Şerif Yenen Explained

Şerif Yenen
Birth Date:May 17, 1963
Birth Place:Ödemiş, Izmir
Nationality:Turkish
Known For:Turkish Odyssey

Şerif Yenen (born 17 May 1963) is a Turkish travel specialist, tour guide, travel writer, film-maker, international keynote speaker and lecturer. He wrote Turkish Odyssey in English, the “first guidebook of Turkey ever written by a Turk”.[1] [2]

Yenen gives lectures about travel and Turkish history and culture, the majority of which are in academic communities.[3] [4] [5] [6] His guidebooks are used as textbooks or are on suggested reading lists at various universities,[7] [8] [9] and his articles and columns are published in international magazines and national newspapers.[10] [11] [12]

Biography

Early life and education

Şerif Yenen was born into a middle-class family in the town of Ödemiş near Izmir in 1963. After completing middle school in Ödemiş, when he was fourteen, he passed the entrance exams and became a military student at the Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul, where the instruction was mainly in English. After high school he was accepted in the Department of English Literature and Linguistics at the University of Istanbul as a military student. After graduation from the university in 1985, he became an officer in the Turkish Military Forces, and taught English as a second language for four years at the Maltepe Military High School in Izmir. He left the Army in 1989 and attended tourist guide training programs offered by the Ministry of Tourism of Turkey and became qualified as a national tourist guide.

Career

While working as a tourist guide, he published his guidebook, Turkish Odyssey in English (turkishodyssey.com), in 1997. The content and the design of his website gained attention in the media and won numerous awards.[13] [14] [15] He published the multimedia version of the same work as a CD-ROM in 2001.

Yenen has held elected positions on the boards of various organizations in the tourism sector:

Yenen regularly wrote a weekly column in the Mediterranean supplement of the Turkish newspaper Akşam between 2006 and 2009 under the heading A Tourist Guide’s Perspective.[11] [29]

Şerif Yenen, who has been attracting media attention for his endeavors[30] [31] [32] as the chairman of IRO and TUREB to make sure that the occupational bill of law for the tourist guides of Turkey is passed by the parliament, played a decisive role in 2012[33] [34] [35] during the process of drawing up and passage of the law, which had been much anticipated by the tourist guides for the past 40 years. As a result of his endeavors, the occupational law was promulgated in the Official Gazette and entered into force on June 22, 2012. Thus, tourist guiding was defined as a profession in Turkey.[36]

He has given private guide services to celebrities or statesmen, among whom are Pope Benedict XVI,[37] Oprah Winfrey,[38] Princess Michael of Kent,[39] Lester Holt from Today Show-NBC,[40] [41] etc.

Yenen's second guidebook was the 488-page Quick Guide Istanbul, then started "Istanbul", "Culture" and "Turkey" series of his Quick Guide Pamphlets.[42] [43] These are user friendly and informative fold-out pamphlets of museums, monuments and cultural highlights. While working as an active tourist guide, Şerif Yenen gives lectures[3] [4] [6] and training for tourist guides.[44] [45] In addition to his positions at various tourism organizations, he is consulted on TV programs and juries.[46] [47] [48]

He has produced a travel documentary film on Istanbul in 2014: Istanbul Unveiled.[49] [50] Şerif Yenen gives lessons on Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage of Turkey at the Bilgi and Boğaziçi Universities as a part-time instructor.[51] [52]

Awards

YearOrganisationAward
2021International Rotary 2420 Regional FederationRotary Award for Excellence in Service to Humanity[53]
2014 Skål InternationalTurkey’s Promotion Award[54]
2012 Skål InternationalSpecial Award
2012 Young Tourism InstitutionTourism Enrichment Award
2006Skål InternationalQuality in Tourism[55] [56] [57]
1998Dost.netBest design:Turkish Odyssey by Şerif Yenen[58]
1998 WebidolSecond place

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Gezginlerin kitabı. The Travelers' Book. Hürriyet. 7 September 1998. 29 December 2011. tr.
  2. News: Hasan. Tuzluoğlu. Seyahat: Turistin büyükelçisi rehberler. Travel: Guides, ambassadors of tourists. Hürriyet. 20 February 2006. 29 December 2011. tr.
  3. Web site: Topkapi Palace: The Luxe Life, Sultan Style with Reception . 29 December 2011. 6 November 2010. Smithsonian.
  4. Web site: Topkapi Palace: The Luxe Life, Sultan Style . 8 November 2010 . 29 December 2011 . University of Boston.
  5. Web site: Turkey: Ancient and Modern . 5 November 2010. 29 December 2011. Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
  6. Web site: II. Geleneksel Trakya Turizm Paneli Üniversitemizde Gerçekleştirilecektir.. 2nd Thracian Tourism Panel. 29 December 2011. 15 December 2011. Kırklareli University. tr.
  7. Web site: Gazi University Turizm İşletme ve Turist Rehberliği Anabilim Dalı . 29 December 2011 . Değirmencioğlu . Yrd. Doç. Dr. A. Özdal . . tr.
  8. Web site: Lisans Programı Ders Tanıtım Formu . 29 December 2011 . Balıkesir University Turizm İşletme ve Turist Rehberliği Bölümü . tr.
  9. Web site: Başkent University, Turizm Coğrafyası Ders Planı . 29 December 2011 . Albustanlıoğlu . Dr. Tulga. Başkent University, Turizm İşletme ve Turist Rehberliği Bölümü. tr.
  10. Şerif Yenen. İstanbul . Qatar Oryx. 48–60. . September 2010 . 29 December 2011 .
  11. Web site: Belek'in çirkin su kemerleri . 29 December 2011. tr.
  12. Web site: Yazar Arşivi . Turizm Habercisi . 29 December 2011 . tr.
  13. News: Turizm İnternet atağında. Hürriyet. 11 July 1997. 29 December 2011. tr.
  14. Web site: En iyi Tasarım Turkish Odyssey by Şerif Yenen. 29 December 2011. March 1998. Dost.net. tr.
  15. Web site: Webidol İkincisi. 29 December 2011. Web idol. tr.
  16. Web site: İRO Yönetim Kurulu. 29 December 2011. tr.
  17. News: Daha büyük bir ceketle haydi işbaşına. Hürriyet. 7 November 2011. 29 December 2011. tr.
  18. Web site: TUREB İcra Komitesi. 29 December 2011. tr.
  19. News: TUREB chairman claims tourism suffering from 'lack of promotion'. 10 December 2011. 23 July 2002. Turkish Daily News.
  20. Web site: TUREB. 29 December 2011.
  21. Turist Rehberleri Vakfı Genel Kurul Toplantısı Yapıldı . Rehber Dünyası . 10 . 36. June 2004 . June 2004 . 29 December 2011. tr.
  22. News: Türkiye'nin vitrininde rehberler var. Hürriyet. 6 September 2003. 29 December 2011. tr.
  23. Web site: February 21st 2005 is the International Tourist Guide Day. 29 December 2011. Roy. Ruby. 21 February 2005. World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. tr.
  24. Editorial . Guidelines Internetion@l . 3 . 8 . Autumn 2004 . 29 December 2011.
  25. Web site: Guidelines International. 29 December 2011. World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations.
  26. Web site: TOBB – Türkiye Seyahat Acentaları ve Rehberler Meclisi. 29 December 2011. 31 July 2006. TÜRSAB. tr.
  27. News: TOBB Türkiye Seyahat Acentaları ve Rehberler Meclisi Başkanlığı. 29 December 2011. 31 January 2011. Haberler.com. tr.
  28. Web site: İl Özel İdaresinden 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti İstanbul'a büyük destek.. 29 December 2011. İstanbul İl Özel İdaresi. tr.
  29. Web site: Akşam Akdeniz . 29 December 2011 . tr.
  30. News: Değişen seyahat anlayışı ve turist rehberliği. Radikal. 26 December 2004. 29 December 2011. tr.
  31. News: Ercan. Sarıkaya. Kılavuzunuz karga olmasın. Sabah. 5 August 2004. 29 December 2011. tr.
  32. News: Turist rehberleri yasalarının bir an önce çıkarılmasını istiyor. Turizm Gazetesi. 13 March 2006. 29 December 2011. tr.
  33. News: Şerif Yenen'e Rehberlik Yasası'ndan ödül geldi . Turizm Habercisi . 10 October 2012 . 15 October 2012.
  34. News: Turizmde yeni trendler: Online turizm, uzak destinasyonlar, sosyal medya . Turizm Yazarları ve Gazetecileri Derneği. 10 October 2012 . 15 October 2012. tr.
  35. News: SKALİTE ödülleri, 15'inci kez sahiplerini buldu . Turizmde Bu Sabah. 13 December 2012 . 17 December 2012. tr.
  36. Web site: 22 Haziran 2012 Tarihli ve 28331 Sayılı Resmî Gazete . 22 June 2012 . Turkish Prime Ministers Office . 15 October 2012. tr.
  37. Web site: Pope Benedict XVI . 29 December 2011 .
  38. Web site: Oprah Winfrey . 29 December 2011 .
  39. Web site: Princess Michael of Kent . 29 December 2011 .
  40. Web site: Where in the World is Matt Lauer: A whirlwind tour of Turkey . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426034923/http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/24403829/#24403829 . dead . 26 April 2012 . . 29 December 2011 .
  41. Web site: Today Show-NBC . 29 December 2011 .
  42. Book: Quick Guide Istanbul. 978-975-94638-8-5. 488. Şerif Yenen. 2009. registration.
  43. Book: Top 10 Places in Istanbul. 978-605-87-8083-5. Yenen. Şerif. 2011.
  44. Web site: Rehberlik kurslarında program yoğun . 29 December 2011 . 14 February 2007 . Turizm Habercisi . tr.
  45. Üniversitelerin Rehberlik Bölümleri ile İlişkiler Komisyonu . İRO Bülten . 11 . 4 . April 2011 . 29 December 2011. tr.
  46. News: İşte İstanbul'un simgesi: Ayasofya. Hürriyet. 21 March 2010. 29 December 2011. tr.
  47. News: Türkiye'nin manzarası en güzel 10 mekanı. 29 December 2011. 23 July 2004. Hürriyet. tr.
  48. Web site: Şerif Yenen Televizyon Röportajları . . 29 December 2011 . tr.
  49. Web site: Istanbul Unveiled (2013). IMDB. 28 January 2014.
  50. Web site: Istanbul Unveiled. Istanbul Unveiled. 28 January 2014.
  51. Web site: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Onur Gülbahar'dan turizm öğrencilerine tavsiyeler. 13 June 2018 . turizmgunlugu.com. 8 October 2018.
  52. Web site: Turizm İşletmeciliği Bölümü. Boun.edu. 8 October 2018.
  53. Web site: Şerif Yenen, "Meslekte Üstün Hizmet Ödülü" aldı. 2021-06-04. 2021-05-31. tr. Tourism Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604131717/https://www.tourmag.com.tr/serif-yenen-meslekte-ustun-hizmet-odulu-aldi/. 2021-06-04.
  54. Web site: 17. Skalite "Turizmde Kalite" Ödülleri Görkemli Bir Törenle Sahiplerini Buldu . Skal Istanbul . 4 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310033123/http://www.skalistanbul.com/haber-detay_94 . 10 March 2016 . tr.
  55. Web site: Skalite 2006 Ödülleri. Skal International İstanbul. 29 December 2011. tr.
  56. News: Skal International ödülleri sahiplerini buldu . Hürriyet. 27 November 2006 . 29 December 2011. tr.
  57. News: Saffet Emre. Tonguç. Seyahat Rehberleri turizmin büyükelçileridir. Hürriyet. 19 February 2007. 29 December 2011. tr.
  58. Web site: En iyi Tasarım Turkish Odyssey. 29 December 2011. Artan. Şahin. 22 March 1998. Aktüel. https://web.archive.org/web/19980625051513/http://www.dost.net/basin.html. June 25, 1998. tr. Alt URL

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