Cannot recommend Mehmet and Taha enough to anyone looking to see the archeological sites in the region. They are from Haran and incredibly knowledgeable about the wealth of ancient history in the area (and really across the Middle East) and went above and beyond to show the history and culture of Urfa. Made the whole day very comfortable and seamless and made traveling in this region stress-free. Had the best time and will definitely book again if able to make it back.

Mehmet is a fantastic and passionate guide who took me on a wonderful adventure of ancient Turkiye. This was my second trip to Turkiye and Sanliurfa and I wanted to explore more of this area. Mehmet and his brother Taha (my guide last year) are just so helpful with organising everything from transportation to accomodation and meals. I usually have a rough idea of specific places I want to explore but then I’m open to expanding that search to more local and ‘off the beaten track’ places. I visited in winter as I love that time of year with snow and rain. I spent a few days doing day trips with Mehmet to places such as the ancient city of Dara, walking tour of the old parts of Sanliurfa, day trip to Mardin, several days in Harran and visiting many ancient sites in the surrounding areas. I loved every minute of it! I was taken to places I hadn’t even heard of that blew my mind. I felt so comfortable with Mehmet as my guide. He is intelligent and knowledgeable of this area and loves his work. Because he is local to the areas we visited I was able to meet many of the locals and especially loved hanging out with the children. Transportation was comfortable and safe. I can’t thank him enough for making my second trip to Turkiye so enjoyable and fun. I can’t wait to visit again from Australia.

Mehmet was timely, protective, nice, and easy going. He handled a problematic driver gracefully, and showed us some parts of Trabzon that we did not know about. He was not as passionate about his area as our other Turkish guides, but he still helped us explore the region and filled us in on some history. He was very good at offering to take photos of us in places. He speaks Arabic and English fluently as well as Turkish.

My wife and I spent 17 amazing days touring Turkey. We spent 3 days in Sanliurfa - Adiyaman region of South East Turkey. Mehmet was our guide during this part of out trip. We spent time in Sanliurfa and Gobelitepe and traveled to Mount Nemrut, before returning to Istanbul. He was an excellent guide. He knew all the history in detail; he also had interesting anecdotal stories to tell. He took us to several places that were not on our original itinerary, making our trip even more interesting. In Sanliurfa he took us to an ancient bazaar where we drank Pistachio coffee. We stopped for a refreshing Pomegranate drink at the Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates river on our way to Mount Nemrut. Mehmet climbed Mount Nemrut with me and took time to explain the history of the Commagene civilization. My wife was not able to make the climb up Mount Nemrut, but Mehmet made sure that she was safe and comfortable before we set out. Overall, we very much enjoyed our time with Mehmet and would definitely recommend him as a guide in the future.

Highly Recommended. This trip was full of Wow! moments. Mehmet grew up in the area and has been visiting sites like Tepe for 25 years. You will see all the main sites but you’ll also get to see off the beaten track wow sites where if we weren’t the only ones there, we were one of only a handful. Mehmet took great care of us from start to finish. We only booked 3 full days in the Urfa area, but Mehmet showed up the day before with our ride that he had arranged to make sure we made it to our hotel. Turns out the hotel we booked on our own was in the very narrow streets of the old part of town where many cars don’t fit. Mehmet called ahead and had someone from our small boutique hotel meet us and walk us through the cobble stone streets to our hotel. Mehmet took care of us every step of the way like this. Each day was packed with amazing sites tailored to our interest. We had a great trip with Mehmet. Our only regret is that we didn’t schedule more time with him. Next time!