 President of Turkey
 Prime Minister of Turkey
 Prime Minister of Turkey
 FEG President, Mayor of Istanbul, Vice-Governor of Istanbul
 Former Minister of Tourism and Culture |
Serif Yenen has been elected as the chairman of the Istanbul Tourist Guides Guild (IRO), Federation of Turkish Tourist Guides (TUREB) and Tourist Guides Foundation (TUREV) since 2002, and was an executive board member of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) between 2003 and 2007. IRO is Istanbul Tourist Guides' Guild founded under the Turkish Laws for the tourist guides living in Istanbul. Today, IRO is the largest tourist guide organisation in Turkey. With almost 3000 members it is a very strong professional organisation and it is celebrating the 50th anniversary. TUREB is the national federation, which was formed with a Protocol of Cooperation and Coordination among Professional Organizations of Turkish Tourist Guides. It consists of tourist guide guilds and associations with more than 7000 members from all over Turkey. The head office of TUREB is in the same place as IRO's. TUREV is the Tourist Guides' Foundation founded by 108 professional tourist guides. It has been established in order to prepare social, cultural and economical activities for Turkish tourist guides, to enhance professional solidarity, and to work towards increasing the importance and respectability of this sector in the Turkish economy, and putting its tourism potential into practice. Although it was founded by 108 trustees, its constitution was prepared in a way that it will cover all of the tourist guides in Turkey. While carrying out these posts, Serif Yenen concentrates on enhancing the image of tourist guides and recognition of tourist guiding as a respected profession.
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