A sociology student, trying to understand what is happening.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet travellers with stories to tell and learn from people.

To show and prove that we can build relationships without money.

Interests

I am curious about society. To learn stories of things that built by people (a monument, a belief, a state) is always excites me. So, I like reading academic articles in history and sociology plus I like to listen/read original stories of people.

I like outdoor sports -especially bicycle touring and scuba diving- because those sports relax me after the city decharged me. (I am living in Istanbul) However; despite lots of cons, I like Istanbul.

• arts
• cycling
• camping
• scuba diving
• swimming
• sociology
• trekking
• open source
• linux
• ömer hayyam
• turkish movies

Music, Movies, and Books

Erkan Oğur, Babazula, Bach, Dire Straits, The Doors, jethro Tull, Aynur, Omar Bashir, MFÖ, Neşet Ertaş, Pink Floyd, Reşid Behbudov, Siya Siyabend, Zeki Müren, Ahmet Kaya, Nasser Shamma, Bob Marley, Ali Farka Touree, Chehade Brothers

Kurosawa, Kubrick, Taratino, Onur Ünlü, Demirkubuz, Reha Erdem

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo; La vita è bella; Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi; The Big Lebowski; Eşkiya; Her Şey Güzel Olacak

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got caught mumps two times while I was a child. Only 5 of 1000 children are lucky enough to get caught two times.

And I was "sınıf başkanı" (President of class?) at 4th grade at primary school,

And I was the headmaster of the primary school for one day at 23rd April 2006 when I was 10 years old.

10 days of solo bicycle tour from Istanbul to Ayvalık.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you all about Turkey (History, current politics, movies etc.). Actually not everything but the most.

Lots of tips and tricks about traveling in Turkey. If you are planning a cheap trip to Turkey I can help you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can listen them for hours :)

I can talk about my interests

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Cyprus, Iran, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey