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Joined 2023
Berkay A.
Available Areas
Istanbul (Living)
Languages
Turkish (Native), English
Response Time
20 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Berkay A.
Greetings.
My name is Berkay. I have started my life as an engineering student yet decided that this is not my passion. So I have decided to become a tour guide just like my father. Since 2015 I am in tourism industry and trying to create different experiences for my guests. I am interested in cooking, showing my culture, martial arts ,archery and of course history. Looking forward to design you unique tours here in Turkey that you will carry with you forever.
Important
Depending on my availability I can work any day. Sundays Grand bazaar is closed
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
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Through Bow&Arrow - Turkish Archery Experience
From 500's to 1500's Turks and Mongols dominated the world's battlefields. This success was thanks to the technology of composite curved bows. In this tour, we will learn the history of archery and then specifically focus on Turksh-Ottoman archery. At the end of the tour, I will teach you archery in our private archery range.
Through Bow&Arrow - Turkish Archery Experience
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1-At the Heart of Historical City - Sultanahmet Area
This is number 1 of a series of tours in Istanbul. Istanbul - Constantinople - Byzantion. On this tour, we will walk on the heart of the biggest city of the Medieval era and understand how this city is formed throughout history.
1-At the Heart of Historical City - Sultanahmet Area
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2-Ancient Bazaars & Bosphorus
This is number 2 of my recommended tour in Istanbul. In this tour, we will follow the paths of ancient traders who came to the city for trade. We will visit 2 of the most spectacular Ottoman mosques that are constructed by Mimar Sinan. At the end of the day, we will join a cruise ship and sail next to the shores of İstanbul to understand the Bosphorus.
2-Ancient Bazaars & Bosphorus
Reviews
Memona H.
“Extremely educational, amazing and engaging”
I clicked with Berkay right away , he is very talented and a reservoir of history, geography and linguistic knowledge. His passion for Turkish archery and traditional arts is definitely contagious and we were truly moved by it. The session of rich history and tour of the archery range, was accompanied by shooting arrows from the prized traditional bows. His patience and encouragement and empathetical understanding made us feel very comfortable and enthusiastic about a topic we had no idea about. Keep up the great work Berkay!
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Berkay A.
Thank you very much for your kind words. It was a great day with great discussions. Hope to see you again.
Diego G.
“It was a lot more than I expected. I had so much fun.”
Berkay was super nice and professional. He took me to the Archers Lodge, which is a very exclusive and antient ottoman training area, and showed me the museum and the laboratories for the construction of bows. I had a chance to see people practicing, and even had the oportunity to practice myself in an amazing VIP shoting area. I will surely return to Turkey just to keep on practicing traditional ottoman archery. Thank you, Berkay.
Berkay A.
Thank you Diego for your nice review. It was great to have you and hope to see you again so we can practice more :)
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