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Hello Dear guests, distinguished travelers. I'm historian and professional tour guide. History and language learning was my great passion. Therefore I pursued a career in sociaI sciences and graduated from Anatolian University History Department , Cappadocia University Tourist guiding department. My recognised ability to communicate with people from many different backgrounds, cultures and countries has enabled me to lead tour groups with great success and acclaim. As a tour guide , I consider myself very lucky because I guide my guests in one of the most fascinating city of the world. Istanbul can be considered as the combination of the old and modern city, as well as Islamic and Mediterranean mixture of cultures in a captivating atmosphere. There are only few cities in the world that can be so delightful to experience and enjoy as Istanbul. I truly enjoy showing the beauties of Istanbul, talking about history and having intellectual conversation with my guests. If you want to enjoy this magnificient city with a local touch on a private tour, do not hesitate to write to me, it will always be a pleasure to reply to your enquiries! Besides all my tours can be customized and I can even create a tour based on your preferences. *Guiding licence approved by the Ministry of Cuture and Tourism of Turkish Republic. Anatolian University History Faculty diploma. Capadoccia University Tourism Faculty diploma. **In accordance with the recent amendments of laws regarding tour guiding in Turkey , the guides are not allowed to sell tours. So please note that the tours quaranteed here are to be by means of an officially registered A class Tourism & Travel Agency. I can't drive during the tour but I can arrange private car and driver.
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Hakan was one of the best tour guides I have ever had. He is a true historian with an incredible depth of knowledge and was able to answer every question our group came up with. His passion for the subject matter made the tour both informative and engaging. The booking process through ToursByLocals was very easy, and the entire experience exceeded my expectations. I...
Hakan was personable, extremely knowledgeable and humorous. He adapted the schedule to our wants and made for a wonderful day. I would use him again and would recommend him to my friends.

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Thank you very much for your nice comment.It was my pleasure to spend the day with you .Kind Regards
Very happy with our private tour with Hakan. He was flexible with our schedule and included everything we wanted to see plus more. He had his own private car able to drive four adults to locations other tours would likely not be able to go. Parking is difficult in Istanbul but he knew the secrets. We hired him based on his background in history and pleased with the...
Four of us (two couples) spent an interesting 1-1/2 days seeing Istanbul with Hakan. We had a comfortable van and driver, and saw not only the important places like the Blue Mosque and the not-to-be missed Cistern, but took ferry rides across the Bosphorus to experience several Istanbul neighborhoods (including the ine where Hakan grew up). Hakan was informative,...