Kind, easygoing, open-minded, fun, heartful and helpful.

I am a music researcher and preparing documentary series "Sounds of Place" seeking the connection between music, architecture and daily life. So much interested in art, walking in religious sites, discover heritage of cities, and local artists.

Preferring to film indoor or outdoor original live performances with plain voice and instruments (if possible), including interview with artists and locals on what they feel when listening that live concert.

I am also an amateur musician, singing vocal in our band once in every month on classical Turkish music dating back from 20th to 17th century.

Writing down blog (in Turkish) about art & music focusing on heritage, genres, albums, styles, techniques, critics for more than ten years.

We have a group on Clubhouse which is a live radio platform to make weekly programs on Turkish and international cinema. We have completed over 200 chapters so far.

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Tips on almost every city of Turkey such as Istanbul, Antalya, Balikesir, Bursa, Canakkale, Cappadocia, Nevsehir, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Mugla, Sinop, Trabzon and many more...

In pursuit of music and filming, I travelled across Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, N. Cyprus, N. Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden)

Some Middle East (Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria)

Little Americas (US, Venezuela)

And would love to share my itienaries on driving routes, local cultures, habits, must-see places, where to stay, which coasts to swim, which museums to visit, what to do, what to eat and etc.

Living with two cats, and hosting friends for several years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- To meet new friends and help people visiting Turkey.

- To give tips on different cities across Turkey in every region. I travelled 70 of 81 cities of Turkey several times and you can trust my recommendations :)

- I would love to exchange cultures with visitors from different countries.

- I like learning new languages.

- I love tasting new cuisines

- Making cooperation in future

Interests

• arts
• literature
• cycling
• travelling
• cinema
• cuisine
• networking
• heritage
• recording music
• filmography
• architecture photography
• scenario

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classical music, jazz, soul, fusion, psychedelic, funk, techno, local and ethnic.

Tea: Collecting original tastes from various parts of the world, especially China, India, Japan, Kenya, Thailand, Vietnam. Serving them to friends. Favorites are Darjeeling, Benifuki, Assam, Milky Oolong, Golden Yunnan.

Movies: Directors - Akad, Angelopoulos, Ceylan, Cohens, Coppola, Demirkubuz, Eisenstein, Erksan, Fellini, Gatlif, Hitchcock, Inarritu, Jarmush, Kaurismaki, Kieslowski, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Kiyarustemi, Leone, Loach, Lynch, Scorcese, Tarantino, Tarr, Turgul

Books: Specifically on music, philosophy, arts, cinema and literature

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled across Europe by sleeping at stations, helped earthquake victims, care orphaned children...

Teach, Learn, Share

Filming, making documentary, photography, writing scenario, travel experience on cities.

Can show you how to make teas with different tastes and aromas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Itienaries on

Driving routes,

Local cultures,

Habits,

Must-see places,

Coasts to swim,

Museums to visit,

Mountains to hike,

What to do,

What to eat and etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States