Heyyo! It's Emre. I was born and raised in beautiful Istanbul. Working as a research assistant at a university and doing my PhD on economic history. Also very open-minded, interested in talking about history and politics. Really love playing historical strategy games like Europa Universalis IV, also Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Mount n Blade Bannerlord. I played Sims 4 too. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people while I explore the world.

Interests

• books
• coffee
• history
• games

Music, Movies, and Books

📚 the lord of the rings (j. r. r. tolkien), siddhartha (hermann hesse), the brothers karamazov (fyodor dostoyevsky), one hundred years of solitude (gabriel garcia marquez), the black book (orhan pamuk)
🎼 pink floyd, nina simone, depeche mode, sofi tukker, massive attack, céline dion, fairuz
🎬 spirited away, j’ai tué ma mère, howl's moving castle, amores perros, hable con ella, eyes wide shut

What I Can Share with Hosts

as an academic at university, i can share everything i have experienced so far. i think i learned a lot info about all around the world while studying history and economics. we can have conversations that will make you love the fields of history and economics, which are boring for most people. :D there is so much to discover!

on my parents' side, both my grandparents were cooks. if i have inherited cooking skills left (i think there's some :p) i can make you some very good turkish/eastern mediterranean food!

Countries I’ve Visited

Georgia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Turkey