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Can you tell us briefly about Motorcycles came into my
yourself?
I am Gülşah. I was born in
Istanbul in 1994. For 16 years,
I have been struggling with
the freedom that motorcycles
have brought to my life. Why
do I say “struggle”? Because
of the freedom that the
motorcycle has brought to my
life, I'm struggling to lead a
regular life.
I am a teacher, teaching
children with intellectual
disabilities. I worked with
disabled children for about
2 years. These 2 years
were the most enjoyable
periods of my life. I saw
the difficulty of working
in Türkiye's conditions. I
thought about the hours that
passed by without seeing or
experiencing anything other
than routine life. I felt like I
had to first realize the things
I dreamed of and then return
to teaching.
I have been actively traveling
on my motorcycle for 8 years.
The priority of all my plans
is to travel. If there is a very
important meeting against
a motorcycle trip, you must
have understood what my
preference would be.
We always see you on the
roads with your motorcycle.
How did you develop a
passion for motorcycles
and the idea of traveling to
foreign countries? Why a
motorcycle?
I can't imagine traveling
life thanks to my father. The
fact that my father rode a
motorcycle was the biggest
influence on me. When I
was 13 years old, the year I
had just started high school,
my father bought me a
motorcycle as a gift. What a
great chance! My father did
not allow me to go out of the
garden on my motorcycle
for a long time. Then I
started secretly smuggling
the motorcycle. I parked the
motorcycle in front of the
high school most of the time,
I still can't describe the feeling
I felt there. After driving
secretly in the back streets
until I got my driver's license,
as soon as I got my driver's
license, I started traveling to
places I never knew about by
motorcycle.
I have been traveling on my
motorcycle for 13 years.
Motorcycles, which already
occupy an important place
in my life, provide me with
ease of transportation and
enable me to make many
friends. Because motorcycles
are a socializing means of
transportation. If you are
riding a motorcycle; All other
traveling motorcycle users
can travel with you, even for
a limited time. In this way,
long-lasting friendships can
be born. Thanks to these two
aspects, the motorcycle has
turned into a vehicle with
which I travel around the
world.
without a motorcycle; In fact, I
wonder what my life would be
like without my motorcycle. Samsun E-Magazine Samsun E-Magazine
You spend almost your
entire life on the road now.
How does it feel to travel all
the time?
In the past, not having a
routine, not having my own
bed to sleep in, and not
knowing anyone around
me scared me. It has been
6 months since I started my
journey. Now, at every step,
I proceed with a sense of
"curiosity", which is the best
aspect of travelling. Traveling
without knowing where I will
sleep or what I will eat in the
evening used to scare me, but
now I like it.
Of course, there are also
difficult aspects. There may
be some missing things
during the journey, and you
miss your loved ones. I have
to make very good planning
regarding travel. After a
while, I get tired and tired of
making plans. The fact that
the geographies where I ride
a motorcycle are not places
with every opportunity to
travel like Europe, makes
traveling sometimes difficult.
But every time I have a hard
time, I think about what being
on the road and traveling
has brought to me and what
experiences I've had. When I
think about it, my tiredness
goes away. 13 13