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We're a duo of full-time licensed tour guides in Istanbul, Hakan & Emre, both with many years of experience in guiding and interesting background stories. Hakan is a born & raised Istanbulian, he grew up in urban Istanbul in a traditional family that owns a bakery. Spending his entire life in Istanbul, Hakan had the privilage to become a student in the most historical school in Turkey, Istanbul University. Having the opportunity to spend his student years in the only school located in the Old City of Istanbul, he learned the area like the back of his hand. After graduating from collage, he got his first job as a journalist. Fascinated with his hometown's history and the tourism sector, he went to his second university, and became a licensed tour guide. He's been working since 2019. Emre on the other hand, has his roots going back over a century in Istanbul. He spent his childhood in central Istanbul, and found himself abroad for his highschool studies. Later came back to Istanbul, and decided to learn the world's hardest language: Chinese. Spent 4 years in China, mastering the language and even participating in a band that performed in bars and festivals. Came back to his hometown Istanbul to finally realize his teenage dream of becoming a tour guide, did his masters in guiding and got his license. He's been guiding tourists in multiple languages since 2018.
Fantastic walking tour. I learnt a lot about the main sights, but also an insight into the culture of the city. Lots of interesting stories and information. I would highly recommend.
Great tour for getting to know touristy places as well as local ones. Lots of history and interesting stories but no jokes. Also the guide answers all the questions thoroughly.
Really clear and helped contextualize Turkey. Very organized and fun
The tour with Hakan was amazing and it really shows that he loves the city, which adds to the whole experience. He told us interesting stories about Turkish culture and history and took us to some places that we probably wouldn’t have visited ourselves. He also put together a list of recommendations, advice and a helpful guide through the city which he sent us before the tour and also gave us recommendations during the tour. Warm recommendations!
Our guide, Hakan, was very knowledgeable and friendly. We took this tour on our first day in Istanbul and got a lot of information about this vibrant city. Highly recommend!
