One day, a little kitten ran out from under a car and came to me. Since that day, I have been living in the same house with that cat, and since that day
I love cats more than people.
(This is my best true story.)

I am a teacher living in Istanbul.

My philosophy is to live for goodness always and everywhere.

I advocate for human and animal rights. 🙋🏻‍♂️I know it's a challenging endeavor.😊

I am anti-capitalist and anti-fascist. For me, all people are equal. There are only good people and bad people, and this distinction is not based on nationality or religion. Please do not approach me with your religion or nationality; come to me with your humanity.

If you discriminate against others, please find another host. I do not want guests who discriminate based on color, geography, gender, race, or who are homophobic. There is no room in my home for those who harbor discriminatory views.

I dislike selfish individuals. I appreciate generous and kind people. I love literature, enjoy reading, and appreciate open-minded individuals who are socially aware.

I like drinking alcohol and usually enjoy it at home. If you share this interest, we can drink together. 🍻

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet New people, visiting new countries and welcoming new people, and sharing new ideas and listening to their stories.

Interests

• cats
• books
• literature
• human rights
• politics
• geography
• philosophy
• social science
• travel
• cinema
• animal rights
• existentialism
• drinking beer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: jazz, folk and ethnic music.

Books:

Louis Aragon,
Arthur Rimbaud
Vladimir Mayakovski
Furuğ Ferruhzad
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Friedrich Nietzsche
Franz Kafka
Nazım Hikmet
Virginia Woolf
Federico Garcia Lorca
Albert Camus
Jean Paul Sartre
Milan Kundera
Samuel Beckett
Lev Tolstoy
Edip Cansever
Ursula K. Leguin
Maxim Gorki
Yaşar Kemal
Mehmet Uzun
George Orwell
Harmann Hesse
Jack London
etc.

Pavese writes to Hemingway on October 3, 1948:

"Have you ever seen the Piedmontese hills? They're brown and yellow and misty, sometimes green... You'd love it if you saw it."
Your C.P.

… and there is no limit to love.

Movies: Art Films and Historical films

My favorite movie directors:
Ken Loach
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Jean-Luc Godard
Abbas Kiarustemi
Bela Tarr
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Yılmaz Güney
Andrei Tarkovsky
Roy Andersson
Wim Wenders
Lars Von Trier
Ömer Kavur
İngmar Bergman
Giuseppe Tornatore
Alejandro González Iñárritu
François Truffaut
etc.

“Hope is a good thing, perhaps the best, and good things never die.”
The Shawshank Redemption

Teach, Learn, Share

I like teaching, learning, and sharing :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

To shaire my house, to show the city, to share knowledge.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey