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"Emre was a fantastic guide. His enormous knowledge, passion for his work, and wonderful way of storytelling made the tour truly special. It was a pleasure to listen to him at all times, and he brought Istanbul’s history and culture to life in a very engaging and personal way. Highly recommended!"

"Ayse was a fantastic guide. Her love of the city was infectious and she curated a seamless itinerary of historical landmarks and local stops throughout. She made the palace come to life with her storytelling. Highly recommend to anyone seeking a history-rich tour of Istanbul."

"Faruk was super friendly and knowledgeable, we were really sad to end the tour! He made us feel so welcome - would recommend his tours to anyone :) "

"Ayse is the best guide we had in many years of our experience with withthelocalas. We spend 3 hours walking and talking together with our two teenage daughters. Ayse showed us a wonderful side of Istanbul, small streets, passages, shops all complemented with talk about Turkey. It was like walking with a long not seen friend and we recommend her to anyone that wants to fell like at home in a new place."

"Tolga was a great guide, his knowledge of the city and it’s history was exactly what we were looking for. Having your own guide and able to structure the tour for exactly what you want to see was incredible. We had seen many of the major sites and were more interested in exploring a neighborhood (in this case Pera) and learning about the culture of the city, its history and getting recommendations for great restaurants. Tolga was really flexible and most happy to indulge. He has a ready laugh and we really felt we were on the same wavelength. We highly recommend booking a tour with him."

"We have best experience. Asye one of best guide I have ever get. 🌸"

"Ayse is incredible - so friendly and full of amazing insights / history and of course food to try. We loved our time with her - we had a three year old with us and Ayse went above and beyond to make sure he was entertained. Thank you Ayse for making our trip so special! "

"After several visits to Istanbul we wanted a soft and friendly introduction to the city for our adult son and his wife (who was visiting for the first time). Goda was exactly the right person. Flexible, informative, easy going… some history, some social commentary and a young person’s perspective on life in the EU and Turkey. We walked and talked, had a cup of tea and enjoyed the sites as if visiting with a friend. We are recurring users of WithLocals and Goda is an excellent example of why we enjoy the site and its local guides. She has very good English language skills and a good command of Turkish. If a relaxed and informative tour with a friendly guide interests you, we would highly recommend Goda. Her consistently high reviews by others are well deserved. We did discuss the Turkish wine industry and, although we didn’t pursue it further, she would have been our first choice if time permitted a further tour on this topic. "

"Cengiz took us to Topkapi Palace and transforms into historian, foodie, shopping guide, photographer, and friend so easily. He is an extremely fun and friendly guy to spend time with and made us feel very comfortable on the tour and with the city! Could not have had a better time!"

"We spent a wonderful afternoon with Cengiz exploring Topkapi Palace! From the start he was a great communicator and kept my 10 year old son involved as well. The palace was amazing but Cengiz truly helped to bring it to life for us. I would highly recommend!"