ISTANBUL - Prominent Turkish businessmen Rahmi Koc, who is also the Honorary President of Koc Holding, will go on a world tour by his own boat in September.
Koc will start his tour from Kalamis Marina of Istanbul. His tour with ''Nazenin 4'' boat will last about two years. Koc is expected to call Turkey (most probably by plane) every three months during his two-year world tour.
Rahmi Koc, in an interview with monthly magazine of the Koc Group, said, ''firstly I was interested in swimming, fishing, owning a boat and yachting. Then, I wanted to go far away.''
Koc noted that he met many people who had a world tour, read their books and saw that such a tour was practicable.
Stating that he would write his experiences in a diary during his journey, Koc said that he would miss his family and friends the most.
He added, ''I will also miss my country. I really miss the Bosphorus, Istanbul, all those horns, whistles, the chaos, and everything when I am away only for 15 days.''
(BRC-ULG) 16.08.2004