CURRENT MISSION

Completing my master thesis and finding an opportun phd for my further researches.

ABOUT ME

It's hard to write about yourself but I can explain it with my occupations. I'm a full time researcher (I'm currently making my research about underground and alternative music scenes in Turkey), part time translator (I translated 3 graphic novel/comic book from French to Turkish and also worked as fixer several times with international media in Turkey), part time radio host (I founded a pirate radio - yes it's a secret!, where I broadcast live every Tuesday). I also worked as editor in a history magazine for two years before I decided to focus on academia. In sum you can presume that music is the most important and valuable passion in my life.

PHILOSOPHY

"Everything has been figured out, except how to live" - J.P. Sartre

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I knew couch surfing since very long time. I hosted some good people around the world in our family house in Istanbul but after moving in France, I lived in small places that weren't opportune to host in comfort my future fellas from CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted some good people within CS and beside CS. In Istanbul, my family house was a kind of hub for my international friends and also for their friends who where passing by. But I've never been hosted in somewhere.

Interests

In my life I interested in a lot of things like contemporary dancing, playing in a band, taking photos, going in very different kind of festivals, art, history, philosophy...

Now I'm more focused on radio and on my researches about music and politics.

• concerts
• festivals
• comics
• music
• journalism
• radio

Music, Movies, and Books

for music check out my last.fm : http://www.last.fm/user/psychedelicdumb

I love to take place in festivals and concerts. I try to not miss any concert or festival that I enjoy or I might enjoy.

Some of writers that I like; Jostein Gaarder, Orwell, Dostoevsky, Ray Bradbury, Orhan Pamuk, Camus, Ionesco. I'm an also enthusiast of Sci-fi and utopia/disutopias. I love reading Ursula Le Guinn, Alfred Bester, Philipp K. Dick. Beside translating them, I'm also a fan of graphic novels/comic books

Movies : Gaspar Noé, Coen Brothers, STAR WARS (before Disney of course..)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Friendships! (Also directed a 30 minutes short film to become graduated, that was something!)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well, for me the most important thing in life is good relationships (beside music!). I'm willing to share good friendships with hosts and visitors!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Turkey