About me

In fact, those who follow my articles regularly know me well. Of course, it is necessary to write a brief "about me" article for those who stop by or are interested in what I do and wonder who I am.

Those who want a neat CV From my Linkedin profile They can see all the details.

For those who are curious about my life story from Istanbul to Paris, here are all the details about me:

in the past century I was born in Istanbul; I grew up in Istanbul and blended in Istanbul. I am a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy.. Although I had adventures in electronics in high school and public relations in graduate school, I believe that the best thing I did in life was to study philosophy at university. However, by the way, I always wanted to be an architect :) My childhood and early youth were spent drawing and making models. I've always loved working with patterns and playing with colors.

I did my high school internship at Netaş, and while studying at university, I received an advertising certificate and worked as a copywriter and editor at an advertising agency. My compulsory military service in the east, engraved in my 16 months To improve my English after completing I lived in Washington DC for 3 months. Real business life was waiting for me on my return. I worked in sales operations and trade marketing at Rowenta, and in advertising and marketing at MTV Turkey and Kanaltürk. Excel, Power Point and Photoshop are the programs I deal with the most. Still, I prefer writing in Word, typing non-stop, over all of them.

In fact, I got involved in other things in between and started my life from scratch a few times; Some of them I succeeded, some of them I didn't :) I was never afraid of trying. Since 2014 blogger I really like to be called. No, I am not a tour guide, I am not a tourism professional, and I have never thought of becoming one. Only I am a blogger, my only job is to take care of Pariste.Net.

I'm the same as everyone else, I'm as special as everyone else after all. We can also say that he is someone who has adopted the principle of giving full justice to every day he lives and every breath he takes. I definitely love writing and drawing. I think music is the most important value for a culture to conquer me. Although I love world music, I also have a special enthusiasm for singing.

Even though eating and drinking is not my top priority in life, since my companion is a true gourmet, most of my life is spent traveling from restaurant to restaurant and meeting new tastes. However, my favorite food in this world is french fries :) So much so that I measure the taste criteria of the cuisine of every country I visit through French fries; I could write a book on this subject :) All jokes aside, I try to avoid having unhealthy foods in my kitchen and on my table as much as possible, including my favorite French fries. I believe in the importance of healthy eating.

I am fond of aesthetic values, I love everything beautiful. Beautiful, sophisticated and valuable... I definitely don't mean luxury and ostentation; A delicately woven handkerchief, a carefully drawn pattern, a piece of furniture sanded with precision, perhaps... I care about touching as much as seeing.

And traveling... Oh, isn't there travelling, that's what I like the most. I believe in the saying "There is relief in changing places", and I wander around at every opportunity and renew myself.

First, I toured more or less a large part of Turkey, and then I gradually expanded abroad. Outside of Paris in France Nice, Cannes , Monaco, Antibes, Marseille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Colmar, Mulhouse, Nîmes, Besançon, Annecy, Dijon, Toulouse, Nantes, Montpellier, Saint Cyprien, Toulon, Marseille, coulliour, Perpignan, Saint Tropez , Hyères, Aix-en-Provence, Rennes, Reims, Le Havre, Brest, Tours, Troyes, Limoges, Amiens, Orleans, Rouen, Caen, La Rochelle, Quimper, Grasse, Bayonne, Carcassone, Saint Malo, Blois, Amboise, Saumur, Saint Jean de Luz, Biarritz, Bayonne and I saw many other cities and towns.

outside france Germany, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Croatia, Netherlands, Georgia England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Hungary, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Vatican, Yunanistan, MartiniqueI had the chance to travel and see a considerable number of places in Brazil, Cuba, the USA and Canada.. As we traveled and saw, this love turned into a passion.

At one point, when I started going abroad twice a month, I realized that these trips were not enough anymore and decided to spend part of my life in another country. I found myself in Paris in March 2012, with an intention to go to England, enthusiasm for the USA, decision to Canada, and fate for France. With an interesting life path, I found myself in Paris in March XNUMX.

I had been to Paris as a tourist many times before, and each time I thought that this city was a perfect place to travel, but that it did not have much appeal for living. Because when viewed from the outside, despite all its splendor, it looked crowded, dirty and complicated. Especially the Deciding to settle here as someone who doesn't speak a word of French It really took courage. However, how wonderful I would be able to live my life in England, America or Canada with my English.

But fate had woven its nets, and now I was in Paris. As someone who knows every corner of Istanbul like the back of his hand, I needed to get to know Paris, my home where I will live from now on, in the same way, as soon as possible; Because I have always liked to be aware of where I live. What is where, how to go, where to eat, where to drink, where to have fun, where to rest, where to read, where to travel, and sometimes where to hide from everyone; I needed to know all of this; So that I can enjoy life more and be aware that I am truly alive. That's why, as soon as I settled in, I started traveling around Paris like crazy. I wandered around for months, getting on random buses and getting off at random places, sometimes at random. metro I put my head out of the stations and looked. On the other hand, I read and researched, made daily travel plans and threw myself out there. I wandered, I wandered, I walked, I walked and I always walked. Because I believed that the best way to explore a city was to walk.

learn french Since it was my priority, I also focused on language learning. During this process, I stayed away from Turkish as much as possible in order to improve my ability to think in French. Otherwise, I should have started this blog much earlier. When I was convinced that I had learned French, or rather that I had reached my target level, I decided to write this blog to share my Paris experiences with other people, and as of the beginning of 2014, I published my first article on Pariste.Net.

My goal is Paris Eiffel Tower'Why, "Champs ElyseesIt was about being able to tell people that this city is not just about "" and that this city has an incredible wealth. When I first settled in Paris, while trying to travel and learn, I first looked for a satisfactory Turkish source on the internet, but there was none; I always found my way and got to know the place I lived with English and French guides. And finally, because I thought there should be such a resource in Turkish, I started writing this blog under the name Pariste.Net so that it might be useful to someone.

I look back and look back I have published more than 500 articles to date.; It's truly mind blowing. Because there are still 100 more topics waiting to be written - for now. Moreover, I do not publish my articles and leave them alone, I try to come back frequently and update all the articles. I am enriching it with new additions and new links as well as updated photos. That's why what I do is not just writing an ordinary blog and publishing new articles...

It is a great pleasure for me to be rewarded for my efforts, that is, to see that what I write is useful to someone. As I look at the reading statistics and, more importantly, as I see the positive comments from you, I become more eager to continue this blog. I feel like I'm talking into someone's eyes, rather than looking into the vast void of the internet; This way, I enjoy my work more. That's why I intend to continue writing regularly and enriching this guide as much as I can by sharing what I travel and see; with your support Of course.

My Youtube channel at the beginning of 2017 Pariste.Net TVBy opening , I started to explain Paris with videos as well as my articles. With live broadcasts as well as productions, you can see wandering around the streets of Paris and how beautiful it is to travel from Paris, not only with photos but also with videos. with live broadcasts I always loved to share…

As of the beginning of 2018, the entire infrastructure of Pariste.Net has changed and its appearance has been renewed. As a result of months of work, I believe that I have managed to create a blog that you can use more easily and where you can find everything you are looking for effortlessly. Now I can say with peace of mind Although there are many travel blogs, I don't think there is another Turkish travel and life guide with such rich content describing a single tourist destination... In fact, the answers to my question about whether there is another blog like this are In my Instagram post at this link You can see it.

What else do I want to do? While I am preparing new articles and updating old articles, my work on "Pariste.Net in English" continues, but it will take some time for me to handle it on my own. At the first opportunity, I want to make another work introducing the beautiful French cities I am visiting. Next, I have the idea of ​​writing another blog about other countries I have visited (and will visit). At the same time, I have to take care of three separate books, all of which have been completed in my mind. One of the things I want most is was to write a novel about Paris And this dream of mine came true in 2022. my book A Week in Paris My happiness increased exponentially when it took its place on the shelves..

like many people Covid-19 Pandemic Even though it disrupted my work, it was possible for me to recover and return to my old pace over time. As a result of health issues and some developments in my family, I had to return to Istanbul after ten years. After spending about a year and a half in Istanbul To the south of France as of July 2023, Côte d'Azur – French Rivierathe most beautiful city of NiceI settled in. I go to Paris often.

For now it seems From now on, my life will pass in the triangle of Istanbul - Paris - Nice....

Accompany me on this journey your unwavering support Thank you very much for this.

For photos where you can find a "brief summary" of the places I have visited so far. this link you can look. If you want to read a general opinion about my experiences in Paris, you can read “Ninth Year in ParisI recommend you to take a look at my article. To have a general idea about the comments written about me, I would like to ask you to read the comments under the two photos shared on the French Cultural Center's Instagram account.. For the comments under the first post photo in this link, for the comments under the second post photo in this link now to get started.

Here is my story and what I can say about myself in a nutshell. Of course, there is much more to tell and many articles to share.

That's pretty much who I am; So who are you?

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With love

Ahmet ÖRE | April 2024 | Paris & Nice

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When I was just the size of a flower
I opened
Then my petals became as big as my love
not with birds
I was afraid of getting lost in the fight for bread