My wife and I recently returned from
an absolutely wonderful two weeks in
western Turkey. Much of the credit
goes to Levent Oral, President of
Tutku Tours. We had quite specific
desires for this holiday because
forty years ago Marian and I lived
in Izmir for 3 years while I served
in the U.S. Air Force. I had
difficulty finding a tour company
that could manage us staying several
days locally and then going on a
guided tour for another 10 days.
Tutku Tours was recommended by Air
Force people in Izmir. I looked them
up on the internet,
www.tutkutours.com, then made
contact by email. Our problems were
over. With several emails, Levent
crafted a tour exactly to our liking
and then managed hotel reservations,
the plane from Istanbul to Izmir,
transfers, wonderful day tours of
Bergama and Ephesus from Izmir, and
the driving tour of Western Turkey
with excellent English speaking
guides. Indeed, the guides were all
very well educated, knowledgeable on
the ancient history, and excellent
representatives of Turkey. We even
took another tour of Ephesus from a
cruise boat using Tutku Tour’s
representative. I can’t recommend
this gentleman and his company any
more highly. If you want a super
experience like ours, give Tutku a
chance.
D. Robert Webb
Seattle, WA
November, 2006
On behalf f my family and myself, we
would like to thank TUTKU TOURS for
the excellent arrangements made
throughout our visit.Our program got
off without a hitch. We were met by
Cenk and Yalkin at the airport in
Istanbul and made very welcome. The
hotels were very good, clean and
tasteful. Check-in and departure was
very smooth and we enjoyed great
Turkish hospitality wherever we
went. We enjoyed the many
restaurants we stopped by our
journey. It was obvious each one was
carefully selected to give us an
experience of the best food and we
thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The
A/C Van was spacious and
comfortable. The itinerary was very
well selected. Special thanks to
Cenk. He was the primary reason why
we enjoyed our tour so much. He was
able to answer all the questions we
posed him. He is very frank,
straight forward and a great company
to be with – a true professional.
Thank you Cenk for making this tour
for us so special.
Michelle Correa, India
November, 2006
Dear Levent Oral, We have returned
to Omaha, Nebraska after our tour of
Turkey. On behalf of the group I
want to thank you and your people
for the arrangements you made for
our group. We deeply appreciated
having Husnu as our guide and Ayhan
as our bus driver. Both of them were
outstanding. On our next tour to
Turkey we ask that you make
arrangements to have both of them
with us. They were exceptional with
their help and concern for our
group. We look forward to working
with you again in the future.
Bob Livingston, Pres.
Living Tours International LLC
Omaha, NE |
A Spectacular Tour. Macit alone, is
a good reason to visit Turkey.
Amazing problem solver and an ally
for his guests in every situation.
He is knowledgeable about the
country and its sites. Funny,
positive, great manager, a five star
guide. The best.
Barbara & Eli Becker
Cleveland, OH
October, 2006
The Four Seasons Hotel is First
Class. The Tour Guide Ovunc is
Fantastic! The best ever! Will
recommend to my travel agent. The
vehicle was excellent and the driver
was extremely polite and helpful.
Beyond all expectations! Best tour
we have ever taken!
Paul Heller
Chicago, IL
I liked the quality of hotels we
stayed in. The service and food were
wonderful. Meltem is the best tour
guide I have been traveling with.
She was very knowledgeable on all
the topics and background that we
needed in order to see the sites
properly. I have been just about
everywhere in Europe and Eastern
Europe and would recommend her as a
tour guide for other groups. The
tour was much more than I expected!
Laura J. Witherington
Lexington, KY
Timur has been outsanding.
Knowledgeable about all sites,
helpful with all special requests,
friendly, easy to work with,
remarkable adaptable to students’
preferences in travel. He was the
ideal guide in every way. We would
be most happy to have him lead other
trips for us and TUTKU should be
encouraged to select him as a guide
at every opportunity. The tour
exceeded all expevtations.
Everything proceeded as smoothly as
possible. Ephesus Meeting was a very
nice addition to our trip. The
setting was glorious. The
hospitality was excellent.
Don Westblade
Hillsdale College, Dept. of Religion
LETTER FROM
METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN OHIO
Dear Levent and Yesim: As president
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