Ataturk’s MV Savarona Raided by Turkish Police

MV Savarona, where Ataturk had cabinet meetings and hosted world leaders during the last years of his life, was raided by Coast guard boats while it was sailing off the shores of Gocek, Vatan reports, according to Anadolu Ajansi.

Gendarmerie detained 10 women, most of them under the age of 18, believed to be sex workers, and eight people, including Russian and Ukrainian businessmen.

Kahraman Sadikoglu, who took over Savarona for 49 years, said Kazakh businessman Tevfik Arif rented the yacht for one week.