Tag: Licensed Tour Guide

In Turkey, “tour guide” is a regulated profession — every guide we work with carries a national license from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, earned through years of study in archaeology, art history, and languages. This archive collects the licensed professionals behind The Other Tour: storytellers fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, and English; archaeologists who have spent decades on dig sites; specialists in Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, and the Mediterranean coast. Meet Ümit Işın, an archaeologist-guide bringing Anatolia’s ruins to life, or Kağan Özşakacı, our lead in Antalya. Walk Istanbul with the gentlemanly Tolga Bensan, the warm Esra Koçak, the sharp Deniz Karagözoğlu, or — in Spanish — Gülşah Şenol and — in French — Defne Erdoğan. Climb fairy chimneys with Tarık Alabaş or Mert, or read Bodrum’s coast with scholar-guide Dr. Selda Özhan. Browse all our tour guides, or hire one for your next trip.

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About us



We offer a unique, immersive travel experience across Turkey — not just Istanbul's lesser-known corners, but also the valleys of Cappadocia, the ruins of Ephesus, and the coastlines of Antalya and Bodrum, engaging guests in cultural activities like local home visits, market explorations, and Bosphorus cruises.



What we specialize in, above all, is matching each client with the right professional guide for wherever they're headed in Turkey — though if we're being honest, our roster is still concentrated mostly in Istanbul. As of July 2026, that roster stands at fifty guides, each one personally vetted rather than pulled from a directory. Most of what we arrange are daily and multi-day private tours, guided primarily in English, with guides available in other languages on request.



We also provide a full range of wheelchair-assisted guided tours, custom itineraries, and specialized tours covering historical, cultural, and niche interests like Jewish heritage, vegan spots, and bird-watching — now paired with a guide roster that reaches Ankara, the Black Sea, and the wider Mediterranean region. We also offer transportation services with professional guides for a more personalized and flexible experience.

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