I grove up in ankara, the capital of turkey, with my parents who are like cats and dogs but still lovingly together! spent a lovely childhood mostly in the nature, living in the suburbs, goin to camping, fishing with dad, enjoying fireside nights under the stars.. honestly I had a delightful childhood.

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during my early years, including my collage education at bilkent university, where I studied interior architecture and environmental design, I was already aware that I should be creating and giving rather than taking in and learning something that I was not aligned with my interests, such as studying international relations. although I spent  2 years studying it.. in retrospect, now I can see it gave me a play time to experiment with different things..

 

after graduation in 2007, I moved to istanbul to pursue my dream of becoming an interior architect. I was lucky enough to work in a successful company where I collaborate with fascinating people and designed alluring projects. in 2009, I was promoted to partner. I designed mostly FnB (food and beverage) interiors, but I also worked on hotel, retail, clinic interiors, and even logos. my personal favorites were designing night clubs. 

 

besides my work, I was always curious about esoteric philosophies. I practiced reiki in the beginnings of 2000s. I took countless a psychological therapy sessions including psychodrama, family constellations, quantum field explorations, shamanic journeys with drums, breath works and plant medicines.

 

starting from 2007, I was becoming a yogini throughout my daily practices. in 2017, I realized I knew very little about it and decided to take a 500-hour teacher training course with mey elbi to become a certified yoga instructor. though I mainly use my certification to give private classes and teach the fundamentals of yoga to beginners, I believe its essential to include it in classes as I felt it was lacking.

 

in 2019, I left my firm in istanbul for what I thought would be a six-month adventure in tulum, mexico; followed by a trip to the brazilian amazon. but the universe had other plans. the pandemic began, and I found myself rooted in the magical mayan lands of mexico. there, I deepened my creative and spiritual practice; designing hotels, restaurants, and art installations, while also diving further into yoga, shamanic journeys, and inner work.

 

the path of growth continued in 2023, when i traveled to asia to sit in silence for a vipassana retreat at a monastery; followed by a darkroom retreat with grand master mantak chia. i completed my training in advanced inner alchemy and became a certified practitioner.

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now, i’m back in turkey; living by the sea in bodrum

still creating, still designing, and still devoted to the sacred art of living.

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