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İrfan Soyer

İrfan Soyer

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Başak Beydoğan

Başak Beydoğan

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Hello, my name is Başak and I have been working as a Certified Japanese Speaking Guide for over 20 years.

I have worked in various tourism companies and currently am working for MTI Tourism.

I graduated from Ankara University - Japanese Tour Guide Education department.


Derya Yumak

Derya Yumak

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My name is Derya Yumak.

I was born in İstanbul in 1971. 

I graduated from Anatolia University

I worked at travel agencies which only arranged tours for Japanese people for 10 years. I studied the Japanese language for 4 years. Then Id to work as a Japanese and Indonesian speaking guide. I have been working for 18 years. I am married


Zeynep Aktop Dökmen

Zeynep Aktop Dökmen

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My name is Zeynep Aktop Dökmen,

I was born in Istanbul in 1974,

I graduated from Business school in 1996. As I am very curious about the Japanese language, Id to study Japanese and kept studying for 4 years.

I also got my Professional Guide License in 1994 andd to work as a Japanese Speaking Guide in the same year. I prefer to work in Istanbul as I have a young son.

My husband has also been working as a French, Portugese and Spanish speaking guide for 28 years.


Ali Çeri

Ali Çeri

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My name is Mehmet Ali Ceri, but I go by the name Ali.

I was born in Cappadocia in the year 1977.

After I graduated from high school, Id to take Japanese lessons and continued my education for 4 with both Japanese and Turkish teachers.

I worked as a Photographer, Carpet salesman.

I have studied under the Ministry of Tourism at Istanbul Technical University in order to become a Professional Tourist Guide and became a guide about 18 years ago and have been working a guide ever since.

Cappadocia is my area of expertise, I try to do my best in order to make every visitor happy and satisfied with their tours!


Ela Akalın

Ela Akalın

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My name is Ela and I have been a Japanese speaking guide for over twenty years.

I graduated from Ankara University - Japanese Language and Literature department.

I specialize in cultural tours, but I also have the skills necessary to be a simultaneous translator if need be.

I have worked for various tourism companies/agencies throughout my career and I am continuing to work as a Japanese guide for MTI Tourism.