Serif

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Şerif Yenen is a multifaceted Turkish travel expert, renowned for authoring the groundbreaking "Turkish Odyssey" and other guidebooks. As an international speaker, lecturer, and part-time instructor at Bilgi and Boğaziçi Universities, he shares his knowledge of Turkish history and culture.

His travel documentary, "Istanbul Unveiled," has earned eight international awards, and his expertise is sought after by VIPs and celebrities for his high-end tours, private excursions, and special events.

Şerif is also a Chaine des Rotisseurs member and maintains a popular YouTube channel that showcases Turkey's rich heritage. To learn more, visit his Wikipedia page.

I live in Istanbul
I speak English
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Response time less than 16 hours

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Enjoy Istanbul with Serif
Rooftop Views & Underground Istanbul

21 reviews • €200 pp • 5 hours

off the beaten track

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Reviews

nicole

24 August 2023

Serif was absolutely amazing. Very knowledgeable, easy to chat with and has us going at a nice pace. Outstanding!

Stèphane

25 January 2023

Lorena was able to show me the highlights of Istanbul within a few hours with a lot of knowledge. She knows about the history of Istanbul and also the best places to go eat and drink Local. I highly recommend her as a tour guide, you won’t be disappointed. Amazing

Gavin

26 November 2022

Serif has a wealth of knowledge to share and unique spots to view the old city from. Thanks again Views of Istanbul

Jennifer

9 December 2019

We booked the "Rooftop Views and Underground Istanbul" with Sherif. The tour exceeded our expectations. Sherif is a natural teacher-but the fun kind. My husband, myself and our 2 boys appreciated his deep knowledge of Turkey, and Istanbul in particular. We had already explored the old city on our own, but he was able to show us so many cool sites we would have never found otherwise. We felt like we were seeing Istanbul's secrets. I can't recommend Sherif enough-kind, funny, smart. This tour was the highlight of our trip to Istanbul. This guy knows his stuff!

Angela

29 October 2019

Our guide Nursal gave us a fab introduction to our first time in Istanbul. It was a very interesting and informative tour which took us high and low around this vibrant and fascinating city. Nursal was a mine of information about the history and culture of Istanbul, pointing out lots of fascinating detail and showing us some wonderful views. Five hours flew by visiting rooftops and cisterns we would not have found on our own, coupled with a walk through the Grand Bazaar. A great tour thank you.A great way to view Istanbul

Garry

24 October 2019

Excellent tour with an amazingly knowledgeable guide - he even writes his own guide books and maps (free copies provided). We saw views and sights of Istanbul we’d never have found without Serif.

Ron

28 September 2019

My tour with Nursal was fantastic. She is an architect/guide and as such knew so much about the historical structures. A wealth of history and knowledge. I highly recommend her. Ron McGinty

Teresa

5 June 2019

I spent very interesting hours with Serif . We get to the places I would hardly find as a tourist and I have taken some very good photos. Serif is a very nice person and knows a lot about the history. I would recomend this tour to anyone who has seen all the classic sight and would like to discover an other Istambul.

Dan Andrei

2 June 2019

An amazing and unique experience visiting the old and hidden/underground places ending with an unique sight of Istanbul from the roofs. A day full of history and local beauties. Thank you very much for for everything. Serif, you are one of the best guides I have ever seen. We hope will visit Turkey again and meet you. All our best! Amazing Istanbul!

Anne

11 May 2019

Serif was a font of knowledge and showed us a hidden side of Istanbul setting us on a great holiday.Great Istanbul introduction

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