The HouseGathering · Table · Rest
Members' table and kitchen, library, member lounges, garden terrace, Vellum shop.
Urla · Opening 30 December 2027
Private members club.
Urla. 750.
A holistic health and living club, limited to 750 members and entered by invitation. Fifteen rooms, a medical board, the silence of the Aegean.
750Members
15Rooms, members only
4Dimensions: body, mind, emotion, spirit
2027December opening
The Club
Return to yourself.
Healing is remembering, not fixing.
Vellum Zone is a private members club for holistic health and living in Urla Yağcılar, limited to 750 members and open to members only. It treats body, mind, emotion and spirit as one, uniting modern clinical diagnostics with ancient Aegean wisdom under one roof.
- Members — Lodging, the table, the spa and every space belong to members alone; the 15 rooms are reserved for them.
- Guests — Welcomed only with a member, limited and registered.
- Joining — By application, referral and Membership Committee approval; limited to 750.
Spaces
To gather, to heal, to be still
The House, the Clinic and the Garden. Each devoted to a single state of being; fifteen rooms for members alone.
The ClinicDiagnostics · Treatment · Movement
Longevity clinic, consultation rooms, IV and cure room, contrast therapy, oxygen and salt rooms, movement studio.
The GardenCleansing · Water · Silence
Outdoor pool, hammam and sauna, treatment pods, meditation garden, breath circle, fire place, walking trails.
The Residence15 rooms · Members only
Each room with a personal cure space, circadian lighting, natural materials and a silence standard.
Holistic Wellness Approach
Four dimensions, one whole
The aim is not to suppress a symptom but to restore balance and remind each member of their own capacity to heal.
Body
Cellular health, movement, sleep, nutrition
Longevity Clinic · Treatments · Movement · The Table
Mind
Attention, thinking habits, stress
Breathwork · Meditation · Behaviour change
Emotion
Emotional load, relationships, patterns
Emotional healing circles · Somatic therapy
Spirit
Meaning, silence, connection to nature
The Garden · Inward days · Rituals
Personalised: every year starts with diagnostics. Clinical and ancient together: physician diagnosis alongside breath, silence and local Aegean wisdom in one programme. Sustainable: a balance kept through the year. In community: healing happens in a small, safe circle.
Rituals
Begins with diagnosis, continues by hand
Every practice is prescribed to the member's personal plan.
Longevity Clinic
Diagnostics-led, physician-directed
- Vellum Full Body Scan
- Functional medicine consultation
- Nutrition and metabolic analysis; intolerance testing
- Epigenetic age and biomarker tracking
- IV and supplement protocols
- Hyperbaric oxygen, ozone therapy
- Cryotherapy, infrared light
- Neural therapy, hypnotherapy
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Treatments
Cleansing and touch
- Personalised detox protocols
- Colon hydrotherapy
- Lymphatic drainage
- Therapeutic and deep-tissue massage
- Osteopathy
- Somatic therapy
- Reflexology
- Ayurveda: dosha assessment and personal protocol
- Abhyanga and Shirodhara: warm-oil therapies
- Panchakarma cleansing and herbal cures
- Hammam ritual
- Salt room, oxygen room
Movement
Small group and one-to-one
- Reformer pilates
- Yoga: hatha, yin, restorative
- Functional strength
- Primal movement, mobility
- Contrast therapy: sauna, cold plunge
- Walking and running trails
Mind & Breath
Nevşah Institute methodology
- Breath coaching
- Thinking habits and behaviour change
- Meditation and mindfulness
- Sound healing, gong
- Emotional healing circles
- Energy and space work
- Silence days and inward retreats
- Sleep and circadian programme
The Table
From Aegean soil
- Member nutrition plan
- Seasonal, local, organic members' table
- Detox and acid–base menus
- Supply from local Aegean producers
- Kitchen workshops
- Botanical bar: adaptogens and tea ritual
Member Experience
One cure week a year, access all year
One membership, one annual payment. No tiers, no add-on packages.
- Start of yearVellum Full Body Scan and holistic assessment; a joint roadmap from physician, breath coach and nutritionist.
- Cure weekAnnual stay in the 15 member rooms; a themed cure week.
- All yearDay access to the House, the Clinic and the Garden; all classes and programming.
- GuestsLimited, registered guest access.
Membership
One membership. One payment a year.
Vellum Club Membership
€4.300
Per year · paid once annually
Limited to 750 members.Renewed each year; a membership not renewed ends and its place opens to a waiting application.
ApplyIncluded in membership
- Vellum Full Body Scan — in collaboration with our partner hospital; cardiology, internal medicine, endocrinology, imaging, advanced labs
- Holistic assessment and roadmap — with physician, breath coach and nutritionist
- Your own coach and nutritionist — personal guidance through the year
- 7-day cure week — in the 15 member rooms, themed
- Year-round day access — the House, the Clinic and the Garden
- Spa access — pool, hammam, sauna, salt and oxygen rooms
- Weekly classes and workshops — free access to regular weekly meditation, yoga, breathwork and other workshops
- Treatments through the year — practices outside the cure week, prescribed to the personal plan and charged separately
- Guest access — limited and registered
Payment is taken once, by bank transfer or card, together with the membership agreement sent at invitation.
Application
By application and referral
Membership is capped at 750.
Apply
A short form: name, email, phone, city, a few lines about yourself, your referral.
Referral
A Vellum Club member, a founder, the Medical Board, Nevşah Institute, a Breath Hub member, or the Membership Committee.
Conversation
An introductory meeting with the Membership Committee, on site or online.
Invitation
Terms and the membership agreement are sent to approved applicants.
Team
Founders and Medical Board
Founding Partners & Board
Nevşah Karamehmet
Founding Partner · Head of Breath & Mind
Founder of Breath Hub and Nevşah Institute, President of the Breath Coaching Federation. A global authority on breathing and thinking habits with over 20 years' experience.
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Buğrahan Bayat
Founding Partner · Head of Technology
Serial entrepreneur in technology, AI and fintech. Co-founder and CTO of PulpoAR, sold to The Glimpse Group (Nasdaq: GGRP) in 2022. In 2024 founded Welly Labs Ventures, a health and wellness venture capital fund focused on two verticals only: next-generation wellness & longevity centers and digital health. Chairman of Payki Ventures.
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Amir Ceyhun Tuzcu
Founding Partner · Head of Operations
A 30-year career leading global growth and investment strategy at international companies based in Russia, Germany and France; has managed more than seven luxury hospitality properties. Board Member at Payki Ventures.
Medical Board
Dr. Atilla Ayral
Medical Board · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Hacettepe Medicine (1995), Dokuz Eylül PM&R specialisation (2000); own clinic in İzmir since 2001. Certified in neural therapy, functional medicine, ozone and hypnotherapy; focused on healthy ageing.
Dr. Buğra Öktem
Medical Board · Ayurveda, Detox & Anti-aging
Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. Since 1998 has studied natural therapies and herbal medicine in Germany, France and the Far East; Ayurveda training at Gujarat Ayurved University and Kottakal. Has run detox and anti-aging programmes since 2006.
Çetin Amato
Medical Board · Health Operations
Founder of Botano Wellbeing, Board Member of İzmir Özel Gazi Hospital. Baruch College MBA; an experienced leader in healthcare and supply chain management.
Partners
Medicine, breath, digital
İzmir Özel Gazi Hastanesi
Medical partner
Clinical arm of the Vellum Full Body Scan: cardiology, internal medicine, endocrinology, imaging and labs. Annual screenings at the hospital; results flow to the Vellum Medical Board. Referral channel for acute and advanced care.
Nevşah Institute
Breath & mind partner
Owner of the Mind & Breath methodology: breath coaching, thinking habits, behaviour change. Vellum Coaches are trained and certified to Institute standard. Referral channel for Institute members.
Breath Hub
Digital partner
The app for members' year-round breath and meditation practice. Breathwork begun in the cure week continues at home with Breath Hub; personalised sessions are set to the member's plan.
Vellum Zone Urla Architectural Render
Vellum Zone Urla Construction Launch
Apply
To be one of 750
Applications are reviewed by the Membership Committee. Applications without a referral are not placed on a list; the Committee contacts the applicants it deems suitable.
Questions · hi@vellum.zone