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19 year experienced official tour guide of Turkey ( from 1987 to 2006 )
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My home page - www.welldoneturkey.com
The photo you are looking at here is from a tourism trade show in New york , which I have attended In 1994, for Pacha Tours.(I am the one with the bow-tie on the left) P>
Below is a list of some of the tours I have taken around
- 2005 President , ministers and business delegate of Letonia on a Bosphorus Cruise. - 2004 American CBS TV during the visit of President Bush visiting Turkey during the Nato summit in İstanbul .
- 2004 Minister of Iran visiting Turkey during Earthquake summit. -Chamber of Commerce of Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia -Major&Mrs. Holt's Battlefield tours- 75th Anniversary of Gallipoli Campaign. 1990 -Atachee of President George Bush during the President's official visit to Ankara following 'Gulf Crisis'. -Military Atachees in Russia visiting Turkey following gulf crisis(through Yudem) -Nato Budget Commission official visit to Turkey (through Oyak Tourizm) -Members of ''Museum of Art of Hongkong '' 1996 -Middle East Technical University International Volcanological Congress, Post-Congress Main Tour to Cappadocia. The travel Agencies and their tours I have led in the past include ; "Pacha Tours" - Cultural Heritage, Western Turkey groups, round-trips "Insight", incentive groups(Vauxhall etc) "Cultural Folk tours" - Round trips "Congresist" Painters, Theatregoers,private tours, groups. "Iliada" private tours "Otari" Biblical Sites, Seven Churches
Else then my guide's licence from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture , I have a bachelor's degree from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences.
Photography : I worked for Turkish Parent's magazine ; Cocuk ve Aile . I am glad for the publication of one of the photos I have taken as the cover of this magazine. Because of my profession which involves a lot of travelling through Turkey ; I have been doing a lot of travel photography.It is difficult to print for everyone when I have a group of 30 or 40 travelling together, but especially On my private tours my tour participants recieve a complimentary copy photo cd of my Turkey photography ; including Istanbul , Ephesus and Cappadocia photos. Short Movie : I have scripts ready to be filmed ; and I am at the process of filming one ; " Humour through Therapy " which is about these clown nurses of one of Istanbul's top hospital, Acibadem. I am using one semi-professional camera for the filming - Sony Vx 2000 and a 2 megapixel video resolution camera, Sony Dcr - pc330 ; I am using Adobe Premier video editing program, For some of my works, I am at the stage of learning how to to add picture in picture efeect. At the website www.benimsinemalairim.com you may download TURKISH SHORT MOVIES , some of them are very good. My poetry : I write poems , I like satiric poems. My poems are available in English ,click on the link at my main page. Sports : I play tennis and table tennis . I learnt tennis at Adana , at one time when Adana gave players to national team. My amateur tennis homepage in Turkish recieves a humble hit of 100 a month ; www.oocities.org/bettertennis ; when searched on google with the key words " tenis + forhend " . I also played table tennis as a licenced player in many tournaments at my high scool years.....
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May 2004
Dear Oguz,
I would like to thank you for the great time we had together on our tour through Greece, its islands and Turkey . You added to our trip , and we appreciate all your efforts. In the last 3 years time I travelled over 80 countries and I had over 80 tour guides. There was one that was close to you , but so far you are the best!
Sandor Milesz
Forever Living Products
Director - Hungary
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Belfast, BT4 2GN,IRELAND
(10th May 1990)My dear Oz, I hope you remember me.Vangie Kennedy on the Holt Gallipoli Tour for the 75th anniversary. I just wanted to thank you so much for adding to the interest and enjoyment of the Tour with your very well informed and witty comments. My sister and I really enjoyed the whole experience, mingled with pride and sadness when we visited my father's grave at Hill 10.I enclose a very inadequate little book about Ireland- perhaps you'll visit us one day. Thank you again for everything Yours very sincerely Vangie Kennedy This was the first visit of this lady to see the grave of the father she has never seen. The mother was still carrying her when the father was fighting at the Gallipoli Peninsula. I treasure her friendship. ______________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Abdul Rahim bin Yusoff Delegate of Chamber of Commerce of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Mission to Turkey : Dear Oguz My wife and I would like to thank you for the entertaining time we had while under your charge. You are very knowledgeable with your country, and I would like to congratulate you. My wife and I wish you a very happy New Year. ________________________________________________________________________________
June 16,1990 Dear Oguz, Please accept my deepest thanks and profound gratitude on behalf of the entire group of Californians, for whom you made the history, culture and mythology of Turkey a living reality. We will remember you with fondness and expect and look forward to your visit to California in the near future. Yours Sincerely, Rachael Balyeat (Rachael Balyeat and Her Friends-28 day tour of turkey) ____________________________________________________________________________Commentary by Betty&Roy Hubbell 13 Wood Rise, Falmouth, MA. 02540 USA ,quot from comments sheet, 1995: tour guide: Oguz- Superior guide. Articulate, knowledgable,and accommodating. _____________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for showing us Turkiye old and new – you are a very good ambassador for your country.I shall certainly go back home with a much broader understanding of this part of the world. Anita Starret(1996) ______________________________________________________________________________Many thanks for the wonderful experience you gave us in Turkey.Without your skillful guidance our stay in your beautiful country would not have been so great. If you ever come to the U.S. please look us up: Naoma M. Dallal (N.Y.) & Florence Carrady (Puerto Rico) _ __________________________________________________________________
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Oguz Kosebalaban/ Ministry Of Tourism/ Official Tour-Guide/ Licence Nr. 06/0762
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