I’m 34, British (but Turkish at heart) and a graduate in youth and community work. I run a small homeless policy charity in my spare time and listen to music pretty much all day. I was born in the UK, lived in London between 2016-2019 before moving to Turkey for 13 months. After Covid moved to Birmingham for 3 and a half years and now back in London doing a Masters in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London.

I love meeting new people and exploring new things. So please feel free to message me!

If you’re in Istanbul and need some advice I’m happy to help any time. If I’m in Istanbul when you’re here, then I’d love to show you around the place I call my second home!

Fun fact: Shisha is the way to my heart - well, more my throat!

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Staying in hotels can be so boring, expensive and dull. I love meeting new people and getting to see the local hospitality.

Interests

Love music, politics, cycling, debating, blogging, conversation, travelling, photography, media, shisha, cocktails

• human rights
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• social work
• couchsurfing
• london
• turkey
• europe
• netflix
• shisha
• wikipedia
• transport
• united kingdom

Music, Movies, and Books

Love music and Spotify is my infinite bible. I love finding new music to listen too. Love reading online and movies, I’m not the biggest movie fan but I wouldn’t turn it down!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

More than one:

Gatecrash the BAFTA TV Awards in 2017 and had a selfie with Ant and Dec

Travel 24 hours from Istanbul to Sofia, Sofia to Zadar, Zadar to Birmingham all for £52.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have been homeless and studied bits of psychology and sociology. I love human rights and am a passionate campaigner. I run a homeless charity in the UK because of my experience.

I love to learn about other cultures and experiences, so please feel free to message me so we can meet up or just chat on the phone/WhatsApp.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, conversation, a hug (I’m good at them apparently!), menemen and maybe even chocolate! 😁

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United Kingdom