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Hi guys! I'm Duru from Istanbul, Turkey. 

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Hi guys! I'm Duru from Istanbul, Turkey. 

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I was born in Ankara and lived there until I graduated from the university. I have been working and living in Istanbul for 4 years now and I am totally in love with this city! There are so many hidden gems that still need to be explored. If you want some travel tips about Istanbul or Turkey in general, please do not hesitate to ask :) Here is a picture of the Maiden's Tower located in Bosphorus taken by me :)

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After working for an international law firm located in Istanbul for 4 years with an emphasis on renewable energy projects, I decided to take a break from this "corporate life" and now I am back to being a student :)
I am really looking forward to starting my LL.M. in UCLA in January. I will be specializing in energy and environmental law so if you are interested in environmental issues please reach me out!

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I love cinema and I really love to explore new movies from different countries.  I try to watch a film per day and there are still so many on my watchlist! I would love to meet with you guys and attend cinema festivals together in L.A.

My favorite Turkish director is Nuri Bilge Ceylan ("NBC"), you might have heard his name from the Cannes Film Festival in the last couple of years. Other than NBC, my top 5 list is as follows:

- Ethan & Joel Coen
- Xavier Dolan
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Andrea Arnold
- Gaspar Noé

Here is a movie poster of my favorite movie from NBC, with which he won the Grand Prize of the Jury and was nominated for Palme D'or in the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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I've been taking photographs for 2 years with my Canon Eos 800D  and try to improve my skills by practicing. I am lucky that California has a lot of scenic places for photograph lovers! Here is the latest picture I took, the beautiful full moon and the Mediterranean sea at night :)

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I don't know how to put it into words but I have a thing for seas :) I love everything about the sea, chilling by the sea and watching the sunset, swimming with snorkel and exploring the underwater scenery. I haven't tried scuba diving yet but I will in California for sure!

Here is a picture of me posing in front of a beautiful coast at the Black Sea.

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I have 2 cats called Prince and Miço. Prince is living with my family in Ankara and Miço used to live with me in Istanbul. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with cat allergy last year so I had to give my son, Miço to another caring family. I miss him very much but I know that he is in good hands...

Here is a picture of me and Miço.

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And here is a picture of Prince while he was contemplating about how hard is life in summertime for a cat with all this fur :)

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I love exploring new music and sounds, so would like to hear more about the local bands /  musicians from your home countries. I really love alternative rock / indie but I enjoy all kinds of genre if it has a good sound. I also used to play clarinette in an orchestra in the secondary school but it has been a long very long time.

My latest obsession is King Gizzard & the Lizzard Wizard and I am currently listening to them while I'm writing this :) Here is a link if you haven't heard of them before: