Who is a Tourist Guide in Turkey? A tourist guide in Turkey is a person who possesses a professional license issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which entitles him to promote Turkey to local and foreign tourists in the best possible way, to assist them during the course of excursions, and to provide them with the correct information. Within the borders of the Republic of Turkey: "No person without the professional license issued by the Ministry is allowed to practice the profession of tourist guiding. In compliance with the general provisions, the Public Prosecutors shall start the legal proceedings against any violators. And the Ministry shall start administrative proceedings against any companies or organizations employing unlicensed tourist guides." (Ministry of Tourism - Regulations Pertaining to Professional Tourist Guides, Article 38) "For each tour to be organized, the Travel Agencies shall employ at least one tourist guide who possesses a professional license issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism."
(Act no 1618 Concerning Travel Agencies and Union of Travel Agencies, Article 10.) Unauthorized tourist guiding is illegal, and violates consumers'' rights. If you are ever forced to have a tour with an unauthorized (unlicensed) tourist guide that means your consumer''s rights have been violated. Please fill in the form below, and TUREB shall take the necessary legal action about the case. You may submit your application directly to TUREB, or the Consumer Protection Association specified below. TÜKODER (Tüketiciyi Koruma Derneği)
Tel: 0216 349 85 10
Faks : 0216 414 80 68
Yoğurtçu Şükrü Sokak No:53/2 Kadıköy-İstanbul
info@tuketicikoruma.org Note: When in Turkey always check if your guide is LİCENSED!!! The Importance of having a Guide during a tour Those who are willing to see different cultural places but are in lack of time, best is to take a place in tour. The itenerary is planned by a travel agency, so participant do not have to spent extra time on planning. And in case the agency uses a qulified guide everything then is on the way.
Besides the offered tour programe, the distances between the places to be seen, the comfort of the transport, the accomodation selected to overnight, the more important is the quality of the Guide leading to the tour.
The Guide is the eye and ear of the participants, eneases the tour go smoothly on, reads hundreds of books and submits the information at once to tourists, solves all the problems that faces during a trip, gives experience and knowledge, if in a foreign country is a translator, cares much for his tourists, with such a guide the tour is much much more pleasent.
That is the importance of having a Guide in a trip… (A newspaper article) The Disciplines that are in interest of a Tour Guide From point of Knowledge
Foreign Language, History, Geography, History of Art, Archaeology, Mithology, Etnology, Antropology
Architecture, History of Religions, Folklore From point of General Culture
Social Structure of the country, State Economy, International Relations, Traditions of the Country, Philosophy, Socio- Cultural Pecularities of the Guests, Actuality From point of Social Relationship and Administration Skills
Comunication Skills, Social Education, Phsycology, Sociology, Protocol, Animation Briefly the History of Medicine...:) In 2000 BC- Eat this root, In 1000 AD- This root is useless, come and read this pray, In 1850 AD- This pray is useless, come and drink this elixir, In 1940 AD- This elixir is useless, come and take this pill, In 1985 AD- This pill is useless, come and take this antibiotic, In 2000 AD- This antibiotic is useless, come and eat this root... Historic Ages of Anatolia
Paleolithic Age (Early Stone Age).........................60,0000 - 10,000 B.C.
Mesolithic Age (Mid Stone Age)............................10,000 - 8,500 B.C.
Neolithic Age (Late Stone Age).............................8,500 - 5,000 B.C.
Calcolithic Age (Copper Age)................................5,000 - 3,000 B.C.
Bronze Age...........................................................3,000 - 2,000 B.C.
Hatti Civilization...................................................2,500 - 2,000 B.C.
Troy - II Settlement..............................................2,500 - 2,000 B.C.
Hatti and Hittite Principalities Period....................2,000 - 1,750 B.C.
Hurri Civilization...................................................1,750 - 1,200 B.C.
Troy - VI Civilization.............................................1,800 - 1,275 B.C.
Aegean Migration and Invasion From Balkans.......1,200 B.C.
The Anatolian Principalities during the Iron Age...1,200 - 700 B.C.
Urartu Civilization................................................900 - 600 B.C.
The Civilization of Phrygia.....................................750 - 300 B.C.
Lydia, Caria and Lycia Civilizations.......................700 - 300 B.C.
Ionian Civilization.................................................1,050 - 300 B.C.
Persian Conquest..................................................545 - 333 B.C.
Hellenistic And Roman Age...................................333 B.C. - 395 A.D.
Byzantine Civilization............................................330 - 1453 A.D.
Seljuk Civilization..................................................1071 - 1300 A.D.
Ottomans..............................................................1299 - 1923 A.D.
The Turkish Republic............................................1923 - present
M Y R E C E N T T R I P S A wonderful trip...to an excellent place... I have been in a small village called Guney, 10-11 February 2007, near Denizli- Pamukkale. I had the chance to visit the famous Guney waterfall, or as we call it Güney Şelalesi. It is an amazing place..I show some pictures with no comments as they express themselves well enough..and through my eyes and camera!  
My Tralleis trip... Again through my eyes and my camera...  
Domatia-Doganbey village trip.... Domatia was the old name of a greek village set near the ancient city Priene. Greeks left the village during the exchange between Turkey and Greece in 1922. Today the old houses are being restored and are open also to visits. All the houses are unique...There is also a bird watching center where you may observe the birds living in Menderes delta. Menderes delta is the only place where ypou may see how the Aegean Sea goes back, changes its borders...it is also a unique place...  
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