Regarding your point on the tour operators prices for the King's Garden set menus Nichola, I think you are absolutely right. In fact, when we were last there, two "representatives" of one of the big UK holiday companies were in negotiating like rottwelliers - claiming that they could bring coachloads of trade.
I'm fairly sure these are "unofficial" excursions and the reason the price is higher is that these people expect a cut of course.
Book direct with Salih, he gets the same profit, you pay less - as it should be