Rabia Köçer

Biography

I was born in 2000 in the Çumra district of Konya. I completed my primary and secondary education in Konya.

I began my bachelor’s studies in the Tourism Guiding department of Anadolu University in Eskişehir in 2018, transferred to the same department at Necmettin Erbakan University during the pandemic, and graduated in 2024.

The field experience I gained in the tourism sector during my university years — in hotels, agencies and other settings — strengthened my people skills and my crisis management, and let me get to know the workings of this profession at first hand.

In 2025 I received my badge and began working as a professional tourist guide.

For me history is not merely past events and stone buildings; told properly, it is an immense living story. My admiration since childhood for Anatolia’s rich cultural mosaic and its archaeology led me to this profession. When guiding, my aim is not just to show my guests a place but to let them feel the spirit of its age, experience local life, and leave every point they visit with an unforgettable experience.

I believe that every tour and every group has its own dynamic. So in my commentary I keep to scientific and academic accuracy while using an interactive language shaped by my guests’ rhythm and by what they are curious about.

Taking inspiration from the saying “the one who loves their country most is the one who does their duty best”, it is a matter of pride for me, as a guide, to convey my country and its culture to visitors in the finest way I can.