Testimonials – Reference Letters

Reviews, Reference Letters and Recommendations for Esendal International Tourism & Travel Ltd.-TURKEY

You can find some of the Reference Letters and Comments we have received from our guests who have been using our services since 1999

Reviews, Reference Letters and Recommendations for Esendal International Tourism & Travel Ltd.-TURKEY

You can find some of the Reference Letters and Comments we have received from our guests who have been using our services since 1999

From: Helen Clifford [mailto:helen.clifford@travelbound.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 1:04 PM
To: Yasar Ozdemir
Cc: info@esendaltours.com
Subject: RE: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINHAM -MARCH 16-MARCH 20, 2020

Yasar, I don’t know what you to say apart from thank you, thank you, thank you!

You really do go above and beyond for our groups, which is so very much appreciated.

The programme looks incredible and I wish I was going on the trip. 😊

I will now update the itinerary and advise my customers on your amazing and kind generosity.

The rooming list and passport information will follow today!

Kind regards

Helen Clifford 

General Manager

Travelbound Student Tours

Tel: (0044) 01273 265 242

Fax: (0044) 01273 265 237

Olivier House, 18 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL -UK

Travelbound is a trading name of SkiBound Limited

From: Helen Joyner-Harris [mailto:h.joyner-harris@ucb.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 7:18 PM
To: Esendal
Subject: RE: Thank you

Hello Yasar,

Thank you for your reply and the invoice.

I have written a News articles for UCB’s website, it is yet to be published (this should happen soon) so I thought I would send you a copy here:

UCB final year Aviation & Airport Management Students go to Istanbul, Turkey.

What a successful and highly educational trip we have just had! Myself, 2 other members of staff and 61 final year Airport & Aviation Management students went to find out all about Istanbul, its tourism and especially its thriving aviation industry. Our trip included a tour around the brand new Istanbul Airport (IST), WOW what a feat of meticulous engineering, the sense of space is immense. We conferenced with The Chief Planning Officer for IST who talked us through some of the finer details of the airports development and its commitment to ‘best practice’. He shared the airports successes so far, along with its plans for the next few years, we as academics got to see how best practice, with careful planning can be achieved in a very short space of time. The New IST was developed in only 42 months from inception and is now fully operational. We were able to peruse, never before seen, images of the construction process with stories to accompany them. Snippets like the sustainable credentials of the development and the relative examples of the sheer scope of this total plan. For example the size of the new Terminal’s roof some 450,000m3, is equivalent to 14  x Rome’s Colosseum surface area! News also broke, while we were there, that IST had been awarded ‘Airport of the Year’, our celebration for IST was deafening!

We also had talks from highly esteemed ex Turkish Airlines executives, who are now private consultants and university lecturers in their own right, the stories and experiences that they were able and happy to share with the students were a delight to hear. The educational visits continued with a trip to Ayjet Flight School, a private pilot school, where the Principal and head lecturer informed us of their training courses and allowed us to visit their Simulators, where cadet pilots were building up their flying hours. Our final educational visit was to the Turkish Airlines Aviation Academy where we had an audience with a host of educators from short courses to MA’s, this was especially enlightening in terms of the Continued Professional Development that Turkish Airlines offers to its employees. UCB Students where very interested in the opportunities that Turkish Airlines have for employment.

On top of all of that we obviously visited some of Istanbul’s top attractions including: The Topkapi Palace Museum, Hagia Sophia Museum, The Blue Mosque, The Basilica Cistern, the Grand & Spice Bazzar’s and of course a boat trip along the Bosphorous. We were tired by the end but the experience will stay with us all forever. Special thanks go to our UK Tour operator TravelBound and our wonderful guides from Esendal Tourism in Istanbul, for a fabulous week, full of aviation visits and historical facts regarding the rich and diverse history of Turkey. We hope to be back with more students soon.

I will send you the URL once it goes live.

I have written a recommendation to Travel Bound too. Would you also like a short bio to go on your marketing material?

Many thanks again

Helen

From: Helen Joyner-Harris [mailto:h.joyner-harris@ucb.ac.uk]
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 5.04 PM
To: 'info@esendaltours.com'
Subject: Thank you

Hello Yasar,

Thank you so much for an exceptional week with you in Istanbul. Myself, lance, Nethan and all of the students had a fantastic time, sampling many aspects of your wonderful City.

I have seen many of the students during this week that have spoken very highly of our trip and in particular yourself and Ahmet. You are both so passionate and your knowledge and ability to share it effectively is outstanding.

I have already contacted my line manager to put my bid for Istanbul again next year. She is very interested in bringing some Master’s students over too, so we will definitely be in touch.

Your attention to detail and hard work in securing all of the Educational aspects of the trip is very much appreciated, you have opened the door to some fantastic networking, thank you.

Thank you again and take care

Helen Joyner-Harris

Aviation & Tourism Lecturer

University College Birmingham

McIntyre House, B3 1PW - 0121 227 7192

From: chris roycroft [mailto:croycroft@datafast.net.au]
Sent: 01 July, 2016 11:24 PM
To: Yasar Ozdemir
Subject: Back home

Hi dear friend Yasar, /Esendal Travel

We arrived home on Thursday afternoon after having a most pleasant time away in Turkey and Ireland

We would like to give our grateful thanks to you for conducting a most wonderful tour that everyone enjoyed immensely. We consider you to be the best company owner and guide in Turkey. Your dedication in making sure that everything is the best it can be is very much appreciated, as is your generosity. Everyone was most impressed with this comprehensive tour that had such diversity in its itinerary. The scenery and sites were outstanding. Lois and I thoroughly enjoyed our second visit to Yusufeli and the Barhal Valley.

I will leave it for now but will be back to you soon to get some more information on Yuksels request regarding the importation of sheep.

Best regards,

Chris and Lois –Australia/2016

OCTOBER 2000

Dear Yasar /Esendal Tourism and Travel

Our pictures and memories of Istanbul are wonderful, we have wonderful time in Istanbul and we have you thank for it. We hope we will able to visit you and Istanbul( and more of Turkey) in the near future. We have told all of our friends about you.

Thanks again for everything.

Bob Wynne

CO-CHAIRMAN OF SONY PICTURES /USA/ 2000

September 27, 2005

Yasar

Penny and I once again want to thank you for making our trip to your beautiful country one of our most enjoyable and memorable vacations. You should be pleased to hear that you are an outstanding guide. Your knowledge and service orientation are exemplary. We have and will continue to recommend you to our friends.

Again, thank you for your friendship and hospitality.

Warmest regards

Michael Horowitz

President

EnTrust Capital Inc.   /USA

Yasar OZDEMİR guided my clients (Garcia & Bauer) early this month and they were VERY HAPPY. They loved Istanbul and Yasar was one of the favourite guıdes. I would be glad to book clients with you if Yasar is the Guide.
Thank you,
Best regards

Marjorie MILORO, Great Escape Travel,INC – Present-USA

Yasar, I promised to write on our return to the U.S. and I apologize for the delay. I want to thank you for arranging and executing a terrific tour of Turkey for my wife and I as well as the Fabians. You’re scheduling, choice of sites, hotels and restaurants was wonderful; the guıdes, Ayşe and yourself were informative and helped make our trip so special. I would have no hesitation recommending you and your companyEsendal Travel to anyone travelling to Turkey and we look forward to visiting Turkey again with your help. I hope all is well. Many thanks.

Mark BIDERMAN, EVP & CFO National Financial Partners – NY

Dear Yasar, Esendal Travel,
Thank you for a wonderful and informative trip. I have told many people what a great destination Turkey is and of your services. Hopefully there will be many more clients you will take care of.

Esther BACKMAN, Altour International –New York

Yasar,
Penny and I once again want to thank you for making our trip to your beautiful county one of our most enjoyable and memorable vacations. You should be pleased to hear that you are an outstanding guide – your knowledge and service orientation is exemplary. We have and will continue to recommend you to our friends.
I also wanted to remind you of my interest in attending next year`s world cup in Germany. If you can be helpful, I am looking for 4 good to excellent tickets for the quarterfinal match to be played in Berlin on June 30(w49vsw50) I will also need two hotel rooms in Berlin at a top quality hotel the four nights of June 29, June 30, July 01 and July 02. Hotel choices include the hotel Adlon, or the Regent. I will need one suite one deluxe with 2 beds.
Before I book my flights, please let me know if you can deliver!
Again, thank you for your friendship and hospitality.
Warmest regards,

Michael HOROWITS, Present – EnTrust Capital Inc. USA

Dear Yasar/Esendal Travel,

We have respected your knowledge

We have admired your charm

We have appreciated Esendal’s service quality

We have appreciated your manner

We have loved visiting your country

We have loved being with you

Thank you for our wonderful vacation!

Our best to you always. we hope you visit us in New York

Gari and Era New York /USA, 2007

Dear Yasar/ Esendal Travel
Sorry that it has taken me so long to write and tell you what a marvelous tour Craig, Carla, Leonard and I had. You were such a great tour guide and companion! We all agreed we had a guide so knowledgeable and so attune to all our needs. We really cannot thank you enough. We would recommend you and your company to anyone planning a trip to Turkey and hope to make a return trip ourselves. I would like to write a letter to your Company, Carrefour Tours, to tell them how excellent a guide you are, but I don`t have an address for them. You can either show them this letter or send on to me their address. I came home to my son`s wedding in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A very busy time but wonderful in all respects. We all enjoyed a trip to Hawaii in February and are now looking forward to Carla`s son`s graduation from College in May.
Please write us and tell us how you getting along.
Again, thank you so very much for your wonderful care for us. Hope our pats cross again!
Sincerely,

Ann JENNINGS, EXCURSIONAIRE GROUPS TOURS _ USA

From: Endre Iszlai [mailto:eiszlai@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 9:56 PM
To: yasar@esendaltravel.com
Subject: thank you

Dear Mr. Yasar Özdemir /Esendal Travel

A late but very thankful to you regarding our study trip to Turkey in October. We had a wonderful trip; even now, weeks after, people talk about the wonderful memories. Thank you once again for your help! Meeting you personally, seeing how you personally cared for our comfort and safety made us feel welcomed in your beautiful country. Also a big thank you on behalf of Bishop Fekete and Dean Vad that you took us to the meeting with the Patriarch.

I wish you all the best, good luck and success in your business for the coming new year. Hope to see you again sometime - in Hungary or in Turkey!

Kind regards,

Endre ISZLAI

Református Lelkész
Magyarországi Református Egyház

Rev. Endre ISZLAI
Reformed Church in Hungary

H-4026 Debrecen, Piac u. 4-6.
Phone/Fax: (+36) 52-412-694
www.reformatus.hu

Dear Yasar,
Where did the time go, since we returned from Istanbul? I have been so busy – but I am sorry that I didn`t email you earlier.
We were all so happy with our trip to Turkey; and I want to thank you for all the care and trouble that you took, to make sure that we were well looked after, and that we saw as much as possible. Everyone in our party was very conscious of the love and care that you had for us… it goes much further than just ordinary friendly tourism, you made us feel that we had been good friends for a long time. This is very rare, and I want to thank you personally; we also shared some quiet time together, and I will not forget this.
We are just leaving for France and Germany (I will be singing in Berlin) … we hope that the weather will not be so bad, we had rain here almost continuously for the last 3 weeks.
If ever you come to UK, please make contact with me, you will be welcome here (and it does not always rain!).
With best wishes,

Gren HATTON  -UK

Dear Yasar,
I like to thank you for your care concerning the both Avon Groups during their stay in Istanbul.
Mrs. Prodanova has sent to me e-mail with her evaluation of the trip: Trip to Istanbul was very pleasant. Everything was perfectly prepared, but on the request of the participants of the group the time schedule has been changed flexible. The ladies enjoyed a good food in Istanbul, nice guide and pleasant atmosphere here. There was only one little unpleasant fact- the weather. There was rainy… but nobody can influence the weather. The ladies arrived back to Prague with beautiful impressions of Istanbul.
Thank you for all the attention and care!
Kind regards and looking forward to can work with you.

Kamila VESELA  -Check Republic

Greeting to my Dear Friend Yasar,
We arrived back in New Zealand this Sunday to clear, crisp, sunny winter’s afternoon. We had a wonderful holiday, which was set off by our Guardian Angel Yasar in Turkey.
I have been suffering from jet lag for the last two days but as promised I will write a formal business letter of thanks in a couple days’ time. I have some wonderful drawings, which I did in Italy as well as Turkey which I will send as well.
Kind regards,

Michael – Helen WAREHAM –New Zealand

Hi Yasar,
Gary called me today and told me he and the rest of the group had a great time in Istanbul. Your choice of hotel, the Armada, was perfect. He said it truly was a 4-star hotel and the location was absolutely the best. The views from the rooftop restaurant bar were amazing, just as you said. Gary really appreciated your personal service and attention to every detail. He told me that if I ever send groups to Istanbul in the future, that I can certainly count on you to make sure that everything happens as it should, and that nothing can go wrong if you are in charge. So thank you very much for all you did for this group – I think you were above and beyond what they paid with all the extra service you provided. I will most certainly work with you again if I have another group coming to Istanbul, and I will remind my colleagues to work with you as well.
All the best!
Best regards,

Monica VOLTZ-USA

Dear Yasar,
Thanks you so much, I will get this typed up and sent to the pl.
Also to say thank you as I saw the wonderful report back from Magdelin College Mr. McDonald, they had a fabulas time and said how good you were.
Thank for your help.
Kind regards

Sandra THOMAS-UK

Hi Yasar,
I hope that you are well! We returned safely – and on time! I have since been recovering from what was a very hectic but thoroughly enjoyable trip. I am so grateful to you for all you did to make things run smoothly, and to take so many administrative burdens from me. I have emailed STS to tell them what an excellent guide you are.
All good wishes,

Mike SEIGEL Brighton -UK

28 August 2001

Dear Mr. Ozdemir, Esendal Travel

As you know, over the past 14 years I have directed a number of study abroad programs in Turkey for my graduate students here at the School of Architecture. We have had many good trips, but the arrangements you made for us were the best we have experienced in so many ways that they will remain in memory. The students, my wife an I are particularly grateful for the personal care and attention that went into every aspect of the trip. Our guide, was outstanding in his experience, knowledge and interest in facilitating our studies and solving problems even before they appeared.

Therefore, it is with this great pleasure that I anticipate Turkey 2003 and working with you on making that trip as successful as the last one. In the meanwhile, I will recommend you with enthusiasm to anyone I meet who wants to travel in Turkey.

Warmest regards,

William Bechhoefer, FAIA

Professor and Director of UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Regional and International Studies.

College Park, MARYLAND

 5 November, 1999

Dear Yasar, /Esendal Travel

This letter may be a surprise to you but I feel as thought I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated the Anatolian Civilizations Trip to Turkey on October 8 – 23.  It was about the best run trip we’ve had, and I am sure you made the difference to make it such an interesting one, and give us so many pleasant experiences along the way. I had a tape player to catch as much of your talks, which you gave us about the flavor of Turkey. I am sure you did so much work to give the group more than most tours give, All and I have told many of our friends how much you did to help us enjoy all our experiences in Turkey. As you know, my eyesight is very poor, but with your help, as well as my husband’s I honestly believe that I gained more knowledge on this trip, than I would have just going along for the bus ride. Al took many tapes of interesting places on the tour, and I really hoped to buy one of the Whirling Dervish Video Tapes at the airport, but even when I asked about an audio tape of the music, none was available either. Do you know where I can order either of these or of perhaps both? I would much prefer the Video Tape.

We had a wonderful and informative tour of your great country. We all know the pride you have in Turkey. I know it took many hours to gather all the information you passed on to us. Here is at least one person who wants you to know it was all appreciated.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Chesavage

13402 Wheeler Place

Santa Ana, Californis, 92705 USA

 February 15, 1999

Dear Mr. Ozdemir,

We would like to take the opportunity to thank you on behalf of Carlson Wagonlit Travel for the excellent organizations of the above mentioned trip.

Our staff spent a wonderful weekend in Istanbul. We will be more than pleased to contact you again for our future Fam- trips to Istanbul.

Looking forward to our cooperation, we remain

With best regards

Miriam Faggiorini

Marketing Switzerland

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Fraumunsterstr 29 Postfach CH- 8022

ZURICH (SWITZERLAND)

8 April 2002

Dear Yasar,/Esendal Travel

My group of doctors and nurses was so pleased with your arrangements that I will hopefully send you a new group to visit you early next year. I received an e-mail from the group leader Mrs. Mona Andersson, and she wrote:

‘‘Thank you for a nice arrangement in Istanbul. We are very pleased and especially with our guide Yasar Ozdemir, who was absolutely fantastic. All thanks to him.''

I would also like to say thank you for your all help and your outstanding service. I hope to return to you soon with a new group.

Best regards

Annika Norgren

Tur & Retur Resebyra

Norra Storgan 16

Box 1423

SE- 251 14 Helsingborg

SWEDEN

October 8, 1994

Dear Yasar, Esendal Travel

Three weeks since I and Stan returned home from Turkey and we are still reliving the wonderful memories we have of that tour with you. We have some excellent pictures which help us remember the interesting experiences we had there. So many of our friends and clients have been interested in our Turkey trip so hope we can send you some business. We both thought you were one of the best guides we have had on a trip.

Good luck and come to see us if you ever get to California.

Sincerely, Kay and Stan

ARGO WORLD TRAVEL

31239 PALOS VERDES DRIVE

CALIFORNIA 90247

30 September, 2002

A little belatedly, but we wanted to express our sincere appreciation for all you did to make our vacation in Turkey one of our best. You were there to greet us upon our arrival. You checked that the hotel was just right. You guided us and accepted any small changes that we request. You had us meet our nest guide, who was ultimately on our plane and took care of us perfect. Our third guide was also excellent for Cappadocia. And, then at the end, you met us back in Istanbul to summarize all.

We have told everyone about your excellent services.

We thank you again for all you did, and for your wonderful personality and style.

Best Wishes

Arthur & Stella Mostel

300 Quarry Road

Stamford, CT 06903 USA

13 March 2006

Dear Yasar,

This gift comes to you from our Tonbridge Parents’ Arts Society group in appreciation for all you did towards making our visit such a triumph.

We cannot adequately express how much we valued your hospitality and kindness to us during our time in your amazing country. You cheerfully attended to every detail with kindness and patience and your energy astounded us all! In addition, your unlimited knowledge of your country’s history and culture has taught us so much, and whetted our appetites for many further visits.

As you know, our thanks go also to your team who drove us and look after us so well.

We wish you a successful and happy year, and will look forward to renewing our friendship in future visits between our countries.

With much appreciation and affection,

Mrs. Sally Stowell- ENGLAND

(On behalf of the Tonbridge School Parents’ Arts Society group) -

November 2, 2004

Dear Yasar,

We got back to Germany last Tuesday and enjoyed our trip very much. The last night in Bodrum was also very pleasant. Our staff had a fabulous time. You planned and organized trip very well and a lot of our friends want to do the same tour next year.

Thank you very much again for all your help and I am sure that this was the beginning of a long term relationship.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Petra Presient

Vietentours GmbH

Dohlenweg    - 940668 Meerbusch

Tel: 02150-2055 Fax: 02150-2054

GERMANY

September 25, 2006

Dear Yasar,

Thank you so very much for making our time in Turkey wonderful! And thank you for being a great friend. We hope to see you again very soon. We hope to see you in Los Angeles in the near future.

Love

Russell, Grant, Bryce, Sandra, Terry

THE TEAM GROUP  /USA

JANUARY 2008

Dear Yasar,

We returned safely last night and I wanted to thank you for making our visit to Istanbul a great success. Without you we would not have seen so much. I particularly enjoyed the visit to Bursa and Cumalikizik Koyu.

Please do send me address details as to who I should send a University of Nottingham letter too, recommending your services.

Hope to see you soon in Istanbul. I am planning a collaboration with one of the schools of architecture in Istanbul and hope to visit again in the summer.

Below are my business and teaching contact details

Kind Regards,

Adrian Friend

Studio Leader

Institute of Architecture  -School of Built Environment

University of Nottingham-United Kingdom

AUGUST 2001

To: Yasar Ozdemir/  Esendal Travel

Many thanks for the excellent travel arrangement and the very personal service you provided for me and my students. Our experience in Turkey this summer was excellent in large part due to your care and attention.

I will certainly work with you in the future because you exceeded our expectations, and I will recommend you to all my friend and colloquies travelling Turkey.

Best regards,

William Beckhaufer

Professor and Director

School of Architecture

University of Maryland / USA

Hi Yasar,

I just wanted to send you some pictures and thank you once again for being such an incredible tour guide. You went over and above any tour guide we had during our whole Europe cruise. There was not a tour guide that could hold a candle to you. The group even remarked about how good you were and how much information you shared with them. You truly left some incredible memories in my mind about Turkey and would love to come back some day with another group. Those fresh figs you bought us were the best I ever had. I just loved them. I guess I will have to come back to Turkey to get some more of those figs as well. I will definitely recommend you to my customers and other travel agents. You made Turkey one of the best stops on our 14 day cruise. I will never forget it.

Brenda Punchak ECC

Wedding & Caribbean Specialist

Group/Incentive Sales/ USA/DECEMBER 2007

DECEMBER 2007

Dear Yasar/Esendal Travel

We had a wonderful time on our visit. We held a Turkish Evening Party to which the girls brought their parents. It was a great fun.

The visit was a great success in all. The girls loved going round the sites, finding out about the classical ruins. They also learned a great deal about modern Turkey from your talks. We are extremely grateful to you for having arranged the lunchtime restaurants for us. It made a big difference, especially on the long travelling days.

I shall recommend Esendal Tourism if I hear of anyone who wishes to take a tour to Turkey. Very many thanks, Yasar, and we wish you the very best fortunes in the next year.

With best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

Deborah Bennett

Head of Classics

Oxford High School/UK

SEPTEMBER 2006

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Dear Yasar / Esendal Travel

Thank you so very much for making our time in Turkey wonderful!!

And thank you for being a great friend, we hope to see you again very soon. We hope to see you in the near in Los Angeles in the near future.

Russell, Grant, Bryce, Val, Sandra and Terry

Los Angeles USA 25/09/2006

JUNE 2007

Dear Yasar,

The trip to Istanbul was wonderful, many thanks to you and your travel agency ‘Esendal International Tourism and Travel’ We got to NY safe the flight was smooth. My family and Michael send you a big hello and many thanks as well.

I hope next time when we are in Turkey to book a more extended itinerary with you and explore the history and beauty of other cities and sites of your country.

Madina Djabborova

NY/USA  2007

MARCH 2006

Dear Yasar, Esendal Tourism and Travel

I should have contacted you before now (it has been very hectic since we got back) to say how many letters and cards we have had from people who were with us in Turkey, all of them very pleased with the trip and many singling out your helpful contribution throughout: many thanks again for everything.

All best wishes,

John Taylor/Tonbridge School /UK

MARCH 2006

Dear Yasar,

This gift comes to you from our Tonbridge Parents’ Arts Society group in

appreciation for all you did towards making our visit such a triumph.

We cannot adequately express how much we valued your hospitality and kindness

to us during our time in your amazing country. You cheerfully attended to every detail with kindness and patience, and your energy astounded us all! In addition, your unlimited knowledge of your country’s history and culture has taught us so much, and whetted our appetites for many further visits.

As you know, our thanks go also your team, big Mustafa and young Mustafa who drove us and looked after us so well.

We wish you a successful and happy year, and will look forward to renewing our friendship in future visits between our countries.

With much appreciation and affection,

Mrs. Sally Stowell

(On behalf of the Tonbridge School Parents’ Arts Society group)

Dear Yasar,2008

Sandy and I been meaning to write you for a long time just to say thank you, and how much we appreciated your great services and patients with some challenges you had with us. We hope that you enjoyed our group.

We will definitely refer you to any member of the Embassy that would like to visit Istanbul and Turkey in general.

Thank you very much for everything.

Bada Erdogan & Sandy Khan

American Embassy Abu Dhabi / UAE

JUNE 2006

Yasar/Esendal Travel

Thank you so very much for patience, for your wonderful tour and everything! Words cannot say much to how we feel.

Gay and Do/USA

17 December,1999

To Whom It May Concern:

Recently, I had the pleasure of bringing a group to Turkey from United States. I have taken groups to other places and have used a number of different tour companies. Nothing has compared to the quality of service of Esendal Tours. Our trip was superbly organized. We stayed at top hotels, traveled in a comfortable, modern bus, ate in wonderful restaurants, and enjoyed an amazing itinerary - all very well planned by Esendal Tours. Our guide, Yasar Ozdemir, made our travel experience extraordinary. His depth of knowledge, both of the sites we visited and of the English language, was impressive. He made sure, each step of journey, that we were well taken care of and that the group had a trip of a lifetime. I plan to bring other groups to Turkey in the years to come. I can't imagine travelling around Turkey any other way than exclusively with Esendal Tours.

Sincerely,

Sandra Barnard

Director Full Spectrum Healing

5069 Southwest Circle Erie

Pennsylvania 16506 USA

28 October, 1999

To Whom It May Concern:

This is highly recommended the tour planning services of Yasar Ozdemir, of Esendal Tourism, Istanbul, Turkey.

In the 7 years of our association with him, he has produced not only satisfying professional tours, but quality relationships for all involved.

Yasar produces exceptional and unique results due to his competence, expediency, knowledge and willing and accommodating spirit.

Not only have we enjoyed him and his services for the past 7 years, but we now call him ' friend ' .

He has often performed '' above the call of duty '', and we will continue to use his services in the future. We appreciate him as the '' gift '' he has been to us.

Sincerely,

Levent Bolukbasi

Director, IM School of Healing Arts

159 WBST 25^TH STREET, 5^TH FLOOR, NEW YORK

NY 10001

Dear Yasar,

OCTOBER 1999

Three weeks since I and Stan returned home from Turkey and we are still reliving the wonderful memories we have of that tour with you. We have some excellent pictures which help us remember the interesting experiences we had there. So many of our friends and clients have been interested in our Turkey trip so hope we can send you some business. We both thought you were one of the best guides we have had on a trip.

Good luck and come to see us if you ever get to California.

Sincerely,

Kay and Stan

ARGO WORLD TRAVEL

31239 PALOS VERDES DRIVE

CALIFORNIA 90247

Dear Yasar,   2004

You have made our visit to Turkey so very special and memorable. Thank you for all you informative lectures and additional assistance in buying. I am also very appreciate of your helping me with dutary needs.

We certainly will spread the word to our friends about Esendal Travel with excellent service.

Sincerely,

Con and Dave Schwetzer/USA

JULY 05

Dear Yasar,

Thank you for making Turkey come alive for us. We found Turkey to be beautiful, the people friendly. Thank you for explaining the culture. Your breath of knowledge and expertise was so helpful and informative. Please visit us in New York.

Your friends

Bonnie & July  -USA

JUNE 2007

Hello Yasar,

I am forwarding you the very very positive comments ( in French ) of our client Societe Generale ( France ) SA

Thank you so much for the perfect organization.

Our travel agency will be in touch with you for next projects to Turkey.

Karl Stynen

Travelline /Belgium

8 April, 2002

Dear Yasar,

My group of doctors and nurses was so pleased with your arrangements that I will hopefully send you a new group to visit you early next year. I received an e-mail from the group leader Mrs. Mona Andersson, and she wrote:

“Thank you for a nice arrangement in Istanbul. We are very pleased and especially with our guide Yasar Ozdemir, who was absolutely fantastic. All thanks to him.”

I would also like to say thank you for your all help and your outstanding service. I hope to return to you soon with a new group.

Best regards,

Annika Norgren

Tur & Retur Resebyra

Norra Storgan 16

Box 1423

SE – 251 14 Helsingborg / SWEDEN