PHILOSOPHY:
Live in the Moment

Hi CS Community! I'm Ümit, I was born and raised in Istanbul. I'm an historian and I'm interested in different cultures, language, history etc.

I like commutation with people, I like meeting new people around of the world, learn different cultures.

I saw many cultures, I met different people. Most of all, I grew up in Turkey, for this reason I'm open every cultures, idea etc.

Lastly don't forget, In Istanbul the Cats are King!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love communicate with people, I love traveling, I love different cultures, I'm respectful, I'm open-minded therefore I'm in here!

Interests

• cats
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• concerts
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• sports
• basketball
• tennis
• history
• philosophy
• sociology
• hitchhiking
• travelling
• cinema
• football
• trekking
• museums

Music, Movies, and Books

Music 🎧:

Rock, Rock Ballads, Metal, Glam Metal , Blues, Classical Music, Folk Music, lndie.

I have lots of favorite bands and it's pretty hard to choose. But if I had to choose one Scorpions is my favorite band.

Kansas: Dust in the Wind
Scorpions: Wind of Change, Where the River Flows, Send me An Angel, Always Somewhere! 🤘🕊

Movies🎬:

I like watching movies.

Especially I Iike watching Independent, Drama, History, Biography, Documentary, Western (Modern, Spaghetti) Adventure, Road, Detective, Mystery Movies.

Quentin Tarantino is my favorite director.

My favorite actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Samuel Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio. My favorite actress: Natalie Portman, Frances McDormand.

Books 📚:

I like reading books, I enjoy reading History, Political, Science, Detective, Romance, Humour books.

My favorite writers: Orhan Pamuk, Aziz Nesin, Halil Inalcik, Jean Christophe Grange, Dan Brown.

I like watching TV Series

My Favorite TV Series: Six Feet Under, OZ, The Wire, The Sopranos, Fargo, True Detective, Mindhunter, Bojack Horseman, Friends.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: Different Cultures, Different Languages, Different Ideas, Different Story.

Share: Late Ottoman History (19th Century), History of the Republic of Turkey, Ataturk's Revelations and Modernization etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Turkey