KEMAL İLETEN ‘2023
I was born in Istanbul in 1964. I spent a significant portion of my education abroad. In 1992, I studied Marine Biology at the University of Technology Sydney. After working in the tourism sector for many years, I completed the Tourist Guiding program at Istanbul Aydın University in 2023 to further my professional development. My career began in 1984 with technical drafting for the TEM Motorway Project. Between 1987 and 1989, I worked in the technical department of the Opera House in London. In 1990, I moved to Australia and began working in scuba diving instruction at Sydney Frog Dive Scuba Centres, a role I held until 1993. From 1994 onwards, I shifted toward the tourism industry and began working as a tourist guide in Paris. In 1997, I returned to Istanbul and joined Asya Tur as an international tour leader, organizing tours in many different countries until 2007. In 2007, I began working as an international tour leader for ETS Tur. Since 2023, I have been a licensed professional tourist guide in Turkey.
DİANA MISIR ‘2018
Diana Mısır was born in 1984 in the Moda neighborhood of Istanbul, where she continues to reside. After graduating from the Austrian High School (Avusturya Lisesi), she completed her bachelor’s degree in Economics (in English) at Istanbul University. Between 2016 and 2018, she studied in the Tourist Guiding department at Istanbul Aydın University, from which she graduated.
Since 2018, she has been a professional tourist guide, conducting tours in German, English, and Turkish—a role she continues to this day. Since 2019, she has been introducing the city to international guests brought to Istanbul by Turkish Airlines. In 2021, she led a "Faith Tour" on Büyükada for cultural attachés from various consulates general in Istanbul, organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; that same year, she also conducted a tour of the Historic Peninsula for the spouses of mayors attending the "Balkan Mayors' Summit."
In 2024, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Istanbul University and began her master’s studies in the same field at the same institution. Her thesis focuses on the lesser-known Armenian architects of Istanbul. She continues her research, incorporating both Ottoman Turkish and Armenian language sources.
MİRZADE ORHUN ‘2018
I was born in 1988 in Urumqi, China. I completed my undergraduate studies in English Language and Literature at Tianjin Foreign Studies University in China. I arrived in Turkey in 2011 and graduated from the Department of Journalism at Istanbul University. Subsequently, I earned a master’s degree in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from Eskişehir Technical University. I am currently pursuing a PhD in International Relations at Üsküdar University. Between 2016 and 2018, I studied in the Tourist Guiding department at Istanbul Aydın University. Following my graduation, I became a professional tourist guide—licensed to operate nationwide—for Chinese, English, and Spanish, a role I continue to hold today. At the same time, I work as a Türkiye correspondent for a Hong Kong-based news channel.
