Why Runner

Last updated 5 August 2026

There are a great many operators selling Turkey. Here is what is actually different about this one, in the order it tends to matter.

We live here and we guide it ourselves

Runner is a family operation in Antalya, working since 1997. Most of our journeys are guided by us rather than handed to a subcontractor, and our guides are licensed, local and paid properly. Several have been with us more than a decade, which is why guests come back asking for the same person by name.

The itinerary is written for you, not chosen from a list

There is no booking engine on this site and that is deliberate. Every journey starts as a conversation: what draws you, how fast you like to move, what you would rather skip. Then we build the route around those answers and revise it with you until it is right.

We charter gulets we have known for years

We do not own the boats and we do not crew them. Each gulet comes with her own captain and cook, and on these boats that is the point: they have been sailing this coast far longer than any crew we could put aboard. What we bring is the choosing. We work with the same owners season after season, we know which boat suits which group, and the one you sail on is picked for your party and your dates rather than your party being fitted to whichever boat happens to be idle. See the fleet.

Licensed, and easy to check

Runner is a TURSAB licensed travel agency. The licence number is in the footer of every page on this site and can be verified on the TURSAB register. Our reviews are shown here with a link to the original profile, not embedded from a widget you cannot audit.

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