Istanbul Private Tours

“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.

(2 reviews)

Thank you very much for your kind words. It was a great day with great discussions. Hope to see you again.

“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.

(2 reviews)

Thank you Diego for your nice review. It was great to have you and hope to see you again so we can practice more :)

“Istanbul - 2 days”

We were a group of 6 traveling from the United States to Turkey April 2025. We were very fortunate to get Yasin K for the Istanbul part of the tour. He is a resident of istanbul for more than 30 years. Yasin was easy to communicate with prior to the trip and was very prompt in giving suggestions which made our planning easy. The 2 days with him was a history lesson. All of us in the group have traveled widely over the last 30 years and have had guides in Asia and Europe. Yasin is in the top tier and one of the best I have had. He is very well educated in multiple areas and his English was excellent. His knowledge of regional history and time lines was easy to understand. He would get into more details if asked and his answers were always to the point. He was willing to give opinions on sensitive issues and it was very balanced. We did the all the usual attractions by walk and also used local taxis to go to other neighborhoods. It was an incredible experience. I recommend him highly and wish him all the best Kesh Hebbar ( USA )

Yasin K.

(2 reviews)

Thank you so much for your wonderful words! It was my pleasure and hope to see you all again in Istanbul :)