Joined 2021
Dilek O.
Available Areas
Istanbul (Living)
Languages
English, Spanish
Response Time
3 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Dilek O.
Hi everyone,
My name is Dilek, a national - licensed tour guide. I am 42 years old and have been guiding for 14 years. My husband is from Mexico and with our two young kids we live in Istanbul. When I don't work I spend most of my time outdoor with my family, enjoy istanbul as much as we can.
I am qualified in the knowledge of Turkish history, mythology, archaeology, history of religion and history of art. I speak English and Spanish. Following my university graduation, I lived in England for 5 years where I continued my education studying Travel and Tourism at Greenwich School of Management. After I lived a short time in Guatemala, Cuba to learn Spanish.
In my tour I would like to show you architectural styles, historical fun facts, famous historical monuments, tell you about the peoples life in Istanbul, how we spend our days, where do people go to eat, what we eat, where we shop, what we listen, the best places to eat, drink and party.
As your local guide, I am flexible to your wishes and needs. Making it interesting and enjoyable for you is my wish.
With all of my years of experience in the travel industry, I hope to help you make the most of your time in beautiful Istanbul by taking a tour with me. I very much look forward to meeting you all!
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Top five most visited sites of Istanbul walking private tour
Your walking tour will include the most visited (and most famous!) sites of Istanbul's historic peninsula. Your old Istanbul walking tour takes you to the imperial center of the old Turkish Ottoman Turkish Empire. Visit the Blue Mosque, Beautiful mosque with predominantly blue stained glass windows and tiles, Topkapı Palace where you can get good understanding about how the Turks ruled and lived, The Grand Bazaar with more than 4 thousands shops and the relics of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire: Ha
Cooking and eating together in my house in Asian Side
After seeing all the historical sites of Istanbul may be you like to spare one day to pass in a place where you can see truly turkish local people live. Here is the plan I prepared for you, I will pick you up from the hotel. We would take a metro which pass under the Marmara sea to cross Asian Side. We will get off in Asian side, walk down the hill arive my apartmant. May be if there is a local vegetable market on that day we can stop by and walk with the beautiful smell of the vegetales and fri
Reviews
Janet E.
Top five most visited sites of Istanbul walking private tour
“Main sites of Istanbul”
Very knowledgeable professional friendly guide. Very mindful of our requirements. Picked us up and dropped off at the cruise port. Good fun to be with. Excellent value for money would highly recommend!
Hiroshi T.
Top five most visited sites of Istanbul walking private tour
“Very enjoyable tour”
It was great fun to walk the basic course of Istanbul with Dilek. She was very cheerful and kind. In addition, she seemed to be friends with many guides in the city, so I was able to walk very efficiently while obtaining the latest information on congestion and other things from them.
Dilek O.
(2 reviews)Hi Hiroshi Thank you very much for your positive review. It is a big motivation for me to see you were satisfied with my tour. Thank you very much for your interest in my country and for your visit.
