Uğur Çinar

Uğur studied for his guiding course at Aegean University in İzmir before completing a degree in Tourism Management at the Mediterranean University in Antalya. Driven by his passion for nature, he pursued additional specialised courses on flora and fauna and received certification as an expert in 2005. He has also been awarded an expert-level certificate in Arts and Culture Guiding in Istanbul and additionally has a mountain guide license, a qualification held by less than 150 professionals in Turkey.

In 2015, Uğur returned to academia to study Equine Studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Istanbul University, further broadening his understanding of animal science and rural environments. Since 2011 Uğur has led a wide range of tours in Turkey for Peter Sommer Travels, accompanying many of our expert historians and archaeologists, continually learning from their extensive knowledge. When he is not guiding, Uğur is a keen beekeeper and semi-amateur farmer, always striving to maintain a close connection to nature and sustainable living.

"Uğur was so charming, caring, considerate and patient. He looked after everyone and everything, and seemed to get on well with everyone -- captain, crew, guests." James Best

"Uğur was a great guide. His organizational skills are excellent and he was very capable juggling the gulet, the crew, the weather, the guests etc and making everything quite seamless for us. He is also very kind and curious. We loved our trip with Peter Sommer Travels. The people involved, the sites, everything was great. It was so nice to able to visit all these sites with knowledgeable guides and return to our beautiful gulet for a relaxing and enjoyable evening." Donald Cretin

"The guides were superb - both extremely informative and always very helpful and patient. Uğur has tons of knowledge, able to answer all questions about modern Turkey, logistics etc. Went out of his way to figure out things (e.g. random questions we had about calligraphy etc.). Very capable of problem solving as challenges came up. An incredible guide." Arush Sarwar

"Dr Athena Trakadas and tour guide Uğur Çinar were a powerful combination of high intelligence and competence in making this wee expedition rewarding. Mr Çinar was just fun to be around, always helpful and amusing. Both were very enthusiastic. The trip exceeded my expectations. Excellent." Edward Michael Shumate

"We benefitted enormously from having Uğur, our second guide with us onboard and on visits. We learnt a lot about Turkey from him. He was amusing, interesting and interested, a perfect guest-facing individual. Overall, we all thought our trip was a great success and very good value for money and we would love to take advantage of another Peter Sommer Travels trip in the future." John Williams

"The two guides were my favorite part of the tour. Both Richard and Uğur were exceptionally kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. I’d like to adopt them both as sons. With his fluency in his native language, I believe Ugur was a vital member of the team. A really wonderful human being who gave me his hand on more occasions than I can count. With delightful fellow guests, two extraordinary guides, delicious food, and the most accommodating crew on an elegant gulet, I loved my two week Lycian Shore cruise. I will forever treasure the experience." Margaret Guiler

"The whole tour was a highlight! Having excellent guides gave an extra depth to whatever we saw. Uğur was a perfect gentleman. His quiet helpfulness was loved and respected by all. Organisation was superb. Even when things were tricky he was unruffled and things got sorted. A lovely man. He was always there when needed." Morwenna Fletcher