I had a 14 hour stopover in Istanbul with my friend, so I decided to take a tour of the city and visit the main landmarks while I was there. Abdil (one of the guides/brothers owning the tour company) picked my friend and I up from the airport. We visited all the main landmarks; Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, Roman Cistern,... More

We recently returned from 14 day trip through parts of turkey. The trip was put together by the Travel agency in Turkey called Effendi Travel. We worked with Tashin Unsal. This was a great trip. We started in Instanbul went to Cappadocia to Konya then Anatayla to Pamukkale to Selcuk and back to Istanbul. All of our transfers and tickets... More

we used dennis twice and he was knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend his services to anyone. Using good guide services makes your visit much better. He showed us the highlights of the old city and gave us a fabulous Bosporus tour.

I went to Turkey - Istanbul with my Husband for 2 weeks. Must say going there and booking good hotels are a bit expensive. However since my husband went on a business trip and his company paid for our trip made it much more easier to get the best out of all. Food is amazing, the sights are simply super... More

A friend and I booked a tour with Key Tours of Turkey. I liked it because it stayed in small inns with local flavor. It turned out we were the only people on the tour, just the two of us, so we had a guide and a driver and a mini van all to ourselves. The tour began in Istanbul... More

My husband and I just returned from our journey to Istanbul. What an adventure! Abdil our guide to all things historical and cultural, more than exceeded our expectations! Not only did we get an opportunity to visit well known landmarks of the city with coordinating history lessons, we also enjoyed meeting local artisans and sampled outstanding local eateries. We were... More

If you enjoy touring a new city this Company is the way to go. Our guide, Abdil Bicer was well educated in the history and architecture of Istanbul. He was informative and accommodating. We enjoyed every minute of it. Well worth the time and money

I will be forever grateful to Turkey Tours by Local Guides for the thrilling adventure I had in Istanbul in December, 2012. As a solo female traveler with only five days, I knew I wanted a private guide with vast knowledge of history and culture, a specific agenda that included everything I wanted to see and do, and then some,... More

To travel in Turkey you need local guides and we found SRM Travel ( also an agent for Rick Steves in Turkey) not only provided us with three great guides but also organised our itinerary, hotels, internal air fares and a car and driver. The itinerary included 8 days in Istanbul including 4.5 days with Yaren Turkoglu. She had to... More