I was born in this ancient city of Istanbul. I started my career in textiles in the early 90s as a restorer. This is when I fell in love with the magic of colors.
Along with my textile profession, I also started traveling and got the love bug for travelling. When I explored the beauty of sharing knowledge and experiences, I decided to become a travel guide. Having studied for four years, I became a professional travel guide in 2004. Ever since, my trips included cultural and historical tours; walking and hiking adventures, cruising, rafting, culinary and shopping tours in all over Turkey. Trekking in the Lycian trail in Taurus Mountains and hiking on the Mt. Ararat was a lot of fun. I also led trips in some countries in Central Asia and Middle East. During in the last 25 years of my travels, I have collected beautiful art objects in different art forms. Among them, the glass beads turned out to be my favorite.
Today, with my web page I am building in my spare times, I am aiming to introduce you with the glass bead art. Besides enjoying my collection objects, you can also review my beads on sale in the link “Shop for Beads” at the top menu.
Thank you for taking your time to visit my web site.
Mesut Ozgen
Travel Guide & Bead Art Collector / Dealer
