Yacht Refit in Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Specialist Yard
Yacht refit in Europe becomes a question of yard capability once the scope moves beyond light seasonal work. Haul-out capacity, workshop depth, supplier reach, repeated attendance and project control then start carrying more weight across the Mediterranean.
KRM Yacht is a superyacht refit and rebuild shipyard in the Eastern Mediterranean, based in Tuzla, Istanbul. We work with owners, captains, owner's representatives and yacht management teams that need a structured yard period.
For the full service and workshop view, see the superyacht refit and repair page.
Why an Eastern Mediterranean Yard Enters the Europe Refit Shortlist
The lifts, the hard-standing and the workshops are ours, and a yard period runs on them from arrival to redelivery. The question comes up most often for yachts moving through Monaco, Italy, Malta, Croatia and Greece, where the operating route may stay European while the yard choice shifts toward a stronger technical base in Türkiye.
Refit Yard in Tuzla, Istanbul
KRM Yacht operates in Tuzla, Istanbul, inside one of Türkiye's established marine production zones. For yacht refit in Europe, that matters because specialist trades, follow-on work, supplier coordination and repeated attendance stay closer to the work in progress.
900 tons
Travel lift, the largest in Türkiye, takes yachts to 70 metres. Above that, the yard period runs afloat at the repair quays.
40,000 m²
Hard-standing that holds up to 50 yachts ashore.
110 m
Maximum length alongside. The repair quays take up to 15 superyachts.
3,500 m²
Workshops inside the yard, with a further 800 m² of storage.
When Türkiye Starts Making Sense Within a Europe Refit Route
Türkiye moves onto the shortlist when the period looks like one of these:
- Larger or mixed-scope work where structural, technical, interior and compliance items interact inside one schedule.
- Projects that need fabrication, engineering development, dimensional checks or workshop-led close-out.
- Repeated attendance from owners, captains, surveyors, suppliers or technical representatives during the yard period.
- Yard periods where approval follow-up, findings management and handover pressure need to stay visible while the work is still moving.
Customs and access: temporary importation of the yacht is handled by the yacht's own agent, as is standard practice in Türkiye. Customs clearance for parts and materials arriving under ship in transit status is handled by our team as part of the yard period. The yard is 15 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
Proof Behind the Route
Interior in our own workshop
Panels, furniture and fitted joinery are machined on 3-axis and 5-axis CNC in our own interior workshop, then delivered to the yacht for installation.
ICOMIA membership
KRM Yacht is the first Turkish member of the ICOMIA Superyacht Refit Group, and as of 2026 still the only one.
Captains' award
In 2023, captains and crew voted KRM the Best Superyacht Refit Yard at the Superyacht Business Awards by ACREW.
Track record
16+ years of refit and rebuild work, 200+ delivered projects and a 92% returning client rate.
Management discipline
Our management systems are certified by LRQA to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
Independent supervision
Independent supervision is welcome. A surveyor or an owner's representative works from the yard with access to the project records, on a reporting routine agreed with your side at the start.
What KRM Can Carry in One Yard Period
KRM Yacht carries multidisciplinary refit periods under one yard structure, so package boundaries, timing, approvals and close-out stay visible while the work is live. Class, flag and survey requirements are handled inside the same schedule, with documented close-out at handover.
- Structural modifications and selected extension work
- Interior reconfiguration and accommodation renewal
- Machinery, systems and technical overhauls
- Stabiliser, thruster, HVAC and hydraulic packages
- Navigation and electrical integration work
- Paint and coatings
- Survey and compliance-sensitive close-out support
In-house Workshops for a European Refit
A European refit route only works on larger periods if the workshop disciplines are close enough to the work in progress to keep interfaces, follow-on work and close-out under control. KRM keeps the core workshops inside the yard: carpentry, mechanical and hydraulic, painting, interior, metalwork, electrical, piping and engineering. Specialist support is brought into the same plan where needed.
Full repaints run inside a covered, climate-controlled space. Our team logs environmental readings before and during application and checks dry film thickness as the coats build, with inspection by FROSIO certified personnel. Because the work runs under cover, an Istanbul winter does not sit on the critical path of a repaint.
Haul-Out Day at the Yard
Discuss the Next Yard Period with KRM Yacht
A refit quotation starts with three things: her main dimensions and lifting displacement, the worklist as it stands today, and the weeks you want her back in service. Send those to our project team through the quote form. Our project team reads the worklist, tells you what we would want to survey on board, and comes back with a first read on the work and the weeks. The quotation and the schedule to redelivery follow once she has been surveyed and the worklist is agreed.