The company is a member of the following organizations:
Association of
Turkish Travel Agents
No. A-2394
Tutku Tours’s main office in Izmir is in the heart of the
Seven Churches of the Revelation,
employing 21 staffers in
total.
Tutku Tours offers extensions to Israel, Greece,
Egypt & Syria as well.
Every year, on the last Sunday of each May, we organize
the largest Christian gathering in Ephesus.
It
is called the Ephesus Meeting.
Tutku Tour team is proud to
give you fast
replies, best suggestions and quotations in
Turkey.
CONTACT NAMES
PRESIDENT Levent ORAL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR
EPHESUS MEETING Erin DAILEY
VICE PRESIDENT Cenk ERONAT
Haldun PALANDUZ
Erden DUYGU
OPERATIONS Gokce YALCIN
Burcu TANUR
Accounting Fatma
AKGUN
PROFESSIONAL
TOUR GUIDES Berkant GURGUR
Erden DUYGU
Macit SASZADE
Meltem CIFTCI
Ziya GOKMEN
Cenk ERONAT(also in French)
Ayse DURAK
Besim AMADO Tibet ELMALIK Emi
UYGUN Mehmet YUKSEL Zafer BOZOGLU
Gokce TASCILAR Ayca KESICI
UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES
01. Asbury Theological
Seminary, KY
02. Bob Jones University
03. Oregon Theological
Seminary
04. Acadia Divinity College,
Canada
05. Roanoke College, VA
06. American Baptist
College, TN
07. Hillsdale College, MI
08. South Carolina
University
09. Westminster Theological
Seminary, TX
10. Catholic Theological
Union, IL
11. Wartburg College, IA
12. Baylor University, TX
13. Lee University, TN
14. NewYork University, NY
15. Kansas University, KS
16. Harding University -
Arkansas
17. SanJose State
University, CA
18. University of Kentucky,
KY
19. Howard Payne University,
TX
20. Convenant College,
Chattanooga
21. Hispanic Baptist
Theological School,TX
22. Methodist Theological
School, OH
23. Bethel Seminary -
SanDiego, CA
24. Williams College, MA
25. Huntington University,
IN
26. Belhaven College, MS
27. Washington Theological
Union
28. Trinity College, Canada
29. Shorter College
30. Shenandoah University,
Winchester, VA
31. Universityof Tennessee
32. Golden Gate Baptist
Seminary, AZ
33. Messiah College,
Grantham, PA
34. Dallas Baptist
University
35. Loyola University, LA
36. Tulsa Community College,
OK
37. University of Tulsa, OK
38. Mount Vernon Nazarene
University, OH
39. McMaster Divinity
College, Canada
40. Southern Wesleyan
University
41. Regent College,
Vancouver BC,Canada
42. Patrick Henry College,
VA
43. University of Arizona,
AZ
44. Santa Barbara College,
CA
45. University of South
Africa
46. University of Houston
47. Connecticut College
48. Masters College
49. University of Calgary
50. Dallas Baptist
University
51. McPherson College, KS
52. Northwestern College, MN
53. Kaskaskia College, IL
54. Hartford Seminary, CT
55. Appalachian State
University, NC
56. York University, Canada
57. Dallas Theological
Seminary, TX
58. Catlin Gabel School, CA
59. Westminster University,
UK
60. Your Institution name
will be added here.
US MUSEUMS
Contemporary Arts
Museum-Houston,
Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art-Scottsdale,
Latin American Art
Museum-Miami,
Historic Deerfield
Museum-Massachusetts,
Fresno Metropolitan
Museum-Fresno,
Queens Museum of Art-New
York,
Spencer Museum of
Art-Lawrence,
New Museum of Contemporary
Art-New York,
University Art
Museum-Albany,
Mingei International
Museum-San Diego,
Delaware Art
Museum-Wilmington,
Duke University Museum of
Art-Durham,
The Barnes
Foundation-Merion,
The Museum of Modern
Art-Queens,
CRUISE SHIPS
PACIFIC VENUS
(350 people)
WIND SPIRIT
(120 people)
CELEBRITIES
Annette Benning & Warren
Beatty who wrote,
“Dear Jade, Thank you for a
splendid tour of Istanbul.
It was a life-changing
experience due to your
guidance. Thanks & Love.
Annette Benning”.
Larry Hagman
Sting
REFERENCE LETTERS
All
of our clients who experienced our
services in the past, are a
reference for us.
Among them, you can find some of the
letters we received from Professors
who have recently used our services.
My wife and I recently returned from
an absolutely wonderful two weeks in
western Turkey. Much of the credit
goes to Levent Oral, President of
Tutku Tours. We had quite specific
desires for this holiday because
forty years ago Marian and I lived
in Izmir for 3 years while I served
in the U.S. Air Force. I had
difficulty finding a tour company
that could manage us staying several
days locally and then going on a
guided tour for another 10 days.
Tutku Tours was recommended by Air
Force people in Izmir. I looked them
up on the internet,
www.tutkutours.com, then made
contact by email. Our problems were
over. With several emails, Levent
crafted a tour exactly to our liking
and then managed hotel reservations,
the plane from Istanbul to Izmir,
transfers, wonderful day tours of
Bergama and Ephesus from Izmir, and
the driving tour of Western Turkey
with excellent English speaking
guides. Indeed, the guides were all
very well educated, knowledgeable on
the ancient history, and excellent
representatives of Turkey. We even
took another tour of Ephesus from a
cruise boat using Tutku Tour’s
representative. I can’t recommend
this gentleman and his company any
more highly. If you want a super
experience like ours, give Tutku a
chance.
D. Robert Webb
Seattle, WA
November, 2006
On behalf f my family and myself, we
would like to thank TUTKU TOURS for
the excellent arrangements made
throughout our visit.Our program got
off without a hitch. We were met by
Cenk and Yalkin at the airport in
Istanbul and made very welcome. The
hotels were very good, clean and
tasteful. Check-in and departure was
very smooth and we enjoyed great
Turkish hospitality wherever we
went. We enjoyed the many
restaurants we stopped by our
journey. It was obvious each one was
carefully selected to give us an
experience of the best food and we
thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The
A/C Van was spacious and
comfortable. The itinerary was very
well selected. Special thanks to
Cenk. He was the primary reason why
we enjoyed our tour so much. He was
able to answer all the questions we
posed him. He is very frank,
straight forward and a great company
to be with – a true professional.
Thank you Cenk for making this tour
for us so special.
Michelle Correa, India
November, 2006
Dear Levent Oral, We have returned
to Omaha, Nebraska after our tour of
Turkey. On behalf of the group I
want to thank you and your people
for the arrangements you made for
our group. We deeply appreciated
having Husnu as our guide and Ayhan
as our bus driver. Both of them were
outstanding. On our next tour to
Turkey we ask that you make
arrangements to have both of them
with us. They were exceptional with
their help and concern for our
group. We look forward to working
with you again in the future.
Bob Livingston, Pres.
Living Tours International LLC
Omaha, NE
A Spectacular Tour. Macit alone, is
a good reason to visit Turkey.
Amazing problem solver and an ally
for his guests in every situation.
He is knowledgeable about the
country and its sites. Funny,
positive, great manager, a five star
guide. The best.
Barbara & Eli Becker
Cleveland, OH
October, 2006
The Four Seasons Hotel is First
Class. The Tour Guide Ovunc is
Fantastic! The best ever! Will
recommend to my travel agent. The
vehicle was excellent and the driver
was extremely polite and helpful.
Beyond all expectations! Best tour
we have ever taken!
Paul Heller
Chicago, IL
I liked the quality of hotels we
stayed in. The service and food were
wonderful. Meltem is the best tour
guide I have been traveling with.
She was very knowledgeable on all
the topics and background that we
needed in order to see the sites
properly. I have been just about
everywhere in Europe and Eastern
Europe and would recommend her as a
tour guide for other groups. The
tour was much more than I expected!
Laura J. Witherington
Lexington, KY
Timur has been outsanding.
Knowledgeable about all sites,
helpful with all special requests,
friendly, easy to work with,
remarkable adaptable to students’
preferences in travel. He was the
ideal guide in every way. We would
be most happy to have him lead other
trips for us and TUTKU should be
encouraged to select him as a guide
at every opportunity. The tour
exceeded all expevtations.
Everything proceeded as smoothly as
possible. Ephesus Meeting was a very
nice addition to our trip. The
setting was glorious. The
hospitality was excellent.
Don Westblade
Hillsdale College, Dept. of Religion
LETTER FROM
METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN OHIO
Dear Levent and Yesim: As president
of the American Theological Library
Association I recently published in
our bimonthly Newsletter a letter
from the president to all of our
members suggesting a trip to Turkey.
While Tutku Tours is not explicitly
mentioned, if I get enough of a
response to my suggested trip you
shall be hearing from me about
planning it. We were very happy with
all the arrangements you made.
Tomorrow I leave for our annual
conference which will be attended by
over 400 members. I shall be
interested in hearing from those
members who show interest about such
a future trip, and will speak most
approvingly of Tutku Tours.
Paul Schrodt
Director of the John W. Dickhaut
Library, and Research Professor of
Historical Theology Methodist
Theological School in Ohio
P.O. Box 8004
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, OH 43015-8004
email:
pschrodt@mtso.edu
Telephone office: (740)362-3435
Telephone receptionist:
(740)363-1146
LETTER FROM
KANSAS UNIVERSITY
Greetings,
My experience on a nine-day tour
with Tutku Tours in March, 2004, was
entirely positive. Tutku Tours employees
carefully took care of the many
details involved in planning a trip
and worked hard to meet every
request our group made. On the trip
itself, everything was as promised,
and our guide went out of her way to
give us the best experience of
Turkey I could imagine. The meals
were ample, the accommodations were
comfortable, and the transportation
was efficient. When I take another
group to that part of the world, I
will not hesitate to work with Tutku
Tours again. I would recommend the
organization to any traveling group,
student or otherwise.
Timothy Miller
Professor of Religious Studies
University of Kansas
1300 Oread Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Ph: 785-864-7263
tkansas@ku.edu
LETTER FROM
HUNTINGTON COLLEGE
Dear Levent,
Having recently completed our study
tour of Turkey I wanted to get back
to you and thank you for a job well
done. The arrangements you made were
flawless. The hotels and meals were
superb, the transportation was
wonderful and the tour guide was
fabulous. Additionally, your
flexibility throughout the trip made
the journey even more enjoyable.
Turkey is a beautiful country with
amazing sites for the study of the
New Testament. This was such an
enriching experience for me and the
students.
It was also good to be able to
interact with the Turkish people and
to experience their friendship and
sincerity. In the midst of turbulent
times, it was comforting to know
that we were safe and welcome in
Turkey.
I have taken Huntington College
students on study tours in the past,
but this trip was distinguished by
Tutku Tours' professionalism, expertise
and courtesy. You can be sure that
all my future trips to Turkey will
be with Tutku Tours. Don't hesitate to
use me as a reference for others.
Sincerely,
Mark R. Fairchild
Prof. Bible & Religion
Huntington College
Huntington, IN 46750
260 359-4235
mfairchild@huntington.edu
LETTER FROM
BELHAVEN COLLEGE
Dear Levent,
I want you to know that I thoroughly
enjoyed my trip to Turkey and I hope
to return with another group soon.
Your organization of the ten day
experience was excellent and the
professional expertise of our guide
was outstanding. We found the
country and the people of Turkey to
be welcoming and friendly. The food
was a delightful surprise!
PS If you are in my
area of Southeast Tennessee, you are
welcome to stay with me and let me
show you the mountains and lakes!
Dr Ken Campbell
Retired Associate Professor of
Biblical
Studies, Belhaven College, MS
ken007@ccol.net
