I'm Bekir, I'm a 20 years old student from Ankara/Turkey. Ankara is my home city but I study in Istanbul since 2 year. I like traveling, learning new things, exploring new places. I'm in love with music, cinema and literature. I play music in the street in my free times.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well it's a great way of connecting with local people during your trip. I like it for all this cultural exchange.

Music, Movies, and Books

I love jazz music, I'm a big fan of Bill Evans, John Coltrane and Bach (I also listen classical music sometimes) My favorite albums are Undercurrent by Bill Evans and Jim Hall, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane.
My favorite director is Tarkovsky. He is the reason that I study communication in the university. My favorite movie is The Mirror by Tarkovsky. I also like Bergman and Bresson.
I love russian classics. It's hard to say this or that is my fav book, but let me write the names of my favorite books: Crime and Penalty, The Brothers Karamazov, Grapes of Wrath, For Whom the Bell Tolls. I'm also in love with the poems of Nazım Hikmet.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last summer, I went to the most beautiful vacation resorts in the south of Turkey with my cousin by hitchhiking from the city where I live. We took our guitars with us and wandered around like two free-spirited gypsies, exploring the shores of the Aegean Sea. We slept in our tents, and whenever we needed money, we played music to earn a living. With the money we made, we satisfied our hunger, and whenever we got bored of a place, we hitchhiked to another destination. We enjoyed the freedom and spontaneity of life, living like two hippies straight out of the 60s.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn different cultures and life style. Wherever you are in the world, I'd like to see and learn about your culture and life style.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my culture, my thoughts, my life opinion, my life experience (well I'm just 20 :P). I would like to share interesting conversations with you. (When there's 2 people from different countries, just casual things may be so interesting to talk. Because we may have very different cultures and life styles. And if you are a culture enthusiast just like me, we may have so many things to talk and share :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey