Aykut met us with his smiling face at the entrance to Hagia Sophia. Our family of four had booked him for a full day and the rest I left to Aykut. He had our tickets ready, whisked us into the the sights and maximised our time. So in one day we easily saw four of the key attractions in the... More

My husband and I spent a few days in Istanbul in May 2013. We booked the private 3 days Istanbul tour online with Aykut. As Aykut was not available to guide us, he found a excellent, passionate and very nice young man, Necip Edis, who did a wonderful job leading us through some of the most amazing places in the... More

When planning in advance for our Istanbul excursion, I checked TripAdvisor for recommended guides for tours of the historical sights, Aykut was listed first and for good reason. He was a joy to be around and made you appreciate the reason he has so much pride in his city. My wife and I have utilized private tour guides throughout Europe... More

A friend and I were spending several days in Istanbul at the end of April and we wanted to do a tour to orient us as well as to learn more detail on the main attractions. We booked the trip with Aykut but the day before he emailed to let us know he was sick and his colleague Hasan Yeniocak... More

Better late than never. Aykut was one of the best tour guides we've had. He took us to all the major sites in Istanbul, bought all of our tickets in advance and was very reasonably priced. He took just my mother and myself around and at the end let us decide what we wanted to do. Very customized. We decided... More

It is always nervous time when you organize a private ship's tour with someone you've never met in a county half-way around the world. For those of you like me, who like to organize shore excursions, I can set you mind at ease if you book Istanbul Custom Tours. From my first e-mail contact with Aykut Ayik to our last... More

Undoubtedly, Istanbul is one treasure of a city, but in order to get a good grasp of what this marvel holds, one should be guided properly. So, how lucky were we to come across Aykut, from Sophora Travel?!!! Not only was the young man charming and extremely knowledgeable, but he managed to make history fun! I personally would recommend him... More

If you have the chance to visit Istanbul and get to know the best out of it, you should know Aykut, our fantastic guide. I must say that I am thoroughly impressed with his organized, efficient, smooth running, and cost efficient program. Our trip to istanbul was really so wonderful and so memorable. I would like to thank him for... More

I could not believe if someone told me that I could learn that much of Istanbul in one day. Now I believe after have a tour with Aykut. He is friendly, smiling face, patient, and full of knowledge of course. I found him on internet. He really deserve the credit he has on the web. I recommend him to everyone.