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Warmest greetings from THE ALLURE TRAVEL, Istan-bul – Turkey, as one of the leading Turkey Destination Management Company and a distinguished member of Türsab (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies).

The Allure Travel was es-tablished in 2010, ready to meet the fast growing demand for Turkey pro-viding services in Istan-bul and all other major destinations in Turkey.Our client profile con-sists of some of the pre-

mier brands in a variety of industries and individual V.I.P guests especially from Middle East countries.We provide a high level of commitment to our guests concentrating on flexibility, detail, sensitivity and above all, a very personal service. From hotel sourcing to trans-fer services, from special events to private concierge services, from family trips to corporate initiatives, from student groups to all type of activities, The Allure Trav-el Turkey is your personal destination expert in Turkey.We have special rate agreements with major ho-tels across Turkey and provide travel solutions for FIT programs, Meetings, Incentives, Confer-ences and Exhibitions. Our target regions include the Middle East, Africa, Europe and US markets.

• Hotel and Resort Reservations• Domestic & International Airline Tickets• Group tours to TURKEY • Student tours• Private transportation arrangements, car rentals• Daily Tour Programs & Tour Guides• Nature & Outdoor Activities• Medical & patient treatment programs• Weight Loss Programs• Congresses & Business Meetings • VIP Services• Luxury vehicle, helicopter and Yacht rentals• Private yacth cruises• Consultancy services for Real Estate

With us, no request is left without a comprehen-sive reply latest within the following 24 hours. We also know that excellence in service essential-ly means excellence of the people employed: we are minutely choosy for our team members to be qualified, knowledgeable and highly motivated.

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to our Esteemed guests and part-ners all over the world for their continued sup-port and looking forward to new success stories.

YOU WILL BE IN SAFE HANDS WITH THE ALLURE TRAVEL SERVICES

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Company Partners Ghassan Khraim &

Aysin Sezmis Kellekci

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AIRLINE & FERRY TICKETS

HOTEL & RESORT RESERVATIONS

TRANSPORTATION

HEALTH TOURISM

RENT A CAR, BUS RENTAL FOR GROUPS

EXCURSIONS FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS

M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Invectives, Conventions, Exhibitions)

FIT & GROUP TOUR PROGRAMS, DAILY TOURS & TOUR GUIDES

VIP SERVICES

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL INTEREST TOURS

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE

HELICOPTER & YACHT RENTAL

I S T A N B U LThere is no other metropolis in the

world that is founded on two continents.

Istanbul The Capital of 3 great empires,the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in ANATOLIA for thousands of years. Having served as the capital of Roman, Byztian and Ottoman Em-pire respectively, Istanbul is hopeful with its modern future preserving the heritage of the past proudly.

The city of Istanbul is really fascinating with its museums, churches, palaces, mosques, naturel parks, restaurants, shopping malls. It was se-lected the culturel capital of Europe in 2010.

ÇAMLICA HILL: Big Çamlica Hill is one of the seven hills of Istanbul. Due to its beauty, the hill has inspired many writers to compose songs and poems about it.

TAKSIM SQUARE: Taksim is one of the most im-portant center in Istanbul. Also became a popularSisli, Nisantasi, Osmanbey and Pera as neigh-bourhood. The best known street in Taksim is Istiklal Street where you can find, window shops, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, bookshops.

ORTAKOY: Located just under the Bosphorus suspen-sion bridge. Open area nice view with restaurants.

PRINCESS ISLAND: Famous with pine wood trees, summer houses and horse drawn carriages.

EMIRGAN PARK: Park has cover 325.000 quareme-ters that has many pine, lime trees also historical pavilions.

CAFE PIERRE LOTI: Located on the Europian side and wonderfull view overlooking to Golden Horn Harbour.

ULUS PARK: Located in Ulus Area .Wonderful view overlooking the Bosphorus scene.

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THE BOSPHORUS: Take a cruise along the strait that separates Europe and Asia passing stunningbuildings such as the Dolmabahce Pal-ace, as you head towards the Black Sea.

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HISTORICAL SITES IN ISTANBUL

HIPPODROME (Sultanahmet, Old town)The Hippodrome was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultan Ahmet Square with a few fragments of the original structure surviving.

SULTANAHMET MOSQUE (BLUE MOSQUE)More familiarly known as the Blue Mosque due to its interior panelling of blue and white Iznik tiles, it was built for Sultan Ahmet I between 1609 - 1616.

HAGIA SOPHIA (Sultanahmet, Old town)Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia has always been the precious of its time.

TOPKAPI PALACE (Sultanahmet, Old town)The opulent home of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th-19th centuries, highlights include the Harem, the treasury with the famous Spoon-maker’s Diamond and the Topkapi Dagger.

CISTERN BASILICA (Sultanahmet, Old town)The Basilica Cistern, located in Eminönü dis-trict of Istanbul next to Hagia Sophia, was built to provide water for Istanbul during the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century CE.

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GRAND BAZAAR (Sultanahmet, Old town)One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, this is the perfect place to hunt for your holiday souvenirs in the labyrinth of streets and passages which house over 4000 shops.

EGYPT BAZAAR (SPICE MARKET) (Sultanahmet, Old town)One of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in Fatih, in the neighborhood of Eminönü, it is the second larg-est covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.

SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE (Sultanahmet, Old town)The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman impe-rial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istan-bul, Turkey. It is the largest mosque in the city

DOLMABAHÇE PALACE (Besiktas)Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922.

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EYÜP SULTAN MOSQUE (Eyüp)The Eyüp Sultan Mosque is situated in the dis-trict of Eyüp, near the Golden Horn, outside the Walls of Constantinople. Built in 1458, it was the first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks fol-lowing the Conquest of Constantinople in 1453.The mosque rises next to the place where Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is said to have been buried during the Arab assault on Constantinople in 670. His tomb is greatly venerated by Muslims, attracting many pil-grims. Some of the personal belongings of Muhammad are preserved in the building that houses the tomb.

GALATA TOWER (Galata, Taksim)The Galata Tower is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, just to the north of the Golden Horn’s junction with the Bosphorus. One of the city’s most striking land-marks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dom-inates the skyline and offers a panoramic vista of Istanbul’s Historic Peninsula and its environs.

MINIATURK (Eyüp)Minimized theme park of a great country. The park contains 122 models done in 1/25th scale. 58 of the structures are from Istanbul, 52 are from Anatolia, and 12 are from the Otto-man territories that today lie outside of Turkey.

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MUSEUMS IN ISTANBUL

PANORAMA 1453 HISTORY MUSEUM (Topkapi)The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is located across from the spot on the Topkapi Edirnekapi ram-parts. The museum is a panorama painting about the conquest of Constantinople. Here the visitor will wit-ness a scene of the Fall of Constantinople, in partic-ularly the moment the Ottoman troops broke the Byz-antine defences of the city. After the fall, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, gained the title of Fatih (conqueror). The painting surrounding measures 38 meters in di-ameter and covers an area of 2,350 square meters.

ISTANBUL MODERNThe Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first private museum to organize modern and con-temporary art exhibitions, was founded in 2004 and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the shores of the Bosphorus. Istanbul Modern em-braces a global vision to collect, preserve, exhibit and document works of modern and contempo-rary art and make them accessible to art lovers.

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ISTANBUL AQUARIUM (Florya)Istanbul Aquarium holds a leading position among worldwide aquariums thanks to its volume, variety of fish species, and the activities on travel routes. Vis-itors follow a geographical route that includes 16 themes and 1 rainforest going from the Black Sea towards the Pacific. The aquarium was designed by public aquarium design consultants OCEAN Projects.

ISTANBUL DOLPINARIUM (Eyüp)Are you ready for the journey to the exciting world of ma-rine mammals? Istanbul Dolphinarium invites the visitors of all ages to meet in person merry dolphins, playful fur seals, massive walruses and the gorgeous white whale.

FUN LAB ENTERTAINMENT WORLD (Cevahir Mall, Sisli)Europe’s biggest entertainment center in-side Cevahir Shopping Mall. Total of 16.000 square metres and located in 4 floors.

TURKUAZOO AQUARIUM (Bayrampasa, Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall)Turkuazoo, Turkey’s first aquarium, opened its doors to visitors in October 2009 It is situated in Europe’s largest shopping mall, Forum Istanbul Bayrampasa.

VIALAND (Eyüp)Vialand, presenting Turkey’s first international mega theme park, exhibition center and shopping center with a unique concept located in Eyüp, the heart of Istanbul.

The Vialand Chateau meets the visitors at the gate. The Game World, Legends World and Adventure World are the main themes and areas in Vialand and there are more than 50 amusement units.

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THEMED PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS IN ISTANBUL

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SNOWPARK TORIUM (Haramidere)Turkey’s first snow entertainment center, Snowpark, brings to you the 4-season winter sports and games.

JURASSIC LAND DINOSOUR PARK (Bayrampasa, Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall)Europe’s biggest dinosour themed park in 10,000 square metres area.

DARICA FARUK YALÇIN ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN (Tuzla)

VIAPORT AMUSEMENT PARK (Pendik)The most entertaining outlet of Turkey, Via Port Outlet Shopping offers joyful moments for its cus-tomers with amazing giant toys. You may re-live your childhood with bumper cars, push your adrenalin level with Rocket and spend joyful mo-ments with your children on the choo choo train.

KIDZMONDO (Mecidiyeköy, Trump Towers)KidzMondo is more than just a theme park. It is a full-blown city scaled down to the size of a kid’s world. With more than 50 establishments and 80 activi-ties, kids can experience every detail of an adult life in an educational and entertaining environment.

AQUA MARINE AQUA PARK (Buyukcekmece)

AQUA CLUB DOLPHIN (Bahcesehir)

CEVAHIR SHOPPING MALL (Sisli)Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Cen-tre is a modern shopping mall located in the Sis-li district. Opened on 15 October 2005, Istanbul Cevahir was the largest shopping mall in Europe in terms of gross leasable area between 2005 and 2011, and is one of the largest in the world.

ZORLU SHOPPING MALL (Zincirlikuyu)The 105,000 square meter Zorlu Center Mall art-fully combines indoor and outdoor space nes-tled in green areas flanked by sparkling pools in a shopping emporium featuring 200 exclusive brands, some coming to Turkey for the first time.

VIAPORT OUTLET SHOPPING MALL (Pendik)It is an open-air concept shopping mall with treets, squares, green areas, even a large pond in which ducks swim.

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SHOPPING MALLS IN ISTANBUL

ISTINYE PARK SHOPPING MALL (Istinye)Istinye Park is a shopping center in the Istinye quarter of Istanbul, Turkey with 291 stores, 85,250 sqm of retail area, and four levels of underground parking. The center features both enclosed and open air sec-tions. The open air section has a green central park and offers street side shopping. The center includes an authentic Turkish food bazaar- a traditional mar-ket place, inspired by Turkish architecture and history.

FORUM ISTANBUL (Bayrampasa)It features many entertainment facilities, including a bowling alley, an ice rink, and an Ice Museum. There are also plans to open a Ferris wheel as tall as the Bosphorous Bridge. However, the star attraction here is Turkuazoo, an aquarium with 10,000 species of aquatic life. Forum also features public spaces that are used for festivals, and cultural and sporting .

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Tour 1 - Half day morning city tour : ST.SOPHIA, SULTANAHMET MOSQUE, HIPPO-DROME, GRAND BAZAAR EUR 35.-per person

Tour 2 - Half day afternoon / Ottoman Relics: Topkapi Palace, Little Hagia Sophia Mosque EUR 35.-per person

Tour 3 - Full Day Tour (Combination of morning & afternoon, with lunch): EUR 65.-per person

Tour 4 - Bosphorus Cruise (Half day morning): Golden Horn (from the bus), Spice Bazaar, Bospho-rus Cruise, Rumeli Fortress (no interior visits) EUR 40.-per person

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ISTANBUL DAILY TOURS

Tour 5 - Princess Island Tour (Full day tour with lunch) EUR 65.-per person

Tour 6 - Daily Green Bursa Tour with lunch EUR 90.-per person

Tour 7 - Dinner Cruise (Bosphorus by night) EUR 85.-per person

Tour 8 - Kervansaray Turkish Night EUR 47.- (Tulip menu, limited drinks + show) EUR 65.- (Golden Tulip menu, limited drinks + show)EUR 71.- (A la carte menu, limited drinks + show)

GRAND MOSQUE Bursa Grand Mosque or Ulu Cami is a mosque in Bur-sa, Turkey. Built in the Seljuk style, it was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and built between 1396 and 1399. The mosque has 20 domes and 2 minarets.

GREEN MOSQUE & TOMBVisible from across Bursa, the mausoleum sits atop a hill and is covered in monochrome tiles of a unique light-green color. reen is definitely the color of Bursa. Its most famous mosque complex is decorated in green tiles

GREAT MOUNTAIN (ULUDAG)

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BURSAKnown as “Green Bursa”, this province stands on the lower slopes of Uludag (Mount Olympos of Mysia, 2543 m) in the Marmara region of Ana-tolia. The title “Green” of Bursa comes from its gardens and parks and of course from its being in the middle of an important fruit growing region.

The Eski Kaplica (Old Spring) of Cekirge district is the oldest in the province. The Karamustafa Pasa Baths are famous, and boast the best hot, mineral waters.

The Ancient Mysian Olympus is a mountain in Bur-sa province with an altitute of 2543 m (8,343 ft)

It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing and a national park of rich flora. Summer activities such us trekking, camping are very popular for students.

BURSA & YALOVA DAILY TOURS (From Bursa City)

Tour 9 - Daily Bursa tour with lunch: Big tree, Green Mosque & Tomb, Great Mountain EUR 40.-per person

Tour 10 - Waterfall tour with lunch: Waterfall, Cumalikizlik Village, Horse ranch: EUR 40.-per person

Tour 11 - Oylat Cave tour with lunch: Oylat Cave, Water skiing park, fruit garden: EUR 50.-per person

Tour 12 - M. Kemalpasa tour with lunch: Bird para-dise, Big Waterfall, Crying Tree and the lake: EUR 50.-per person

Tour 13 - Yalova Tour: Thermal baths, sea side, wa-terfall EUR 50.- per person

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YALOVA

Province Yalova is a province in northwestern Tur-key, along the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinc-es are Bursa to the south, and Kocaeli to the west.

The provincial capital is the city of Yalova. Prior to 1995, Yalova constituted a district of Istanbul Province. The city has a number of tourist attractions such as the Atatürk Pavilion and of course, its famous hot springs in Termal.

At Yalova Thermal, you can enjoy the beautiful flow-ers, visit the museum, have food - drink in one of the restaurants - cafes and more importantly you can enter swimming pool – hamam - sauna to take a bath. Yalova Thermal has many visitors and it is a very cosmopolite place. You can observe many types of people, tourist local people both rich and poor, village or city people.

ABANT Bolu is approximately 200 km from Istanbul and is fa-mous for its verdant black pine and scots pine trees For-ests (also oak, willow, hazelnut trees) and hot springs.Lake Abant is located about 40 km from Bolu cen-ter and is at an altitude of around 1320 meters. The lake is a fresh water lake with an area of about 1.28 square kilometers formed as a result of a great land-slide. The lake is under environmental protection. Another place of interest in the Bolu/Abant area is the Yedigoller (Seven Lakes) National Park, and Golcuk, an artifi cial lake 11 kms south of this. You may also visit Kartalkaya in the KorogluMountains which is a winter ski resort in Turkey, but also beautiful in the summer. 53 kilometers from Bolu is a place called Konuralp, which was an ancient city, where you can see Roman and Byzantine art and ruins.

SAPANCA Lake Sapanca is one of the few lakes in Turkey, which provides drinking water, but it is exposed to heavy urbanization because of its natural beau-ty and its proximity to the metropolitan Istanbul.

ABANT & SAPANCA DAILY TOURS

Tour 14 - Daily Sapanca Tour from Istanbul (Private tour- 140 kilometres, 1 hours 30 minutes) : EUR 190.- (1-12 pax)

Tour 15 - Daily Sapanca + MaSukiye Tour from Istan-bul (Private tour : EUR 225.- (1-12 pax)

Tour 16 - Daily Abant Private from Istanbul (Private) (3 hours / 280 kilometres from Istanbul): EUR 370.- (1-12 pax )

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KARTEPE (literally Snowy hill referring to moun-tains to the south) is situated in the east of Ko-caeli Gulf. Kartepe Mountains are to the south and Sapanca Lake is to the east of Kartepe.

TRABZON

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-east-ern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province.

Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, be-came a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast.

It is a popular tourist destination. Uzungöl is located in the province of Trabzon, about 90km from the city of Tra-bzon and 70km southeast of Rize. On its shore is Uzu-ngöl village with traditional wooden houses as well as modern hotels, restaurants and recreational facilities.

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DAILY TOURS IN TRABZON & UZUNGÖL

Tour 17 - Daily Trabzon city tour with lunch: Atatürk Mansion, St. Sophia Mosque, Sera Lake, Boztepe: EUR 35.-per person

Tour 18 - Uzungöl Tour with lunch: Sürmene knife shop, tea fabric, Kiremitli bridge, Memisaga Man-sion, Uzungöl waterfalls, honey places: EUR 40.-per person

Tour 19 - Ayder National Park Tour: Sürmene, Rize Botanic Garden, Rafting Clubs, Hictor-ical Ottoman stone bands, National Park: EUR 45.-per person

Tour 20 - Sumela Monestry tour with lunch: EUR 35.-per person

Tour 21 - Sumela - Zigana - Karaca - Hamsiköy tour: EUR 45.-per person

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CAR RENTAL SERVICES

We will be pleased to provide all kind of transfer services such as individual transfers, group transfers via limousine, Mercedes, BMW and all type of lux-ury cars. Our professional staff and modern vehicles will help you to enjoy the city as much as possible.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport - Hotels in Europe: EUR 50.-one way (1-5 pax)Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Taksim: EUR 90.-one way (1-5 pax)

Airport Transfer Services

Istanbul Ataturk Airport - Hotels in Europe: EUR 60.-one way (5-12 pax)Sabiha Gokcen Airport - Taksim: EUR 110.-one way (5-12 pax)

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Car rental with or without drivers from 1 per-son to big families, from one person to 45 per-son, from Vito type cars to big busses will be arranged with the most professional drivers.

DAILY CAR RENTAL SERVICES WITH THE DRIVER

Istanbul Full day tour with the driver: (09:00 - 18:00) EUR 95.-(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax

Istanbul Full day + night tour with the driver: (09:00 - 23:00) EUR 110.-(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax

Istanbul Full day tour with the driver (09:00-18:00) EUR 110.-(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance fees and any other extras) / 5 – 12 pax

Istanbul Full day + night tour with the driver: (09:00-23:00) EUR 125.-(up to 100 kilometres, excluding car parks, entrance fees and any other extras) / 1-5 pax

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