arrive with the same concerns: whether the scope will stay under control, whether decisions will be made quickly enough, and whether the final cost will still resemble the original plan by the time the yacht leaves the yard.
My job is to reduce that uncertainty. We plan the work properly, track progress closely and keep the owner's side informed throughout the project. I want owners to see the same progress my project managers see.
The work itself ranges across machinery, structural repairs, paint, electrical and electronic systems, piping, cooling and air-conditioning, interiors and upholstery. Some disciplines are handled by our in-house teams. Others are supported by specialist partners we have worked with for years and whose standards we know well.
We have built KRM on straightforward principles: competent workmanship, clear reporting, disciplined budgets and delivery when promised. If you have a yard period coming up, send me her details and the scope you have in mind, and I would be glad to go through it with you.
Discuss the Next Yard Period with KRM Yacht
If an upcoming refit, rebuild or upgrade period needs early scope review or project control, send us her details and the scope you have in mind. We will come back with the likely work packages, the approvals involved, and a working plan through to handover.