Private guide is a must - Touring with Mohammet was an awesome way to experience Istanbul. Highly recommend hiring a private guide like this tour instead of shore excursions with too many people (fellow cruisers said they left their group and did their own after they got the initial orientation). Mohammet went out of the way to meet at us at the ship and spent almost 8 hours, showed us how to take the public transportation, by just tapping the credit card for train and ferry. It was like hanging out with a friend, very pleasant, relaxed pace and informative, focussing only on what we were interested in, stopped along the way at tea shops, Kabab places and shopping based for our interests. Visited the Mosques and Cistern, grand bazar, the Palace was closed that day. Finished the tour at Mohammet’s friend’s coffee shop back in Galataport, chatting with locals and just having a great time. He was also very responsive before arrival, chatting on WhatsApp to plan and set expectations even before we set foot in the port. I will be booking Mohammet for future visits, and we are so glad we found this tour.

Muhammet is the best!!! - I was casually strolling in Karakoy when I found Muhammet’s friend’s tea and sweets shop. I was browsing and Muhammet saw no one had talked to me yet, so he came up and started answering questions for me. We got to talking about travel and our favorite places we’ve been. He also told me so much about Turkish culture. He even showed me how to make Turkish coffee! He made me laugh so much. While I did not take a tour from him in the traditional sense, it was clear to me he is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely wants to educate people about Turkish culture. Keep in mind he used his free time to answer all my many questions after he had just spent the whole day giving tours. He even invited me to have coffee with him and his friends at the shop. We had a great time, shared photos of our cats, and laughed a whole lot. I wish I had met Muhammet at the beginning of my trip so I could have hired him as a guide. On top of all this, his English is excellent. Go hang out with Muhammet and be prepared to learn and laugh a lot! :)

1 day tour of Istanbul. November 2024. Group of 3 - We really enjoyed our tour of the sights and learning about the history of the places we visited in Istanbul. Mohammed was a great guide. Friendly, knowledgeable and happy to tailor the tour to our needs. He really took good care of us and we enjoyed his company. We would happily recommend Mohammed to anyone visiting Istanbul who would like a personalised, friendly guide to show you around. You will learn a lot about the place.

Great guide - knowledge and friendly! - 10/10!!! I had a very limited time for my stopover and due to my early arrival into Istanbul, Muhammet was amazing and met me as early as 6:30am to start the tour. In a short amount of time, I was able to eat a delicious Turkish breakfast, sit down and have a tea and baklava, see the Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Obelisk of Theodosius, and Hagia Sofia and shop at the Grand Bazaar and a local shop where they sold Turkish delight, teas, spices and baklava. Muhammet is very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Highly recommend him if you need a private guide around Istanbul.

20-Hour Off The Beaten Path Experience - We had a 20-hour stopover itinerary planned but after the 1st Mosque, Muhammed saw how bored we were. For the next 6 hours we deviated from the itinerary and merged with the locals. We busted Muhammad's favorite spots and met his friends. Diverging to the off-beaten paths was definitely a great educational experience. We had so much fun, we had our guide join us in the Bosphorus dinner cruise.

Great Turkish hospitality - Muhammet was amazing! We booked a private tour (4 people) and got to see everything we wanted, and much more. We asked to tweak his normal tour route a bit since we were not interested in some of the stops. We ended up at some of his friends shops and restaurants as we requested to do a few specific things and the experience was incredible and the welcome was like if we were with family. Muhammet’s hospitality was outstanding and he is very knowledgeable. Unlike other reviews here I can guarantee you that his English was great, and he went above and beyond with us. We even tried to book him again the next day to check out a few extra things but he was unfortunately already booked. Highly recommend this experience and Muhammet as a tour guide. If we come back to Istanbul we will definitely look for you again!

Great day in Istanbul’s old town - We were a group of 13 (including 7 kids). We hired Zengin to take us around to some of the key sights in Istanbul’s old town. He was easy to communicate with ahead of the day and was punctual on the day. We learned a lot about the history of the places, he explained things well and it made it easy going with him. He also took us to his friend’s turkish rug store and my friends bought good quality rugs from there. Thanks Zengin for a great day!

2 Weeks Turkey Tour - Muhamet was such a knowledgeable guide. He had the answers to all the questions. He would also provide tips on mouth-watering food in a particular area. He recommended a really good kebab store and I really loved it! I miss the kebab. Not only that, he also went out of his way to help us to carry our luggages. I really appreciate it.

15 days of first Turkish experience - Muhammet is a very patient and affable guide with great insight on Turkiye's historical ancient civilizations. Wonderful guy

Great - Our tour in turkey was one of the amzing trip with the guided by Mr Zengin . He is knowledgable and friendly . Very flexible person and we dont feel like tour with tour guide but he treat us like family . Fully recommended to those who like to tour in Turkey with your own sweet time 🥰❤️👍. Tq Mr Zengin , we will come back again and for sure u are the one who will lead us - Layla Malaysia @ Travel Sukahati