I contacted Akyut Ayik 8 months before our trip to Turkey. He responded very quickly with suggested itinearary for a 2 day guided tour in Istanbul and very reasonable prices for a private tour for 22 people. We had the privilege of having Akyut as our personal guide to spend one day on the historical European side, another day on... More

We were fortunate in finding Aykut through Trip Advisor before our arrival in Turkey. While we did not have the pleasure of having Aykut as a guide we found him to be very responsive and conscientious. Istanbul is a tremendous city which certainly requires more than a day and it is important to have guide who can explain not just... More

Our group of twenty two spent two days with Aykut in Istanbul taking us around. While we were still onboard on Oceania for that night in port, Aykut took us for a tour of the Old City including lunch. We started early and got to see the palace and Hagia Sophie before lunch. We saw the Cistern and Grand Bazaar... More

My husband and I were spending 24 hours in Istanbul as the last day of a wonderful 10 day cruise on board the Oceania Riviera. I found Aykut on Trip Advisor and e-mailed him to arrange a private morning tour. He replied very quickly, giving me a suggested itinerary and price. He wasn't available himself but put us in touch... More

We just returned from a 10 days tour of Turkey. We visited Istanbul, Cappadochia, Ephesus, Pamukkale and Bodrum. We had a fabulous time visiting this country steeped in history & culture with great food and wonderful people. Our private tour for 3 was arranged by Aykut Ayik, the best tour guide. We heard about Aykut on Tripadvisor and true to... More

Aykut met us with his smiling face at the entrance to Hagia Sophia. Our family of four had booked him for a full day and the rest I left to Aykut. He had our tickets ready, whisked us into the the sights and maximised our time. So in one day we easily saw four of the key attractions in the... More

My husband and I spent a few days in Istanbul in May 2013. We booked the private 3 days Istanbul tour online with Aykut. As Aykut was not available to guide us, he found a excellent, passionate and very nice young man, Necip Edis, who did a wonderful job leading us through some of the most amazing places in the... More

When planning in advance for our Istanbul excursion, I checked TripAdvisor for recommended guides for tours of the historical sights, Aykut was listed first and for good reason. He was a joy to be around and made you appreciate the reason he has so much pride in his city. My wife and I have utilized private tour guides throughout Europe... More

A friend and I were spending several days in Istanbul at the end of April and we wanted to do a tour to orient us as well as to learn more detail on the main attractions. We booked the trip with Aykut but the day before he emailed to let us know he was sick and his colleague Hasan Yeniocak... More