We took a day trip to Urfa covering the following areas such as: 

1) Hz. Eyup Sabir Makami 

2) Balikligol (Plus the Mevlid-i Halil Cave + Halil Ul Rahman mosque + Castle of Urfa)

3) Urfa Bazar

4) Mutfak Muzesi

5) Gobekli Tepe and of course the local food.

I wish we have more time, for this place has a lot to offer. 

Our guide Taha has been very informative and helpful, not to mention very patient for I cannot refrain myself from stopping by at several shops at the Bazar to shop. 

Local food joint that he brought us to was great. We even had tea at the old caravanserai, inclusive of the famous menengic kahvesi which is the pistachio coffee. 

All in, it was a good experience and the best was spent with a guide who was born and bred there. 

We spent 2 days with Taha in southern turkey, essentially in Antakya and he was very knowledgeable of the area, histroy and culture. We set a few goals and he filled in the rest, he never pressured us and he worked with us to maximise the enjoyment of our  visit. The next day we went further a field into the country side and this was a surpise due to what we visited , the roman tunnel and the monastery of St Simeon.....all very interesting especially considering we had lunch and a swim as well...I can recommend Taha ...very reliable and safe to guide anyone.

Mr Taha is a realy professional guide that helped me planning and living the great experience I had in Turkey. Initially my idea was to stay only 2 days in Urfa to see Gobeklytepe and than move to Cappadocia.Taha described me how many beautiful places there were around Urfa and finally I decided to follow his suggestions...Mardin, Diyarkabar, Diyarbakir, Harran, Halfety, Gaziantep, Midyat, Dara, Sanliurfa... 6 wonderful unforgettable days. A bath in culture, history, life under the safe and expert guide of Taha. Thanks!