CURRENT MISSION

meeting francis ford coppola in person

ABOUT ME

I grew up in istanbul then moved to st andrews, scotland where I've been doing a phd in film studies for three years now. I am mostly described as adventurous, cheerful, contemplative, talkative, genuine and enthusiastic.

PHILOSOPHY

love and justice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

just joined!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

unfortunately none yet.

Interests

I am very passionate about cinema and electronic music I also love literature, poetry, dancing, party organizing, traveling and contemplating.

• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
roman jazz, kurdish requems, fado, gypsy punk, balkan music, alevi folk, aramaic (suryani) hymns, armenian fantasies, qawwali, cool jazz and any sound made by electricity such as sound of thunder, car engine (is this to do with electricity really?), hair dryer, trip-hop, chillout, drill n bass, breakcore, electro jazz, acid jazz and of course SOUND JUNCTION rocks!

cinema: the show (by tod browning); safety last; bram stoker's dracula; a place on earth; HEAD ON; il portiere di notte, body double; wild at heart; HIRSIZ VAR; shallow grave; gothic; sisters; open your eyes; SELVI BOYLUM AL YAZMALIM; devdas; the holy mountain; a woman under the influence; VESIKALI YARIM; code 46; the unbearable lightness of being; henry and june; PARIS QUI DORT; broken blossoms or the yellow man and the girl; orphans of the storm; bible lands films; ESKIYA; gonul yarasi; UMUT; sahib bibi aur ghulam; AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE; KABADAYI; rumble fish; music lovers; masumiyet; KADER; hayatimin kadinisin; LUST CAUTION; die bitteren tranen der petra von kant; der blaue engel; the age of innocence; tickets; rules of attraction; la grande bouffe; l'harem (marco ferreri); el topo; betty blue; southland tales; rainbow (not just to emphasize how much I love ken russel), YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

life itself.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love talking about eternity, infinity, time, history, memory, trance, love, hearing, seeing, perception, Turkish and English poetry, music, spectacle and all that is related to those!