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.

Hands down the best guide for Ephesus!

  On a recent cruise through the Mediterranean with a stop in Kusadasi we were fortunate to be able to enlist the services of Ertunga for the day. What a great decision this turned out to be. Our group of 6 spent a wonderful day with Ertunga touring Ephesus, the Terrace Houses, St Johns Basilica
Read more
No Comments

Excellent tour guide for port of Kusadasi

  Ertunga met us at the port of Kusadasi for our tour of Ephesus and Basilica of St. John. Ertunga spoke very good English and his knowledge of Ephesus was outstanding. Of course, being on a cruise we were there at the height of the crowds, but Ephesus and the Terrace Houses are a must
Read more
No Comments

One of the best days

  From the moment we meet Ertunga we found him very friendly and knowledgable. On the way to Ephesus he told us current information about things happening in Turkey and surrounding countries. There had been a lot of reports on the news at home but getting first hand info and Ertunga’s perspective was unexpected and
Read more
No Comments

Best guide–and guided tour–ever!

  I wouldn’t be exaggerating if I said our guided tour of Ephesus with Ertunga was one of the highlights of our Mediterranean cruise. Of all our stops (Sicily, Greece, Turkey, Crete), the ruins at Ephesus was one of my favorites. But the day wouldn’t have been nearly as amazing if it weren’t for Ertunga.
Read more
No Comments

Tour with Ertunga Ecir

  We enjoyed our tour with Ertunga and appreciated his knowledge of Ephesus. Day was rather warm and Ertunga knew all the shady spots where we could rest while hearing about ancient Ephesian life and legends. We visited Ephesus on a day when there were several cruise ships in port and notices many large (30
Read more
No Comments

Ephesus visit in July 2013

  With our 3 sons (amongst, them 2 teens), we visited Ephesus with Ertunga last week. Ertunga took the time to explain in English, while we were interrupting him translating into french for our boys. Ertunga made the visit very lively; explaining clearly the lifestyle in Ephesus in classical times, telling interesting anecdotes, … The
Read more
No Comments

Best Tour Guide In Ephesus

  Ertunga is a fabulous guide! In my short 1 day stay, he enabled me to see as much as most people see in 3-4 days. I had a terrific day. We toured Ephesus, The House of Virgin Mary, Priene, the Temple of Apollo in Didyma, and more. Ertunga made the day especially memorable by
Read more
No Comments

You got to visit Turkey

  After a few years of pondering, we decided go to Turkey for our family vacation. While I love planning my own vacation I needed a LOT of guidance to effectively use our time in Turkey. That’s where Ertunga Ecir came in. Jointly, we narrowed down our 11 day trip to Istanbul, Cappadocia and Izmir
Read more
No Comments

Best tour guide – Selcuk

  We visited Ephesus in May 2013 and had Selcuk as our guide. Selcuk was the perfect guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about the historical sites we visited, was a genuinely nice person to spend the day with, was patient, and answered our questions. Selcuk gave us the time to enjoy the things that interested
Read more
No Comments

Best Tour Guide. Ever.

  Ertunga is simply the best tour guide we’ve had in terms of friendliness, knowledge, organization, and ability to be flexible. He is a wonderful tour guide to have for Ephesus and other areas of Kusadasi because he knows the best viewing spots, helps you to dodge the crowds by being flexible if you can
Read more
No Comments