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(Note: professional guides provide
their services for a fee. Although
they welcome inquiries about scheduling
and availability of their services,
they expect to be paid when they provide
tourism information. You may be asked
to arrange payment before questions
are answered. Also, if you reserve
a guide's time in advance, you may
be asked to arrange credit
card payment at the time of
reservation, just as for a hotel room,
rental car, or flight. Please note
that guides are not travel
agents, and are not licensed
to make reservations or other travel
agency services.—Tom Brosnahan)
Hello! I'm Hakan Kocatürk...
I
was born in Tarsus, the city of
St Paul, and graduated from Tarsus Amerikan
Koleji (Tarsus American High School).
I loved mathematics, and was pretty good
at it, so at the university I majored
in electrical engineering, thinking this
would be a way to get a good job.
Early on, I realized that
my real loves are archeology,
travel, nature, conservation, and helping
people.
I pursued my dream, finishing the professional
training course to be a licensed
tour guide.
Since 1992 I've been guiding groups,
families, couples and individuals around
Turkey. I particularly enjoy showing
them archeological and religious
sites (Muslim,
Christian and Jewish), on tours of
the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, and
following in the footsteps of
St Paul (my fellow citizen of Tarsus!)
Whether guiding or not, I'm concerned
with ecology, our environment,
and preservation of Turkey's
natural heritage.
I like to think of myself as an open-minded
person who loves meeting and
helping people.
Actually, I even host many travelers
who come to Istanbul, as I am the owner
of the Apricot
Hotel in Sultanahmet, Istanbul.
I opened the hotel after years
of guiding visitors around Turkey. I
learned from many foreign visitors
what they wanted and needed in a
hotel. I do my best to provide traditional
Turkish hospitality to my guests, whether
in the hotel or on a guided journey.
Please email
me if you would like
me to show you Istanbul, or any
part of Turkey, especially its
archeological and religious sites. —Hakan
Kocatürk
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