I am a multilingual archaeologist, tour guide and driver.

My Attributes: I speak fluent Turkish, English, French, Italian, Japanese and I can communicate in Russian, Chinese (Mandarin) and German. I can conduct tours in every region of Turkey. I have worked as a tour guide for tour operators such as Kuoni, Cox & Kings, Marmara, I Viaggi Del Ventaglio, Deren Koray Travel and have traveled extensively with American, European, Canadian, Japanese and Chinese groups conducting tours in their own languages. I have an E-class driver’s license for driving passenger vehicles in Turkey and New Zealand with unblemished driving records. I consider safe driving is one of the most important aspects of my work.

My Education: I studied Archaeology and Philology at the University of Ankara, I also studied at Iowa State University; Iowa City, Iowa, (USA), and at Omsk State Pedagogical University; Omsk, (Russia)

My Experience: I started to conduct tours in 1983 and have performed over 500 tours, traveled over 850,000 km, I worked for more than 20 travel agencies, conducted archaeological and cultural tours. I  have also conducted tours in Europe, New Zealand, former Soviet countries and North America.

Organizations: I was an active member and supporter of Greenpeace in Turkey. I worked with their translation team and acted as an interpreter during some of their projects in Turkey. Nowadays I am a supporter of WWF.

Personal info: I am a vegan but sometimes in summer while traveling I keep a fruitarian diet, consisting of eating only fruits and nuts from the trees. I was born in Istanbul and grew up in Ankara. While in Turkey I sometimes live in Cappadocia region, located in central Anatolia. In my free time I do body building, take walks in the valleys and plant fruit trees or work for the maintenance of my old 7-room Cappadocian cave house consisting of both caves and regular rooms.

If you decide to travel with me, I will pay attention to every detail, and will make certain you receive the best value for your time and money.