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Did Bill Gates really invite Jeff Bezos to his 66th birthday party? Inside the billionaire’s mega yacht extravaganza in a secluded Turkish cove near Bodrum
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- The former Amazon CEO reportedly flew back to his own yacht docked in Gökova on his private helicopter named The Flying Fox
- Guests were helicoptered from Bill Gates’ US$2 million-a-week mega yacht charter Lana to the island, where staff at the venue were barred from using their phones
Bill Gates, formerly the richest man in the world, invited fellow super-rich billionaire Jeff Bezos to a private birthday party in a Turkish cove near Bodrum, according to local media.
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The Microsoft co-founder, who has an estimated net worth of US$136 billion, celebrated his 66th birthday with Bezos and 50 other guests at Sea Me Beach in Fethiye, beside the Mediterranean, on Wednesday, October 27, the Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported.
Guests were helicoptered from Bill Gates’ megayacht, Lana, to the secluded and picturesque cove. He is currently renting the yacht for 1.8 million euros (US$2 million) per week, according to reports.
The yacht has a gym, jacuzzi, beach club and swimming pool, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak reported.
The Cayman Islands-flagged luxury yacht Lana was seen anchored off Buyuk Boncuklu Bay in the Karagozler neighbourhood in Fethiye district of Turkey’s Mugla province on October 27.
The recently-divorced billionaire has been holidaying along Turkey’s coast and visited the popular tourist destination Bodrum last week, per reports.
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