Husam Suleymangil
Istanbul native, Husam, received his university degree in history from Bosphorus University, an English language university in Istanbul. After doing graduate work in Ottoman studies and Classical archeology at Leiden University, Holland he returned to work as a guide throughout Turkey and Aegean islands in a wide variety of projects including production and historical consultation for TV series on channels such as BBC, Channel 4 UK, TV5 Canada. Subjects include Istanbul, Turkey, Paganism and St. Paul. He was production manager for the Turkish portion of Michael Winterbottom’s film ”In this World”, and has provided the organization and translation for academics in a number of archeological expeditions and surveys including the Pepouza and Troas Projects. In his 32 years experience, he has guided US senators, academics, individuals doing genealogy research, actors and actresses, photographers, film crews, church groups and numerous families. He is also a caver, mountaineer, skier and sailor. He is married to an American violinist Ellen Jewett and together with his wife founded Klasik Keyifler a non profit association organizing chamber music concerts and workshops in historical venues throughout Turkey.
Istanbul native, Husam, received his university degree in history from Bosphorus University, an English language university in Istanbul. After doing graduate work in Ottoman studies and Classical archeology at Leiden University, Holland he returned to work as a guide throughout Turkey and Aegean islands in a wide variety of projects including production and historical consultation for TV series on channels such as BBC, Channel 4 UK, TV5 Canada. Subjects include Istanbul, Turkey, Paganism and St. Paul. He was production manager for the Turkish portion of Michael Winterbottom’s film ”In this World”, and has provided the organization and translation for academics in a number of archeological expeditions and surveys including the Pepouza and Troas Projects. In his 32 years experience, he has guided US senators, academics, individuals doing genealogy research, actors and actresses, photographers, film crews, church groups and numerous families. He is also a caver, mountaineer, skier and sailor. He is married to an American violinist Ellen Jewett and together with his wife founded Klasik Keyifler a non profit association organizing chamber music concerts and workshops in historical venues throughout Turkey.
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer...
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.