BOĞAZİÇİLİİSMAİL

Where it all started. Born here

and spent my first 3 years before

moving to Moscow. No real memories

from that time, but it's my root

and where I'm from.

Where I was raised. 8 years here, where

I finished elementary school and got

fluent in Russian. Soaked up a culture

that shaped how I think and learned to

drive, swim, fight and cook young. This

is where I first picked up resilience

and a curious mind.

Over 10 years here, learned Turkish like

a native and pushed my English far. Got

into one of the best universities in the

country and grew across every side of

myself. Didn't just live Turkish culture,

I studied it, compared it to Russia, and

let it shape how I see life.