Who we are

The "Fairy Chimney Inn" is managed by Dr Andus Emge and his wife Gülcan Yücedogan-Emge as the guesthouse of the "Cappadocia Academy".

Andus published his thesis on the change of traditional cave habitat in Göreme in 1989 and continued to come back to the place regularly to also produce a 45 min documentary film about this subject for German TV.

In 1998 after some years of teaching at Heidelberg University, occasional tour guiding in islamic countries like Yemen, Oman and Pakistan and five years of scientific work at the ethnographic museum in Cologne, Andus returned to Göreme for further studies on social change.

Restoring an old cave-house which is now the site of the "Fairy Chimney Inn", he established the Cappadocia Academy as an independent forum and network of regional experts platform_c together with other professionals and artists from all over the world focusing on different pilot projects and studies concerning this unique UNESCO world heritage site. He continues to live in the village as director of the Academy and as an individual tourism operator.

Gülcan was born in Göreme, but grew up and lived in Kayseri for about 25 years where she became a professional hairdresser. After meeting Andus on an occasion visiting her parents village, both of them decided to live together, to get married and to live a kind of 'modern' village life based on tourism. Both of them established the "Kapadokya Akademy Ltd. Sti" as a frame of their business activities.

Andus & Gülcan offer some of their many rooms in their 'fairy chimney' to guests and visitors form all over the world to allow them an individual insight to this unique local housing tradition inside these Cappadocian caves.

With our wide spread local knowledge we can consult you on different levels concerning your travel planning's in Cappadocia. Our multiple contacts and regional experience can provide you with best service, so we can help you to find the right travel solutions concerning your personal interests.

Our aim is to make your stay in Cappadocia as nice as possible. We always try to create a friendly and peacefully atmosphere and are open for all kind of questions and suggestions.

photograph by Ralph Gabriner, © 2006