Bill Gates Celebrates 66th Birthday with Jeff Bezos and Others at Luxurious Party in Turkey

▲Microsoft (MS) founder Bill Gates celebrated his 66th birthday with a lavish party in Turkey. Among the invited guests was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. [Source=Business Insider]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft (MS) and one of the billionaires, celebrated his 66th birthday at a famous resort in Turkey.

According to local media including Turkey's largest daily H?rriyet on the 1st (local time), Gates held a private birthday party the day before at the ?imi Beach Club in the Fethiye area of Mu?la Province in southwestern Turkey. The party reportedly lasted for four hours.

Only 50 guests were invited to the venue, including Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company.

According to local media, the invited guests arrived at the club by helicopter from Gates' luxury yacht, "Lana." According to Turkish local media Yeni ?afak, the yacht is equipped with a gym, jacuzzi, beach club, and swimming pool. People working at the event were prohibited from using mobile phones.

▲The yacht Lana, owned by Microsoft (MS) founder Bill Gates, arrived on the 27th (local time) at the coast of Fethiye, Mu?la Province, southwestern Turkey.

However, Bezos is said to have appeared at the event by boarding a private helicopter that took off from his own yacht, "Flying Fox." The Flying Fox was docked at G?cek in Mu?la Province at the time.

Gates has been traveling along the southwestern coast of Turkey aboard Lana since the 22nd of last month.

Gates enjoyed his birthday by docking his yacht at famous Turkish tourist spots such as Bodrum and Fethiye Beach, visiting the ancient Greek city of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary.

Some voices of criticism have been raised regarding Gates' luxurious birthday party. Although Gates has been vocal about climate change and creating a sustainable Earth, he has been criticized as a "climate hypocrite" due to the enormous amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the yacht and helicopter.

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