HI MY NAME IS TOLGA
I HAVE DESIGNED THIS WEB SITE IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU MORE SPECIAL SERVICES THAN THOSE WHICH ARE KNOWN AND VERY COMMON.
AS A NATIVE OF ISTANBUL I WAS RAISED ON THE EUROPEAN SIDE AND NOW I’M LIVING ON THE ASIAN SIDE OF THE CITY. ACTUALLY JUST LIKE THE CITY ITSELF , ALSO WE “THE TURKISH PEOPLE” HAVE THIS VERY RICHLY BLENDED EURO – ASIAN CULTURE , TOO .
I SPENT MY CHILDHOOD IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED AS “FATİH”
( MEANING “THE CONQUEROR” ).
THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOT IT’S NAME FROM THE LEGENDARY OTTOMAN SULTAN WHO CONQUERED CONSTANTINOPLE CITY FROM THE BYZANTIANS IN 1453 AD.
A NEIGBORHOOD FULL OF ANCIENT ;ROMAN , BYZANTIAN AND OTTOMAN RELICS .
SO IMAGINE ALL THESE PLACES USED TO BE MY MOST FAVORABLE PLAYGROUNDS .
AND BEING RAISED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS, IT WAS INEVITABLE FOR ME TO BECOME A TOUR GUIDE .
I WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE PARENTS LIKE MINE .
MY DAD IS A LAWYER AND MOM IS A TEACHER , AND SINCE THEY DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO THEIR PROFFESSIONS , THEY ARE STILL ACTIVELY WORKING…
THEY GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO STUDY ENGLISH AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER QUALITY OF EDUCATION .
AND HERE I HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING TAUGHT BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS. THEN I STUDIED ECONOMICS IN MARMARA UNIVERSITY ( THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD WHICH HAS IT’S CAMPUS BUILDINGS BOTH ON EUROPEAN AND ASIAN CONTINENTS ).
IN 1995 , I TOOK THE EXAM OF TURKISH MINISTERY OF TOURISM AND BECAME QUALIFIED AND LICENCED AS A PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE . ( DATE OF ISSUE : 08.05.1995 )
AND SINCE THEN I’VE BEEN WORKING ACTIVELY AS A TOUR GUIDE .
I NEVER LIKED THE IDEA OF SPENDING THE WHOLE DAY IN AN OFFICE , ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A FREE-SPIRITED AND INDEPENDANT MINDED PERSON LIKE ME .
I ALWAYS ENJOYED HAVING GOOD RELATIONS WITH PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, RELIGIONS AND CULTURES…
I LOVE GUIDING BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT ; MY COUNTRY , MY PEOPLE AND MY RICH CULTURE.
I AM ALSO SO PROUD TO BE A GUIDE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND WHERE ;
BIG EMPIRES WERE ONCE ESTABLISHED , WORLD WIDE FAMOUS PHILOSOPHERS , ASTRONOMERS , MATHEMATICIANS , PHYSICIANS, HEROES AND THE HOLY SAINTS ONCE LIVED…
ISTANBUL IS AN ENDLESS TREASURE FOR EXPLORATION AND I CAN GIVE GREAT ASSISTANCE FOR GUESTS WHO ARE WILLING TO EXPLORE THE WELL KNOWN AND THE SECRET TREASURES OF ISTANBUL .
TOGETHER WITH ME YOU CAN GET A REAL FEELING OF ISTANBUL .
I WILL HANDLE ALL DETAILS FOR YOU , I WILL ADJUST THE TOUR ACCORDING TO YOUR WISHES AND TO YOUR PHYSICAL ABILITIES .
AND FOR SURE IT WILL BE A WORRY- FREE AND HASSLE – FREE TOUR WHILE SIGHTSEEING , DINING & SHOPPING …
ALSO TOGETHER WITH ME YOU CAN DISCOVER MORE SIGHTS ,BY FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK .IN THIS WAY YOU CAN ENJOY THE FLEXIBILTY OF A PRIVATE TOUR.
I WILL PROVIDE YOU AN UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE SHOWING YOU AROUND FROM A LOCAL’S PERSPECTIVE .
IN ADDITION TO MY EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL ENJOY MY MATURE ,FRIENDLY , GRACIOUS AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
AND FOR SURE I WILL MAKE YOUR STAY HERE A MEMORABLE ONE.
TURKEY IS A COUNTRY WITH MANY INTERESTING SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE ; HISTORY , CULTURE ,NATURE ,CUISINE, PEOPLE AND MORE…
SO GIVE YOURSELF A VALUABLE GIFT AND DISCOVER TURKEY , THE KEY TO THE CRADDLE OF CIVILIZATIONS , AND THE LAND OF WONDERS …
SO FAR I HAVE GIVEN TOURS TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND ESTABLISHED PERMANENT FRIENDSHIPS…
MAJORITY OF MY GUESTS ARE AMERICANS STAYING IN FIVE STAR HOTELS LIKE ;
FOUR SEASONS ,RITZ CARLTON, INTERCONTINENTAL ,HYATT,CONRAD ,HILTON ,ÇIRAĞAN KEMPINSKI PALACE … ( PLEASE ALSO CHECK MY REFERENCES )
UPON YOUR REQUEST I CAN SCHEDULE YOU A ; CULTURAL , RELIGIOUS, ARCHEOLOGICAL OR SHOPPING TOUR FOR YOU.
WITH AN EXPERIENCE OVER 10 YEARS I KNOW ALL THE BEST AND INTERESTING PLACES TO GO …
SO LEAVE YOURSELF IN SAFE AND EXPERIENCED HANDS
AND I ASSURE YOU THAT YOUR TRIP WILL DEFINITELY BE AN UNFORGETTABLE AND MEMORABLE ONE…
“FEEL THE MYSTICSM OF WHIRLING DERVISHES …
HEAR THE CHANTING FROM MINARETS ACCOMPANIED BY TOLLING BELLS ,
ALL HIDDEN IN THE WIND …
WIND WHISPERING THE JOY , JOY OF TOLERANCE …
INHALE THE FRESHLY ROASTED COFFEE BEANS MIXED WITH THE AROMATIC SMELL OF TOBACCO
A BEAM OF LIGHT FROM A DISTANCE IS REFLECTED ON TULIPS, SILHOUTTES OF BELLY DANCERS APPEAR, AS THE MILD WIND MOVE THEM GENTLY…
NOW FORGET ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE , AS LONG AS YOU ARE HERE ON BOSPHORUS, EUROPE ON ONE SIDE , ASIA ON ONE SIDE
JUST ENJOY YOUR FAIRYTALE WHICH HAD COME TRUE…”