![]() When I lost my business in Antalya, I did not return home to live with them because of my anger toward them and because of my pride. They did not approve of my choice of occupation and therefore did not help my financially. Unfortunately in February of 2001 there was an economic crisis in Turkey and we lost our business.ĭuring my university years my relationship with my family was not good. Until 2001 though things were not going so well, I was able to earn enough money to make ends meet. Finally in 2000 I moved to Antalya at the invitation of one of my colleagues with the purpose of becoming business partners. I was thinking that perhaps there is no God, but there is an energy that I am looking for.Īfter university, I worked in my field in several different cities. I tried to fill that empty space with all kinds of knowledge, but what I was really searching for was the creator. I started to look into religions like Buddhism and Hinduism. ![]() I did not believe there was a God.ĭuring my university years my interest in different philosophies increased. During this time I completely lost my belief in God’s existence. The Socialist ideas of sharing, equality and brotherhood drew my interest and I started to see myself as a Socialist. In those years I started to read books on Socialism and Karl Marx through the influence of some of my school friends who were leftist leaning. ![]() The relationship between my parents was getting worse and they decided to divorce. My two older brothers had gotten addicted to drugs while they were in Switzerland. The problems that were going on in my family caused our circle of friends to dissipate. In general I was questioning who God was and if Muhammed was a prophet. When I got to be 18 I started to ask questions about my faith, and I was not finding answers. From age 9 until 18 every summer vacation I was sent to attend Kuran courses at the local mosque. ![]() I lived there until I was 9 years old when my father wanted me to return to Turkey. My parents were working in a factory there. I was born in 1978 in Sherzingen, Switzerland. ![]()
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