1987 - Visiting Turkey for the first time, Tamera Neufeldt realizes that she has discovered an uncut gem. She is instantly attracted to the warm hospitality and the natural beauty of the country and its people.
Selim Bozkurt is busy managing a Bodrum hotel in which she stays. They discover a mutual enthusiasm for all things travel related.

1988 - Envisioning an opportunity to share their passion for travel and distinctive service with others, partners Tamera and Selim set out on their own, founding Neyzen Travel and Yachting in Bodrum.

Neyzen starts off in association with Germany’s largest tour operator to Turkey (Öger Tours), becoming their incoming agency for land operations in the Southwest Aegean region.

1989 – They branch out into yachting, organizing cruises on board privately rented wooden schooners called gulets. (http://neyzen.com.tr/Yachtingpage.htm)
  
1990 – Neyzen acquires three new foreign tour operators as clients (Belgian, French, and Italian), servicing their land and sea operations in Southwestern Turkey.

1993 - A Swiss timeshare project selects Neyzen Travel and Yachting to operate the travel branch of their newly opened 5-Star Hapimag Resort Sea Garden Hotel and Village (a 2,500 bed hotel and bungalow establishment). At the outset, this brings in a steady annual clientele of 20,000 Europeans.
Neyzen becomes one of Turkey’s largest incoming agents to Southwestern Turkey with:
Four national offices
174 employees
 
In addition, Neyzen has:
Created its own customized deluxe fleet of cars, vans and buses
1994 - Neyzen focuses on United States, Canada and Spain for market development.

 

They begin to specialize in upscale individual travel, special interest groups, family reunions, tours for museum and university groups, and pre-and post-excursions and other events for cruise ships entering the ports of Istanbul, Kusadasi, and Bodrum.

Neyzen has developed unique journeys throughout all of Turkey. (http://www.neyzen.com.tr/Turkeypage.htm)

1995 – Neyzen ventures into the yacht building trade, and by now has built six luxury yachts, otherwise known as Turkish gulets. Yachting (http://neyzen.com.tr/Yachtingpage.htm) quickly become a company specialty.

2000 – With ever-increasing numbers of returning clientele, Neyzen decides to offer a new destination outside of Turkey. After extensive research in the Mediterranean and Aegean regions, they extend their endeavors to Greece, applying the same high principles for travel there that they developed for Turkey. Similarly, they arrange pre-and post-touring opportunities for cruise ships entering the ports of Rhodes, Mykonos, Crete, and Athens.

Neyzen has developed unique journeys to through out Greece mainland and the Cycladic and Dodecanese Islands. (http://www.neyzen.com.tr/Yachtingpage.htm)

2005 – Neyzen Travel and Yachting branches into private and individual travel for German speaking countries offering cultural tours in Turkey as well as yacht charter in the Turkish coast and nearby Greek Island. (www.neyzentours.de).

Today – Neyzen has served over one million international guests and is staffed by over 250 highly experienced employees. The 38% return clientele rate is testimony to the company’s exemplary service and reputation.

Neyzen has also long believed in giving back to society and is involved in various charitable foundations and Turkish environmental affairs.