Photos from more than two decades of moving around, working, and spending time outside. The collection covers travel, hiking, conferences, and personal moments across Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa.

Cities and Travel

City scenes, landmarks, and long-distance journeys across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, from Paris, Rome, London, and Marrakesh to Beijing, Osaka, Machu Picchu, Torres del Paine, the Grand Canyon, and Zanzibar.

Yusuf Aytas in ParisYusuf Aytas in AmsterdamYusuf Aytas in RomeYusuf Aytas in LondonYusuf Aytas in MarrakeshYusuf Aytas in DublinYusuf Aytas in BaselYusuf Aytas in BeijingYusuf Aytas at Belfast CastleYusuf Aytas in CologneYusuf Aytas in EdinburghYusuf Aytas in IndonesiaYusuf Aytas in Las VegasYusuf Aytas in LatviaYusuf Aytas in MaltaYusuf Aytas in OsakaYusuf Aytas in ThailandYusuf Aytas in KyrgyzstanYusuf Aytas in ZhangjiajieYusuf Aytas in Antelope CanyonYusuf Aytas in FlorenceYusuf Aytas in VietnamYusuf Aytas in ZanzibarYusuf Aytas at Sigiriya, Sri LankaYusuf Aytas at Taj Mahal, IndiaYusuf Aytas at Machu Picchu, PeruYusuf Aytas hiking to Machu PicchuYusuf Aytas at Chichen Itza, MexicoYusuf Aytas at Torres del Paine, ChileYusuf Aytas at Grand Canyon

Türkiye

Turkiye runs through this gallery as both home and memory. The photos move through Ankara, Bursa, Izmir, Bodrum, Gaziantep, and Erzincan, then quieter places such as Gokcedere and Bayburt. They include school memories, rural landscapes, horse riding, and old houses.

Yusuf Aytas in ErzincanYusuf Aytas in GaziantepBursa Anatolian High SchoolYusuf Aytas with a friend in AnkaraYusuf Aytas in Nevşehir, CappadociaYusuf Aytas with a friend at the Ankara Flight MuseumYusuf Aytas in BoluYusuf Aytas in a field in GökçedereYusuf Aytas horse riding in GökçedereYusuf Aytas with a dog in BayburtYusuf Aytas in BursaYusuf Aytas in BayburtYusuf Aytas in İzmirYusuf Aytas in BodrumYusuf Aytas in Bodrum TownYusuf Aytas at an old house in Gökçedere

Nature and Outdoors

Mostly hiking. Regular time in Wicklow, trips around Ireland, and bigger outdoor trips connected to places like Machu Picchu and Zhangjiajie. Also climbing trees, surfing, and generally going outside.

Yusuf Aytas in CorkYusuf Aytas in WicklowYusuf Aytas climbing a treeYusuf Aytas in the Wicklow MountainsYusuf Aytas surfingYusuf Aytas on a swing

Academic and Professional Life

From Bilkent University and graduation to speaking at CodeTalks in Hamburg, teaching software engineering in Dublin, and leading teams.

Yusuf Aytas at Bilkent UniversityYusuf Aytas at Bilkent University graduation with familyYusuf Aytas in Hamburg at CodeTalks ConferenceYusuf Aytas teaching software engineering at Dublin Business SchoolYusuf Aytas with students at Dublin Business SchoolYusuf Aytas at a team building activity

Family and Friends

Friends and family across different years and places. Time with Emin Emiroglu, Ender Demirkaya, and Alperen Eraslan in Barcelona, Ankara, New York, Buenos Aires, and Kutahya, plus a few broader family moments.

Yusuf Aytas with Emin Emiroglu in BarcelonaYusuf Aytas with Ender Demirkaya and Alperen Eraslan in AnkaraYusuf Aytas with a friend in AnkaraYusuf Aytas with Ender Demirkaya in New YorkYusuf Aytas with Ender Demirkaya in Buenos AiresYusuf Aytas with familyYusuf Aytas with family in BursaYusuf Aytas with his nephewsYusuf Aytas with Alperen Eraslan in Kütahya

Photos collected over more than two decades, from Hamburg and Dublin to Kyrgyzstan, Zhangjiajie, Machu Picchu, and Torres del Paine. Conference moments, university years, outdoor trips, and time with friends and family.

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This gallery includes travel photography, outdoor and hiking photos, software engineering conference moments, university memories, and personal photos with friends and family collected over more than two decades.

The collection includes photos from places such as Paris, Rome, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Beijing, Osaka, Kyrgyzstan, Machu Picchu, Torres del Paine, Grand Canyon, and many locations across Turkiye.

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