On February 15, 1977, I was born in Nuremberg, Germany, the last child of a family of workers. In 1982, I returned to my ancestral hometown, the village of Kaymakçı in the district of Payis in the province of Izmir. In other words, I am a nomad from the maşattepe cumulus of the Otamış plateau of Izmir. I started primary school here. My family made a living from farming and trade. I know how to break tobacco, water the orchard or cut okra. In 1985 we moved to Izmir, where my father worked as a taxi driver and supported our family for years. I completed my middle and high school education in Izmir.