Hi ! I'm Turgut. I work as a pscyhologist and social worker in Hatay. I love music, water and nature sports, traveling. I love all the animals ! I'm a musician. I play harmonica and mey (Traditional Turkish instrument)

I am exact a nature man. I don't like crowded areas, the center of the cities, parties etc...I try to recover my soul in the nature. Therefore i definitely go to forest, seashores, lakes, mountains or fields. I sometimes do garden works and simple organic agriculture.

The other unchangeable part of my life are scuba diving and music. I wanna be professional both in two departments.

About diving...Hatay is one of the most popular location about diving in Turkey. We have a mountain named Casius or Keldağ which has a border with Syria. And the coasts of this mountain are amazing ! There are a lot of underwater caves, different kinds of stingrays, interesting fishes including the ones which come to the mediterranean sea from redsea. The most beautiful season is autumn. If you wanna have this experience, please give me the exact information at least 15 days before you come here.

By the way after the big two earthquakes which happened 6th February 2023, a lot of my close friends and relatives died (more than 100 people) Me and my mother were alive by chance. Our apartment was totally destroyed after the third big earthquake which happened in 20th february. We moved to our village house located in Reyhanlı. Now we started a new and meaningless life. It's imppossible to cope the traumas. But we are happy when we host a friend. Maybe we don't have so much possibilities but we feel better when someone visit us.

My rules...You should notice that i live in small village house with my mother. I also have two cats. I always get up early and the day start early for me. If you love naturel village life, my possibilities are ok for you. But if you like popular life, i am not suitable for you

The most important one is the aim of the couchsurfing. If you don't share your experiences or if your aim is a free hotel; please don't text me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people, to discover new cultures, to help the people who wanna travel to Antakya.

Interests

I'm SSI open water instructor and professional mey and harmonica player

• cats
• dogs
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• music
• piano
• cycling
• camping
• scuba diving
• agriculture
• trekking
• watersports
• ethnic music
• nature walks
• special education
• child psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music

-Classical Music (Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann)
-New age ( Yanni, Brian Crain, Clayderman)
-Turkish folk music
-Ethnic music (Mostly Azerbaijanian, Iranian, Caucasian, Arabesque, Balkanian, Russian)

Books

-Da Vinci code
-Ince Memed
-Werther
-When Nietzsche wept
-Poems and novels

Movies

-The Devil's advocate
-V for Vendetta
-PK
-Kite runner
-The Shawshank Redemption

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Paragliding at Fethiye !
Swimming at night at least 3 km !
Sleeping at the beach without tent or blanket !
Driving a boat in a wavy sea !

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach

-Scuba diving
-How to play a harmonica or mey :)
-How to cook delicious Turkish and Ottoman meals
-And of course my language Turkish

I can learn

-Your language
-Your travel experiences and suggestions
-Everything you want me to learn :)