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Berkay A.

Frescos of Chora Church

Wine tasting in Şirince Village

Sword lesson

Archery

Wine tasting

Joined 2023

Berkay A.

5.00 / 5

(2 reviews)

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Istanbul (Living)

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English, Turkish (Native)

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22 hours on average

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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!

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

FROM$150/ per person

1-At the Heart of Historical City - Sultanahmet Area

Istanbul

7 hours

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

FROM$200/ per group

Istanbul

7 hours

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

FROM$150/ per group

Through Bow&Arrow - Turkish Archery Experience

Istanbul

3 hours

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

FROM$150/ per person

Istanbul

7 hours

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

FROM$200/ per group

Istanbul

7 hours

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

FROM$150/ per group

Reviews

Memona H.

5 / 5

Aug 3, 2025

Through Bow&Arrow - Turkish Archery Experience

Aug 3, 2025

Istanbul

3 hours

“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!

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.

5 / 5

May 7, 2025

Through Bow&Arrow - Turkish Archery Experience

May 7, 2025

Istanbul

3 hours

“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.