Women #CanDoItIfTheyWant

On the 100th anniversary of the Republic, 100 women from 32 cities of Türkiye, who had never met the sea before, participated in a 250-hour sailing race and navigated over 1200 nautical miles. Their unique stories inspired the documentary 100 Women at Sea, presented by Kotex and supported by a song by Mor ve Ötesi.
 
Görkem Baygın, Setur Marinas Ayvalık Front Office Representative
 
 
Women's rights come first among the values that make the Republic a republic. Thanks to the century-old history of the Republic, everyone now knows that women can #CanDoIfTheyWant. One of the newest proofs of this is our women from every corner of Türkiye, who have joined Kotex Türkiye's "Sailing for the Future" team and set sail. And those women competed for 250 hours in 37 starts throughout 2023, and won 13 awards in 16 races.
 
 
This beautiful story did not end there. It was immortalized in the documentary 100 Women at Sea, directed by Ufuk Atasoy and narrated by Melisa Sözen. Mor ve Ötesi, one of Turkey's most popular music bands, was among the supporters of the documentary with the song having lyrics of "Let your dream be my hope. You can do it if you want".
 
 
We've witnessed the meeting of hope with the wild blue yonder at the premiere of the documentary, which was held in December and in which we, as Setur Marina, were out in full force. We proudly watched many women, some of whom had never encountered the sea and some of whom had never attempted more than putting their feet in the water, struggling with the waves, breaking records and winning trophies. We've not only witnessed the beauties of the sea and sailing, but also applauded how women fearlessly challenged impossibilities, how they fought to break stereotypical views, and their extraordinary determination. When this beautiful film featuring 100 women but actually representing millions of women ended, we headed home with our hopes for the future renewed.
 
 
We invite you to YouTube and BluTV channels to watch this inspiring documentary.