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Mehmet
Cobanoglu, Kaunos Tours Big Boss |
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Mehmet
has built up Kaunos Tours himself from a small motorbike rental
shop in 1990 to an extremely organised and efficient fully operational
travel agency. His concentration has always been on excellence first
and allow growth second. This has put the business in fantastic
stead and he alone has been responsible for building up a very loyal
client base that is the majority of Kaunos Tours business.
Concerned with local environmental and social issues, Mehmet (Memo
to his friends) sits on local committees responsible for the development
of Dalyan and the local area. He is known by all the local council
officials, government, police and jandarme as someone who is always
seeking to improve Dalyan as a resort while at the same time protecting
its special status as an unspoilt and nature protected area.
Mehmet has the most detailed knowledge of the local mountains and
surrounding villages of any person in the Dalyan area. He spends
all his spare time, including each winter, exploring the mountains,
lakes, rivers and canyons and discovering new tracks, trying to
incorporate his discoveries into his tours so he can share his knowledge.
When new army officials come to the Dalyan area, Mehmet is the first
person they come to to get an understanding of the lay of the land.
Above all. his hospitality and dedication to ensuring the happiness
of all around him makes him the perfect friend. Not one person who
meets him is not touched by his humanity.
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Myles
O'Connor, Kaunos Tours Second Boss |
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Myles
met and teamed up with Mehmet in 1995. At the time the main reason
was that Memo he offered Myles a job as a guide and salesman, a
position he was searching for having discovered Dalyan and wishing
to spend a second summer there. The relationship grew quickly into
a great partnership where Myles showed his strengths in organisation
and IT to make the agency cope and then thrive with the increased
customer base that Memo had built up.
Over the next years Myles built and now runs the Kaunos Tours and
Dalyan.co.uk websites. He does a huge amount to promote the firm
in the UK.
His ambitions are to grow the website traffic and UK market presence
year on year. So far this goal has been achieved each year and the
successes keep on driving him forward.
His main values are trust, friendship and loyalty; each of these
flowing over into commitment to Kaunos Tours.
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Sonja
Grau, Outdoor Guide and Office Manager |
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Sonja
has had a very active life, living every moment to the full. Starting
out teaching swimming and working for the World Games in the Hague,
she has focused her career on outdoor activities, specialising now
in Sea Kayaking. She has been kayaking the coast of Turkey since
1999. As well as sea kayaking, Sonja is a very proficient guide,
single handedly taking mountain biking, trekking, rafting, canyoning
and camping tours. She speaks Dutch, English, Turkish, German and
French. Over the last years she has been active exploring the area,
following and first aid courses, building and running the computersystem
at the Kaunos Tours office.
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Koray
Sevinç, Guide and Transfer Manager |
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Koray
has worked for Kaunos Tours for over 5 years and has a vast amount
of experience in the local area. His unassuming and professional
manner earns him great respect from all who work with him.
Koray's organisational talents and
logical approach make him a perfect transfer logistics expert. With
many talents besides and never a hesitation to get involved, you
will see Koray all over the village, constantly busy and rushing
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Tunay
Sevinc. Guide and Transfers |
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Tunay
joins the team since 2003. His professional driving, spontaneously
makes you feel at home while he takes you from the Dalaman airport
to your accommodation in Dalyan. If you don't see him in the car
he will be in the office giving information about Dalyan or guiding
one the many tours. Tunay's feeling and capability of making it
people at their ease makes him a perfect perfect person to guide.
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Ramazan
Celik. Guide |
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Ramazan
is already for over more then 10 years active as an jeep safari
guide. Starting in the village he was born, Gocek, guiding week
trips. In all these years he has learned to cope with all kind of
situation and knows very good how to entertain the guests. Now way
will get lost or stuck on one of his tours. Ramazan knows every
small road and his technical experience is too much to fit in a
book.
Ramazan's organising and entertaining
talents makes every tour a different adventure. He makes the group
feel as a family after one day. |
Ruya,
Villas Housekeeper |
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Ruya
is one of the other staff who works behind the scenes. She cleanes
all private villas for already more then 2 years. Her quik hand
and sharp look makes all villas shine as new. She never minds to
help a hand in the garden. The days she has time you can find her
with her family having a picnick on the beach.
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Nuket |
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Nuket
is working at the administration department of Kaunos Tours. This
intelligent young ladies is very quick with computers and figures.
Her spontaneously laugh makes everybody smile and happy. With her
energetic input she gets everybody running again. In her free time
she loves to be in the nature, going to the turtle beach with friends,
and we are mostly proud on the lovely cakes she makes.
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Seba
Cobanoglu, Property Management |
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Seba
is the greatest manger on earth. She is just like an octopus. While
managing the preparations of all the private villas she also manage
the whole house holding of the the Cobanoglu family. Raising up
Ege and Toprak, their two young boys, who have more energy then
you can get from 3 cans of red bull. Besides all these activities
she also finds time to cook delicious meals, organise Turkish BBQ's
and practising her hobby designing.
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Engin,
Gardner and Pool Maintenance |
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Engin
is the man behind the scenes. Every morning he cleans the pools,
arranges the garden and helps you with any technical problem you
have. His trained and experienced look on gardens, pools and properties
makes it a piece of cake for him to organise the many villas.
You can see Engin racing around in
Dalyan on his bike, as he loves to ride it. If he finds the peace
to sit down, that will be with some good music and a nice cup of
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Cenko,
Technical Support and Documentation |
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Cenko
is the smallest man in town, hiding himself behind his camera he
is making the most spectacular movies, pictures and CDs.
While studying the University for
Tourism in Istanbul you could find Cenko behind the turning table
being a DJ. Later on Cenko got interested in videoing, editing ,
web site design. One day he came to Dalyan to make the 1st promotion
film of Kaunos Tours and he never left |
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