About Us
Serif Yenen
Mr. Serif Yenen was born in Ödemis-Izmir in 1963. He graduated from Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul, earned a degree in English Philology at the University of Istanbul in 1985, became an officer, and for a while taught English as a second language.
He began as a tourist guide in 1989 and has been working at it with great enthusiasm ever since. He has held elected positions as chairman of the Istanbul Tourist Guides Guild (IRO) and the Federation of Turkish Tourist Guides (TUREB) since 2002, and was the chairman of the Tourist Guides Foundation (TUREV) between 2002 and 2009 and an executive board member of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) for two terms, from 2003 to 2007.
While actively working as a tourist guide, he also writes guide¬books, articles for travel magazines, and weekly columns on tourism for newspapers and websites. He has been involved in developing and publishing travel-related websites. He gives comprehensive lectures about Turkey at schools, universities, museums, etc.
He is an active licensed professional tour guide and prides himself on his ability to add personal touches to every tour he conducts. It is extremely important to him that his guests return home with experiences to remember: www.tourguide-turkey.com
Mr. Yenen has many years’ experience in guiding tours all over Turkey as well as in Istanbul. As a Turkey Travel Specialist with contacts and years of experience, he is able to help travelers with their plans and itineraries. www.serifyenen.com
Mr. Yenen is married and has two sons: Ege (born in 2004, www.egeyenen.com) and Atlas (born in 2009, www.atlasyenen.com)
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