Bilgili Holding

New cruise ship port, Galataport, which is being developed jointly by Doğuş Group and Bilgili Holding in Istanbul's Karaköy district along 1,200 meters of coastline, will welcome its first cruise ship in April 2020.

The Istanbul Municipality has halted construction at the in-progress Galataport project, which has been the subject of debate for over a decade. 

Weeks ago in this column I questioned the demolition of Istanbul's Karaköy Passenger Lounge, a building that was supposed to be under first degree protection. Scrutinizing the Passenger Lounge and the historic adjacent post office building, I asked how the Istanbul Conservation Board could have allowed this.