Welcome to Bosphorus Gate Travel, your trusted gateway to exceptional travel experiences across Turkey. We are a licensed and fully accredited travel agency based in Istanbul, with a representative office in Newport Beach, California. Our company is proudly registered with the State of California as a Seller of Travel (Registration No. 2166682-50), ensuring full consumer protection and compliance with U.S. travel regulations.
Bosphorus Gate Travel is a family-led company with long-term industry credibility and was founded on a simple promise: to provide travelers with seamless, personalized, and culturally rich journeys throughout Türkiye. From luxury itineraries to faith-based travel, custom private tours, and cruise shore excursions, we craft experiences that go far beyond standard tourism.
As a locally based tour operator in Turkey, we provide direct access to the country’s most iconic and meaningful destinations, including:
Istanbul’s imperial landmarks and vibrant neighborhoods
The ancient ruins of Ephesus
The unique landscapes of Cappadocia
The turquoise coast of the Mediterranean
Cultural and historical UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Our team works exclusively with licensed English-speaking guides, carefully selected hotels, and trusted transportation partners to ensure consistent quality and reliability.
OUR MISSION: To be the most trusted Turkey tour operator for American travelers, delivering exceptional service, cultural authenticity, and seamless travel experiences.
Your Trusted Gateway to Turkey:
At Bosphorus Gate, we believe travel should be inspiring, enriching, and effortless. With local expertise in Turkey and responsive support in the United States, we provide a dependable bridge between cultures — opening the gate to unforgettable journeys.
Bosphorus Gate — Your Gateway to Exceptional Turkey Tours.
Posted on David BVerified Amazing Service We had an amazing private tour with Bosphorus Gate in April. Everything was well-organized, and our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the experience feel truly personal. The Bosphorus cruise was unforgettable — stunning views, rich history, and a very relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a special and authentic experience in Istanbul!Posted on TheThirdNormanVerified Private Guide for Istanbul What an amazing trip. Thank you, Evren!!! Everything was arranged perfectly, the sites, and food and the transportation. What a difference it makes to have someone so knowledgeable about the Turkish culture and history to guide you along, building the story of how this historical region came together and prospered. Evren really made each day extraordinary, answering our endless questions, being flexible and patient as our group needs changed, and making everything happen smoothly and safely. We highly recommend Istanbul, and can't wait to get back to Turkey and see what the country and coastline has to offer, with Bosphoros Gate to guide the way. Sağol.Posted on Kim DVerified Excellent private Istanbul tour guide. Evren was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. He was flexible with our schedule when weather impacted our tour and when we asked for a slightly different start time. I highly recommend Evren!Posted on brattmVerified Amazing experience in Istanbul! We had an amazing private tour with Evren. He had our tickets for the attractions ready so we seemed to always be able to go to a short line and spend more time at the attractions. He gave us great information and went above and beyond for us. Instead of just taking a taxi back to our hotel, he made it possible to take the metro to the Asian side of the city and ferry back. He used his metro pass when our credit cards didn’t work and got us on the ferry before leaving us. It was a fabulous experience and we will book a tour with him if we get to Turkey again. Thank you for an unforgettable experience!Posted on William LVerified Fabulous tour guide makes for fabulous tour This was our second tour with tour guide Evren. Evren is very knowledgeable and personable. His guiding was more of a conversation where he shared information and history of Istanbul as well as insights into his own family culture. He was very organized as to the timing of when to visit so we did not wait long in any lines. The pacing was perfect as we never spent too much time anywhere but we never felt rushed. Evren also arranged the best table at the restaurant for lunch, helped us with ordering, and introduced us to the chef. At the end of the tour, we asked about taking a ferry ride and Evren went above and beyond to help us, including getting us onto a rush hour subway ride. We plan on contacting Bosphorus Tours for our next trip to Istanbul.Posted on Bradley SVerified Istanbul highlights walking tour Evren guided us on an 8 hour tour of the Istanbul highlights including the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Hippodrome, Palace, Cistern, Grand Bazaar, rug maker, Traditional lunch, reservation for a Turkish Bath and the Spice Market. 7 miles and lots of education. Excellent English speaker, intelligent and shapes tour to our speed and expectations.Posted on rodrigo bVerified My experience Very knowledgeable about the city, patience he created the tour for us, explanations were clear,.good English . I will recommend himPosted on Emanuela LVerified Amazing Evren was amazing! He is so knowledgible and explains everything so clearly... We learned so much more than we anticipated and i already have a broard knowledge of the history. Plus, he was so pleasant and fin to be with. We had a full day tour with Evren and saw so much more than we would have on our own. I highly reccomend Bosphorus Gate and score Evren a 6 out of 5.Posted on Grant WVerified Seeing the real history of Istanbul Evren is a researched and dedicated historian who knows his subject inside out! Being a well traveled man himself he has a much wider knowledge than of just the Istanbul sites themselves, and connects the complete history across the world imparting a much broader understanding of what we saw, how it came to be and why… it’s been many years since I have learned so much in one day! Evren, is very nice and thoroughly decent man. It was such a pleasure for my wife and I to meet him and spend 8 hours with him today. We only had this one day in Istanbul and we are so delighted that we got Evren as our guide. If you’re coming to Istanbul and want to learn something of it’s magic, spend less on trinkets from the Bizzar and book with Bosphorus Gate!Posted on longsecondtoeVerified Incredible tour, incredible guide that went above and beyond This company is absolutely amazing, and not only because of the quality of the tour. It is hard to overstate how professional -- and flexible -- our guide Evren was during our time in Istanbul. In addition to nailing the right sights for us and ensuring that we had a relaxed, personalized experience, Evren handled a medical issue that required a hospital visit with unbelievable creativity and kindness. Absolute A+ experience and made Istanbul one of the best travel experiences of our lives.Load more