My name is Ertunga and I was born in 1977 in Kusadasi, where I still live. I graduated from the University of Philology, Department of English Language and Litarature. Since I grew up and have lived all my life in a touristic town, guiding has always been my dream. Very early I understood that it would be the most convenient job for my lifestyle, because I like history, archeology, traveling and meeting different people and cultures, but beyond everything I love my country and would like people to see it’s beauty and understand it’s history and culture. In 2001 I became a professional tourist guide, with the license issued by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Since then I have been guiding in all areas in Turkey and meeting tourists from all over the world.

Memorable visit to Ephesus

  When we contacted Ertunga about meeting our ship for a tour to Ephesus, he unfortunately was not available for the day we were in port, but offered to provide another guide in his place. His guide met us at the ship in Kusadasi and we discussed our plans for the day, including our not
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BIBLICAL TOUR IN TURKEY

Footsteps of Paul
Saint Paul was born in the Roman city of Tarsus, on the eastern Mediterranean coast, now Turkey. The story about Paul's conversion to Christianity takes very important place in the history of this religion. He traveled a lot in Asia Minor, trying to convert population to Christianity.
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Outstanding Private Guide Service

  We planned a visit to Turkey and Greece with another couple. We did a lot of online research to come up with a short list of well regarded private guides who are knowledgeable about the biblical sites in each country. Ertunga Ecir responded to our inquiries with detailed recommendations, based on his extensive experience
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Miletus Priene & Didyma with Ertunga

  We had a stunning day with Ertunga at these three sites as a cruise trip from Kusadasi. We had visited Ephesus a number of times so wanted to do something different. The sites are amazing and deserted, Ertunga was a fount of knowledge, enthusiastic and keen that we get the best from our day.
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Wonderful tour- perfect guide!

  I give a 5 star review to our tour in Ephesus but a 3 star review for our tour in Istanbul so the average is 4 star. Ertunga, 5 stars; Ozgur, 5 stars; Metin 3 stars. Read on! I read about Ertunga’s private tours on Trip Advisor and cruise critic.com. It was very easy
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Ephesus Tour–Fantastic Guide!

  Ertunga is a knowledgable, understanding, engaging, and worldly tour guide that meets and exceeds all expectations. His experience with the country and dedication to history makes him one of the best tour guides we have ever encountered. My wife and I were on honeymoon during the visit and happened to stop in Ephesus as
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Ephesus and Istanbul trip

  Contacted Ertunga and arranged for Efes ( 1 day) and Istanbul ( 2 days) trip. Ertunga was always available via email and gave me suggestions as to the properties to stay overnight in Kusadasi so as to have enough time to cover all the places of interest the next day before my evening flight
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From West to East Turkey with Ertunga

  We did a 15-day customized trip with Ertunga in April 2014, from the Aegean Coast all the way till near the Syrian border. He is very knowledgeable, you could learn not only the historical facts of the numerous ruins and heritage sites in Turkey, but also on current affairs of Today’s Turkey.   Ertunga
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PRIVATE TOURS AND GUIDING IN TURKEY

turkey round trip
From now on, we will be posting news and stories on daily or weekly basis. We will try to give you all the necessary informations about tourism in Turkey, as well as the general news and interesting stories
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Excellent day with Bulent

  We were greeted at the pier by Bulent with a sign with our name. We walked quite a distance out of the port and across the street where our driver met us. We got excellent historical information all day from Bulent. His English was excellent and his information abundant. Our 1st stop was Mary’s
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