Turqo Marine is a boutique consulting firm based in İzmir, Turkey, advising shipowners, cash buyers and brokers across the full ship recycling lifecycle — from yard selection to final survey — under the Hong Kong Convention and EU Ship Recycling Regulation.
Today, ship recycling is no longer a price decision — it is a compliance, traceability and reputation decision. Classification societies certify, law firms litigate, cash buyers transact. Few firms speak all three languages on the ground in Turkey.
Turqo Marine fills that gap. We sit between the yard, the shipowner and the regulator — translating operational reality into commercial certainty for clients who cannot afford a misstep.
Senior consultants with on-the-floor yard experience in Aliağa and Tuzla.
HKC, EU SRR, Basel Convention — applied to live contracts, not theory.
We work in English. Reporting and contracting follow IMO / BIMCO standards.
No yard ownership, no broker affiliation. Your interest is the only brief.
From the first letter of intent to the Statement of Completion of Ship Recycling, our practice covers commercial, regulatory and operational decisions in equal measure.
End-to-end project management on the shipowner / cash buyer side.
Certification pathways without theatre. Audit-ready outputs.
Re-engineering yard processes for compliance and throughput.
Contract drafting and dispute readiness for recycling transactions.
Boots-on-the-ground in Turkey for firms transacting from abroad.
Awareness and operational training in corporate and open formats.
The Hong Kong Convention entered into force on 26 June 2025. Combined with the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, the global pool of viable yards has narrowed sharply. Turkey — and specifically Aliağa — holds one of the largest concentrations of EU-approved facilities outside the EU itself.
Every engagement runs through the same disciplined sequence — adapted to your vessel, your flag, and your buyer.
A 45-minute call to align on vessel, flag, target jurisdiction and timeline. We confirm whether we can add value before we propose.
Yard shortlist with HKC / EU SRR status, capacity and OHS record. Side-by-side commercial comparison and risk markers.
MoA negotiation, final voyage planning, IHM coordination, class liaison. Single accountable lead, weekly reporting.
Final Survey, Statement of Completion, document archive, post-project lessons-learned report.
We respond to qualified enquiries within one business day. The first scoping call is always complimentary.