Saffet Emre TonguçHistorian – Author – Professional Guide – Speaker

He was born in Corlu in 1966. After graduating from Şişli Terakki High School, he studied at Boğaziçi University, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, and Political Science and International Relations. He then completed his master’s degree in the Ottoman Social History program of Boğaziçi University. He did his doctorate in business administration at the Vienna University of Economics.

He traveled to nearly 150 countries due to his professional and personal interests; He saw more than 1,400 cities. The photographs he took during his travels have been published in magazines and websites in various countries, especially in America and Australia, since 1990.

He participated as a guest on the Turkey episode of CNN International’s program “Earth Matters”; She hosted the ABC Television program “Good Morning America”. He was a guest of the world’s leading TV channels such as National Geographic and CNN Travel. The news of the Istanbul the Ultimate Guide book was published in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. His works and articles have appeared in publications such as Conde Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, which are among the most prestigious publications in the world.

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, actors Robert Redford, Candice Bergen, Kevin Spacey, fashion designers Calvin Klein, Diana Von Fürstenberg, Michael Kors, Eli Tahari, owner of Guess Paul Marciano, US talk show host and the most influential of the century Oprah Winfrey, who is considered one of the women of the world, made a tour of Istanbul to nearly 100 world-famous and influential people, including the first female foreign minister of the USA Madeleine Albright, the former Chief of the General Staff and Secretary of State of the USA Colin Powell, and Finance Specialist Leon Black.

He made the “Priceless Istanbul” program for two seasons on NTV; It became the channel’s broadcast with the highest viewing rates. In 2017, with the Privileged Routes program, he traveled around Turkey and the world, this time, and started to tell about interesting places. The Privileged Routes program has been going on since 2017.

The house and gardens he designed; She has been published in magazines such as Maison Française, House Beautiful, Home Art, Marie Claire, Elele, InStyle, and Bathroom + Kitchen. Turkey’s first audio online tour application became the first guide of Piri. SET, which includes thousands of suggestions from Turkey and all over the world, launched its smartphone application in 2021. He wrote 29 books and received nearly 40 awards.

He has been writing for Hürriyet Seyahat since 2004. He is also among the authors of Istanbul Life and Skylife magazines. In addition to his work as a professional speaker and TV presenter, the author continues to provide professional guidance by organizing tours to special routes where he combines tourism with a sense of discovery.

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