It’s never too late to offer high praise! (So better late than never with this review…) Back in May 2011, I engaged Ozkan and his brother Abdil to guide us around Istanbul. There were 7 of us in our group, all good friends who have travelled together over the years, and enjoying many of the same interests Right from the... More

This 3 day trip was organised through Ozkan. We had a guide from Istanbul throughout Cappadocia- Kemal Sendikici. Kemal was a wealth of knowledge and very good English- exerything was explained well. We wanted some history, something off the tourist trail and local food and culture. Kemal delivered on showing us all of this and more. Some of our highlights... More

We did 2 excursions with Abdil- Private day trip to Gallipolli (a must for kiwis and Aussies!)- excellent service from picking us up at the hotel to taking us to sites and lunch with the locals. Traffic is bad around Istanbul but Abdil was a great driver too. Abdil also picked us up from cruise ship and took us to... More

Its was a nice morning when i met my guide how was a Turkish Gentleman who speak English his name is Cumhur. While we were waiting for Scott we had a nice Turkish cigarette together which i really like a lot, when Scott came we started our tour as it was only two of us Cumhur was very happy and... More

My wife found Ozkan Bicer on trip advisor and after several emails we booked a two day private tour. Ozkan picked us up at our hotel and had a full day planned for us, with no lines and taking us directly to the sites we should see. He took us to a local restaurant that night and helped us order.... More

In just 8 hours, Abdil was able to cover: History, arts, religion, economics, retail, politics and top attractions. Knows the city inside out. Worth every penny. Please visit 2 mountain lookouts: 1st pierreloti overlooking European side of Turkey and 2nd (i forgot its name, just ask him to show you Asia from the mountain). Fluent in English and his Arabic... More

After following the reviews here i decided to see Istanbul through these guys. Abdil was very knowledgeble, had good fluent English and had a very good attitude. His brother Ozkan took our booking. Learned a lot about the history of Turkey from Abdil in two days and he took us to the best Turkish delight (sweets) and Turkish Coffee place.... More

Ozkan, met us as promised and provided us with two days of excellent guiding. He pickedus up at our hotel with a clean and comfortable car. Ozkan is very knowledgeable, planned our sightseeing to avoid crowds, found us charming and delicious restaurants. He also arranged a private guide for us in Ephesus, who was also excellent. I was so glad... More

Our Istanbul highlights private tour was great. Abdil's knowledge & insight of all the attractions was second to none. He even had all the tickets pre-purchased and timed our visits as to avoid the large groups coming off the cruise boats. More