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Joined 2024
Uğur K.
Available Areas
Istanbul (Living)
Languages
English, Turkish (Native)
Response Time
Less than an hour
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Uğur K.
Hello, I am Uğur. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at the university, I started working in tourism. Then one day I realized that guidance would make me more enjoy and self-actualization. Because I was hungry for history, I was hungry for knowledge, my curiosity was high. I developed myself in this field and became a tour guide professionally by taking the official trainings we need to take. Here I was in the field that I was looking for and made me happy. When I first started working in the field, I was very excited, I made simple mistakes out of excitement, but they all tasted good, maybe it is these pleasant mistakes that still give the local flavor to the tours I do. Even though I travel and tell the same places with different people from all over the world, the feeling of traveling to the same places with different friends or different places with the same friends never goes away. Sharing my knowledge and empathizing with people makes me feel happy. I have friends from all over the world and this is the best part of this job. I love my job, I love history, I love people... Recently, I have been working as a mediator in order to make social use of the experience I have gained in this field and try to make a positive impact on the society I live in.
Important
I can be helpful about any tour around Turkey
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
Categories
Reviews
Jason O.
“Deeply Knowledgeable and Engaging. We Recommend.”
Ugur gave us a customized tour of the historical sites of the city, took us for lunch and snacks, and helped us with buying souvenirs. He is deeply knowledgeable about history, kept the teenagers engaged with stories, and otherwise did a fantastic job of bringing the historical sites to life. We highly recommend him.
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Uğur K.
Thank you very much Jason, it was a pleasure to spend a day with all of you.
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