This was a great tour starting off with mosaics that should not be missed. Suleyman was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We really enjoyed the tour.

Claire was superb, sharing unique social, religious and cultural perspectives of the Palace harem and Chora Church. For example, the significance of mothers and sultans, and how young girls and boys were uplifted from poverty to opportunity for rulership and influence. For the church tour, we first visited the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque before the Chora Church, showcasing 2 different faiths in architecture and worship. We even learned the nuances between Orthodox and Catholics through details in mosaics. Claire tailored the tour to our personal interests, invited our questions, and we even ended our visit with a surprise climb up the Theodosian walls. What a spectacular view!

Our first visit to Turkey started in a wonderful way with our personal Context tour with Ebru. I loved that we began at the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque withe its light and sense of peace!

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