Hello Hulya,
I just wanted to let you know that we had a great time in Istanbul, Onur Usta picked us up and we found him very sweet, friendly and accommodating. He took us to have good meals on both days and we toured the city.
Unfortunately, we were unable to get into the Topkapi or Hagia Sofia because of the crowds lined up there for tickets, which would have meant a 2 - 3 hour wait.
We also had a good time in Kusadasi, were driven to Ephesus and enjoyed it greatly. Thanks for arranging this, I'll certainly let all my friends know about your company. Kindest regards, Kitty Finch
My visit to Istanbul and eastern Turkey, during September 2011, was one of the more interesting foreign trips I have taken. I saw the people and places I had hoped to see and appreciated the trip arrangements made for me by Hulya Aydogan of Elite Turkey Tours, in New York City. Without her knowledge of Turkey and the advice she gave me, as I arranged for the tour, my trip would not have been as interesting or smooth as it was, nor would I have been able to see as much as I did in 16 days. After I had arranged the trip, Ms. Erdogan sent me numerous booklets, about places on the tour, which I provided me with additional information relevant to the trip. Her service went several steps beyond what I have previously experienced with travel agents.
Norman Black
Click here to read Turkey travel report by Norman Black
A visit to eastern Anatolia and Istanbul
by Norman Black of Marietta, Georgia
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Hello Hulya and Nadia,
I wanted to thank you both and let you know that we had a wonderful trip. Hulya, the arrangements in Turkey were wonderful. The hotel was lovely and in a very good location, walking distance to Taksim square. Our rooms were spacious, with balconies overlooking the city. The breakfast buffet was quite good and everyone liked it.
The private tours were perfect. We could adjust the pace to our liking and our guides were both excellent. They both spoke English well and were very enjoyable. We really loved Istanbul and Ephesus is amazing. We were only sorry that we did not stay in Turkey the rest of the trip. Most of all, we LOVED the food, and the people were very friendly everywhere we went.
The Louis Cristal cruise was also very nice. A little hectic, with stops at two islands some days, but that is the way most of the Greek island cruises are, I know. The ship itself was fine. Cabins nice, very clean, food OK (but nowhere near as good as Turkish food) and the crew was very friendly and very helpful. We learned that you can get on and off the ship at any port, although I don't know how you would arrange to stay a few days in one place and then get back on. But it seemed like that was a possibility. Something you might want to look into for future clients! Also, the walking culinary tour through Istanbul Eats was a lot of fun. I had read about it in the NY Times. We went through the European side, mostly the Beyoglu area, from 8:30 am to 3:30pm. Lots of good food and interesting facts. Keep it in mind also for other clients. Our tour guide was an American, originally from Vermont, living in Istanbul for 7 years now. It was a private tour also, as they only take a max. of 6 people. and since we were 4, we had the guide to ourselves.
We arrived in Athens at 7am so we had a full day to sight see there. The hotel there was also very nice, and we took advantage of the rooftop pool late in the afternoon after visiting the Acropolis. The taxi drivers went on strike the day we were leaving so we ended up hiring a private car service to the airport, but it was fine. The hotel took care of the arrangements for us without any problems.
All in all, we had a wonderful trip. Not relaxing, that's for sure, but pretty much what we had hoped for. As I said, our only regret was that we didn't spend the rest of the time touring Turkey and saving Greece for another time. However, the Greek islands have been on our list of places to see for years, so we are happy we did see them. Hopefully there will be another trip back, so we can see more of both countries.
Again, thank you both, I know it was a long time coming together, but it was a wonderful experience for us all. I appreciate your working together on this trip, and hope you will both benefit from it!
Most sincerely,
Marsha
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Hello Hulya,
I just wanted to let you know that we had a great time in Istanbul, Onur Usta picked us up and we found him very sweet, friendly and accommodating.He took us to have good meals on both days and we toured the city.Unfortunately, we were unable to get into the Topkapi or Hagia Sofia because of the crowds lined up there for tickets, which would have meant a 2 - 3 hour wait.We also had a good time in Kusadasi, were driven to Ephesus and enjoyed it greatly. Thanks for arranging this, I'll certainly let all my friends know about your company. Kindest regards,
Kitty Finch
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I want to say that I enjoyed my visit to Istanbul by staying at Hotel Daphine, arranged by Hulya Aydogan of Elite Turkey Tours. The hotel was very hospitable and in a perfect location, within walking distance to the Mosques, Hippodrome, Tram stop, Spice Market and Grand Bazaar. I also want to thank Mehmet Ali Kiral for the conversations we had every evening on my journeys for that day. Thank you...
-Dave Marquis
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A Big Thank You for a Wonderful Experience...
I want to personally thank Hulya Aydogan of Elite Turkey tours for the most enjoyable time I had in Istanbul and Cappadocia. She arranged my trip so I could visit all the important sites I wanted to see in Cappadocia. The Underground Cities, Goreme Open Air Museum, plus the Fairy Chimneys. She arranged where I stayed, "Yusuf Yigitoglu Konagi", in a most beautiful cave hotel room. She also booked a Hot Air Balloon ride. She arranged my transportation from airports to hotels and guide pick-ups. Hulya worked on this trip for eight months and was always available for my questions and information; She even me called when I was in Turkey to make sure that I was enjoying my time.
Thank you for all of the memories; You are a great Friend...
Dave Marquis
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Hi Hulya
Thanks again for your all help coordinating our travel for our group and for help in choosing a hotel. Everyone absolutely loved Wow Kremlin Palace and are still talking about What a great time we all had Our beach wedding was exactly what Eric and I wanted and thanks again Gloria verde resort everything went perfectly. Thanks again Hulya we really appreciate the time you spent making sure our Wedding was absolutely perfect
Doris and Eric
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Dear Hulya,
I want to thank you for helping put my trip together and made it memorable. The contact in Istanbul was very nice and helpful; all transfers were always on time and very pleasant.
You have a beautiful country but what impressed me the most was the people. You know I travel a lot, but I have never met such warm people, as the Turkish.
The sites were rich in culture. I enjoyed very much the walking tour in Istanbul, the guide was excellent, had lots of knowledge and it was very informative. I believe his name was Omar. The Hotels were great and the staff typical Turkish people...warm.
The only thing I was a bit disappointed was the food. I love Turkish food, everything else was excellent and I'm looking forward to go back and visit the places we missed.
I want to thank you again for your professionalism and fell free to call me if you want me to talk with another of your clients.
Best,
Cesar and Henry
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Hulya:
Great to see your note. What you don’t know is that Cindy wanted to send you a post card from Izmir, but we couldn’t find a post card quickly enough when we arrived at the airport. We thought the Cappadocia would be the second best option.
Please be certain to tell Tugay that we appreciated all the excellent history and the stories he told us. He should also know that the dinner we had with him was the best for the whole trip. We tried to find the restaurant on the last night, but got lost looking so we ate at Mozaic (which was also excellent.)
You may use our comments for your testimonials
Thank you for all the great service to make our trip a success. We have been telling everyone about what a great place Turkey is to visit and that if they plan a trip there, we have an agent that can help plan the trip.
Best Regards,
Cindy and Mick
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Dear Hulya
We are happy with Elite Turkey Tours services during October 2010 tours
Overall rating 9.5 out of 10.
We will glad to recommend Elite Turkey Tours to our friends from USA and CANADA
price : best price
services : outstanding in helping, planning
tour guide : very kind person and outstanding
vehicle : very clean comfortable and new
trust : elite turkey tours deliver more what they promised
driver : very experience and kind person
dervish show : fantastic
hot balloon ride : spectacular
gullet tour : unforgettable
lunch : excellent very good food and wonderful place
all the best and hope to use your service again
Alison family
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Hi Hulya
Nancy and I have only just returned from our trip .Thank you for all the arrangments made on our behalf.We were happy with the accomodation and touring.All arrangments ran ver smoothly ..The accomodation was the style and high quality that Nancy and I wanted and the touring/transportation/guides and cars were perfect
We will ceratinly reccommend Elite Turkey Tours to our friends and colleagues and we will be in touch you ourselves for assistance as we plan to spend some more time Greece and Egypt
Nancy and Jay
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Hi Elite
We enjoyed visiting Greek Islands of Mykanos ,Patmos,Crete,Santorini in Kusadasi in Bodrum
also we appreciated your efforts in booking us and admire Elite turkey tours for being such a professional organizations
We mentioned and recommend you and your company to some friends , Who may be thinking of cruising or visiting Mediterranean all the best
Sandi Lorainne and Erica Carmella
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Dear Hulya,
I have always wanted to explore the beautiful and historic area of Cappadocia. Visiting Turkey for business presented me with this rare opportunity I just had to take advantage of. I was lucky enough to come across Hulya from Elite Turkey Tours, who arranged a magnificent trip. Everything worked out perfectly. The hotel was stupendous (Gamirasu Cave Hotel in Ayvali), the service the best Ive had in many years of travel, the driver and guides impeccable, and the experience unforgettable.
This trip can satisfy anyone accustomed to the best of accomodations.
G.Papakostas
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hii HULYA
My wife and I decided to take a trip to Turkey at the beginning of 2010. We normally fly to a country after we have selected cities, hotels and a set itinerary. I started looking on the internet and came across Elite Turkey Tours. I called the US office and spoke with Hulya Aydogan and had the most amazing experience! I had already selected some of the cities and sites that we wanted to see but did not have a specific plan. To plan the trip, Hulya spent a great deal of time listening and asking questions about lodging, cities, history and our general interests. We gave her a budget and a specific time frame and she came back to us in a very short period of time with the trip of a lifetime! She planned the most amazing private tour with a guide and driver throughout the country. She was incredibly patient and always had answers for all of our questions.
Once we arrived in Turkey, we were never alone. The lodging was always 4 star and in unique areas of the cities we selected. The daily sites and private tours were with our own guide in every place we travelled. They were the most friendly, knowledgeable and kind people you would ever expect to meet. The vehicles that we toured in were 5 star! Our plane reservations and transfers were seamless! We even received a call from Hulya when we arrived at our hotel in Turkey the first night. I know she was tracking our trip the entire time we were away to make certain we were satisfied with her service. She is an amazing person and words can’t express the amazing job she did in planning our trip to Turkey. We are planning on going back and I know there will only be one person that will plan the next trip - our travel expert and friend Hulya.
Don & Hanna C.
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AMAZING!!!!!!!! HULYA
I just returned home as I was in Africa doing volunteer work- the room, the wine, our tour guide umit, the dinner, the staff, the bath tub, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks SO much for everything and I sincerely appreciate the royal treatment we received- what I wonderful experience- I am telling everyone!
Thanks again, hulya!
Aimee Wertepny
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Hi Hulya,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - thanks for following up! I've been meaning to drop you a note since I returned to thank you for all your help.
As I mentioned to you, my favorite part of the trip to Turkey was the part you arranged for me in Cappadocia. The guide, Biersen, was terrific, and very knowledgeable. The Hotel Esbelli was one of the loveliest places I've ever stayed in - and the dinner that you arranged for me, as well as the Whirling Dervish show, was wonderful! And I did end up going on the balloon ride, which was very memorable. I took lots of pictures, and posted some of them here - you can take a look at them in the "Turkey" gallery, if you'd like: http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-list/U0000Bi7iGEu4s1c
All in all, I just want to thank you so much for all your help with this! I was truly impressed with your careful attention to detail; all of the arrangements were impeccable, and everything went perfectly - which is a great comfort when you're visiting a new country. Thank you so much for all your help and hard work! I will highly recommend you and Elite Turkey Tours to anyone I know who is going to Turkey -
I hope all is going well with you!
Take care,
Michelle
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Dear Hulya,
We had a wonderful time. We loved your country. The scenery was wonderful the guides were terrific and the food was delicious. All in all the trip was one to be remembered and planed thank you too.
Sincerely
Joan and Lou
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Hi Hulya! I meant to contact you on our return... Sorry I forgot.
The trip was GREAT!
The tour was impeccable!
We had a great time, great food and we met great people!
Your country is absolutely gorgeous! I’ll make sure to recommend your company to our friends.
And I’ll contact you again next year when we take our kids four our “second” trip to Turkey!
Best regards,
Maria
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Our trip was spectacular.Absolutely perfect in every way ,we were upgraded to suits in both hotels and given the VIP treatmant both places . Both sent fruit baskets and bottels of champagne loved every minute of it The rooms and service were exceptional
we hope to able to return to both places for our Anniversaries
Any way I wanted to thank you again for making this trip so wonderful for us
We will definetly recommend the Elite Turkey Tours to anyone I know planning honeymoon and anniversary
If we ever need travel services again I will let you know
Maria and Alfred
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Hii HULYA
We are home from our Honeymoon and we had the most wonderful time..I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the hard work ,you put into planning and scheduling our honeymoon trip ..It was the most beatufil place we ever seen and had the time of our life..A big Thank you for eveything What you did
It was such an amazing honeymoon We are very greatfull
Thanks Hulya We look forward to working with Elite Turkey Tours the next time travel again
Shelia and James
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