CURRENT MISSION

Writing my dissertation while also enjoying life as much as possible

ABOUT ME

I am a graduate student at NYU and am writing my dissertation on Turkish and German literatures.

Interests

cinema, philosophy, modern literature, cooking, world music

• writing
• literature
• cooking
• movies
• painting
• music
• world music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Impossible to list them all here. I love art house cinema, but also enjoy watching a variety of different genres, especially comedy and horror (about which I gave a course last summer at NYU). Besides classical music, rock and electronic music, I love listening to ethnic songs too (Lately I have been very interested in Bosnian sevdalinka, just to give an example).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Tekija in Blagaj, which I saw last March, was amazing. This is one of those places I would love to spend more than a few months.

Teach, Learn, Share

history of film and literature; Turkish cuisine; painting stones

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Turkey, United States