We very much enjoyed our tour with Nesi. Fantastic day! Highly recommend.
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Hi! I'm Neslihan, and Istanbul has been my classroom for nearly 20 years. I've been a licensed professional guide since 2008 — and I still discover something new every time I'm out with a guest. My background is a little unusual: I studied tour guiding, business, media communications, and history — two degrees, two diplomas. Then I pursued a master's degree at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences (HSLU) in Switzerland, which gave me a very different perspective. I learned how Western visitors think, what surprises them, and what they actually want to understand about a city like Istanbul. I also spent time in Argentina learning Spanish, which taught me that the best way to connect with people is through stories, not facts. When you're on tour with me, I won't recite dates and names. I'll tell you what was really going on behind the palace walls, why the city looks the way it does, and what the monuments meant to the people who built them. History doesn't have to feel like a lesson — it just needs the right storyteller. I'd love to show you my city. Let's make it a day you actually remember.
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Istanbul is special city with its location. It is between Asia and Europe. It is like a bridge between these two continents. In one day we will see both parts of Istanbul. It will be enjoyable. You feel yourself like a local especially when we take the ferrry for crossing the otherside. We can even feed the seagles when we take the ferrry. Every morning I am feeding them and if I am lucky I see the dolphins in Bosphorus! So you can also see them. We can start our tour with symbol of city! Hagia Sophia!Learn a bit history of the city. Then, we will visit Spice Market for tasting delicious Turkish delight and spices. Our first visit is Beylerbeyi Palace . With the local bus or taxi we will go to Kuzguncuk. It is a cute , colorful, old neigbourhood and famous with gluten free cookies. We will take another bus for Camlıca Mosque which is one of the most impressive mosque of Istanbul. End of our tour we will come back to Europe. If you want to feel the city like local, I will be here for you!
We very much enjoyed our tour with Nesi. Fantastic day! Highly recommend.
Neslihan was an amazing tour guide. She was so personable. She had in depth knowledge of the history of Istanbul, and also shared what it is like to be a resident of the city today. We were a family of four from the United Stares that didn’t speak Turkish and enjoyed the way she would take us to some of the best local restaurants and order local food for us to experience.
I hope I can take another tour with Neslihan. The time spent with her was a highlight of my visit to Istanbul. She showed us a wonderful combination of must see tourist attractions and activities that helped us appreciate the lives of the locals. We had a sample of many different types of food, mostly from small family run restaurants. Neslihan is the type of person who connects easily with new people, she was responsive to our requests and was very flexible. I recommend her as a tour guide without hesitation.
Neslihans brief from us was to show us some less touristy aspects of Istanbul as we’d visited before. She filled this perfectly and by using every form of public transport we experienced a more individual and interesting day. This included stops to taste local foods. At times we felt a bit rushed however she had said it would be a very full day to fit in all our requests and she did this well. Neslihan was full of knowledge and fun to be with. We certainly would recommend her.
Neslihan was fantastic. She really shared her city with us and was very flexible taking into account what we'd done the day before. Super helpful and easy to contact. Like visiting an old friend in their hometown!
Neslihan is a great guide! She is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and flexible. We truly enjoyed our time with her.
-Blue Mosque -Spice Market -Üsküdar -Beylerbeyi Palace -Kuzguncuk -camlıca Mosque -Feel free to contact me if you would like to customize this tour! Palace will be closed on Monday
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