Çağatay Ulusoy: The Life Story Behind Turkey's Romantic Star

Çağatay Ulusoy is one of the most loved young stars of Turkish television, an actor who went from modelling and gardening to playing the romantic hero in some of the biggest Turkish series of the last fifteen years. He played Emir in Adını Feriha Koydum, Yaman in Medcezir, and Hakan in The Protector, the first Turkish original series on Netflix, and each role made him more famous, in Turkey and around the world.

He was born in Istanbul, and he grew up in a modest family, working ordinary jobs, studying, and dreaming of a bigger life, without knowing that he would one day be a star. He worked as a gardener, he modelled, and he took acting lessons, and he built his career step by step, with patience, with hard work, and with a quiet determination that is still the centre of who he is.

What makes his story worth telling is how he turned a modelling win into a serious acting career, and how he kept growing, from a teenage heartthrob to a leading man who could carry a Netflix series, a historical drama, and a modern thriller. He is not a star who became famous and then stopped learning. He is an actor who keeps studying, keeps choosing hard roles, and keeps surprising his audience.

This is the story of a boy from Istanbul who worked in gardens, won a modelling contest, and became one of Turkey’s most famous actors, a man whose series are watched in many countries, and whose name is known in homes around the world.

Istanbul, a Modest Family, and a Boy Who Worked Hard

Çağatay Ulusoy was born on 23 September 1990 in Istanbul, Turkey, into a modest family, and he grew up in the city, going to school, playing with friends, and learning the value of hard work from an early age. His family was not rich, and they lived a normal life, with school, with work, and with the everyday routines of a family in a big city, and Çağatay learned that if he wanted something, he would have to work for it, and that lesson stayed with him.

As a boy, he was tall, handsome, and quiet, and he was drawn to sports, to nature, and to the outdoors, and he liked to spend time outside, rather than in front of a screen. He was not a boy who dreamed of fame from an early age. He was a normal teenager, with normal interests, and with a sense that life would take him somewhere, even if he did not yet know where. He studied, he worked, and he waited.

He went to school in Istanbul, and he was a good student, but he also worked at ordinary jobs, including work as a gardener, a job that taught him patience, discipline, and respect for hard physical work, and that gave him a connection to nature that he still values. Gardening is not glamorous work, but it is honest work, and it taught him that a person grows by tending, by waiting, and by caring, lessons that later helped him as an actor.

The Istanbul of his youth was a huge and busy city, with millions of people, with opportunities for a young man who was willing to work, and Çağatay took those opportunities, one by one, without rushing, and without expecting fame to come quickly. He was a patient young man, and he believed that if he kept working, something good would happen, and that belief carried him through the early years.

His family supported him, and they encouraged him to study, to work, and to follow his interests, even when those interests seemed uncertain. They did not push him toward fame, and they did not expect him to become a star. They wanted him to be happy, and to make a decent life, and that support gave him the confidence to try new things, including modelling, and then acting, without fear of failure.

Modelling, Best Model, and a Door Opens

In 2010, Çağatay entered the Best Model of Turkey competition, a well-known contest for young models, and he won, becoming Best Model of Turkey 2010, and going on to represent Turkey internationally. It was a turning point, because it gave him a name, it gave him work, and it gave him a first taste of the world of fashion, of cameras, and of public attention, a world he had not known before.

Modelling taught him how to stand in front of a camera, how to move, how to handle a photoshoot, and how to be comfortable being watched, and those skills, though they seem simple, are important for an actor, who must also be comfortable in front of a camera, and who must know how to use his body, his face, and his presence. He learned quickly, and he became a successful model, working in Turkey and abroad.

But he knew that modelling was not enough for him, and that he wanted to act, to tell stories, and to become a performer, not just a face in a photograph. He began to study acting, taking lessons, learning the craft, and preparing for a career on television, and he did it seriously, because he understood that a model who wants to act must learn, must practise, and must earn respect as an actor, not just as a handsome man.

He auditioned for television roles, and he took small parts, and he learned on set, watching other actors, learning how a series is made, and building his confidence one scene at a time. It was not easy, because the world of television is competitive, and many young models try to become actors and fail, but Çağatay was patient, and he was willing to learn, and that patience paid off.

By 2011, he was ready for a bigger role, and the chance came, in a series that would make him a star, and that would change his life. He had gone from a gardener, to a model, to an actor, in a few short years, and he had done it by working hard, by learning, and by being ready when the chance arrived.

Adını Feriha Koydum and Emir, the First Great Role

In 2011, Çağatay was cast as Emir Sarrafoğlu in the television series Adını Feriha Koydum, which means I Named Her Feriha, a romantic drama about a rich young man, Emir, who falls in love with Feriha, a poor girl who pretends to be rich, and about the lies, the love, and the class differences that shape their relationship. The series was a huge success in Turkey, and it made Çağatay a star, because Emir was a character audiences loved, a handsome, rich, and troubled young man who learns to love honestly.

He played Emir for two seasons, and he became a household name, a teenage heartthrob whose face was on magazine covers, whose name was known to millions of young viewers, and whose series was watched in many countries, where it was dubbed and shown on television. He was still very young, only twenty-one when the series began, but he carried it with a maturity that surprised critics, and with a screen presence that made him stand out.

The series also taught him about fame, about the press, about fans, and about the pressure of being a young star, and he handled it with a calm that was unusual for someone so young. He did not seek attention, he did not make a show of himself, and he focused on his work, which is a hard thing to do when you are twenty-one and famous, and it earned him respect from directors and from older actors.

Adını Feriha Koydum remains one of the most loved Turkish series of the 2010s, and Emir remains one of Çağatay’s most remembered characters, a romantic hero who was both privileged and vulnerable, and who showed that Çağatay could play a leading man, with depth, with feeling, and with a screen presence that audiences loved.

After Feriha, he was a star, and he could have taken any role, but he did not rush. He took time, he chose carefully, and he waited for a role that would challenge him, and that would show that he was more than a romantic hero, and that patience paid off, when the next great role came along.

Medcezir, Yaman, and a Star Across the World

In 2013, Çağatay was cast as Yaman Koper in Medcezir, which means Tide, a Turkish adaptation of the American series The O.C., about a poor young man from a rough neighbourhood who is taken in by a rich family, and who tries to build a new life, while falling in love, and while facing the differences between his old world and his new one. The series was a huge success, and it ran for two seasons, and it made Çağatay even more famous, because Yaman was a character audiences loved, a young man who was honest, brave, and true, even when the world around him was not.

He played Yaman with a warmth, a humour, and a vulnerability that made the character feel real, and he showed that he could play a young man from a poor background, with the same skill he had shown as a rich hero in Feriha. That range, from rich to poor, from privileged to struggling, proved that he was a versatile actor, not just a handsome face, and it earned him respect from critics and from audiences.

Medcezir was watched in many countries, including in the Middle East, in Latin America, and in Europe, where Turkish series were becoming popular, and Çağatay became a global star, recognised in many countries, and loved by fans who watched his series dubbed in their own languages. He handled that international fame with calm, and with a professionalism that earned him respect, and he did not let it change him.

The series also gave him a chance to work with Serenay Sarıkaya, who played Mira, Yaman’s love, and their on-screen chemistry became one of the most loved pairings in Turkish television, with fans following their story, and their characters, with great affection. It was a partnership that worked, because both actors were young, talented, and committed, and because they trusted each other on screen.

After Medcezir, Çağatay was one of the biggest young stars in Turkey, with a fan base that spanned many countries, and with a career that seemed to have no limits. He had played two great roles, Emir and Yaman, and he had proved that he could carry a series, and that he could make an audience care, week after week, for years.

The Protector, Netflix, and a Global Star

In 2018, Çağatay was cast as Hakan Demir in The Protector, known in Turkish as Hakan: Muhafız, the first Turkish original series on Netflix, a fantasy action drama about a young man who discovers that he is the last Protector, a hero with a duty to protect Istanbul from dark forces, and who must learn to use his powers, while living a normal life. The series was a landmark, because it was the first time Netflix had made a Turkish original, and it introduced Turkish television to a global streaming audience.

He played Hakan for four seasons, from 2018 to 2020, and he became a global star, watched by Netflix viewers in many countries, who discovered Turkish drama through his series. He played the role with a physicality, with action scenes, with humour, and with a warmth that made Hakan feel like a real young man, not a superhero in a costume, and that is a hard thing to do in a fantasy series, where the effects can easily take over the story.

The Protector was a success for Netflix, and it opened doors for other Turkish series on streaming platforms, proving that Turkish stories could find a global audience, and that Turkish actors could carry a series for viewers around the world. Çağatay was at the centre of that change, and he handled it with the same calm and professionalism he had shown throughout his career.

Playing Hakan required physical training, action scenes, and long hours, and Çağatay prepared carefully, learning to fight, to run, and to perform stunts, and giving the role his full attention, season after season. He was not a star who relied on his looks. He was an actor who worked hard, and who took the physical demands of the role seriously, and that dedication showed on screen.

After The Protector, he was a global star, a name known to Netflix viewers around the world, and a leading man who could carry a series in any genre, from romance, to drama, to fantasy action. He had come a long way from a gardener in Istanbul, and he had done it by working hard, by learning, and by being ready for every chance.

Terzi, Kübra, and New Roles for a Mature Actor

After The Protector, Çağatay continued to take on new roles that showed his growth as an actor, including the Netflix series Terzi, known in English as The Tailor, in which he played Peyami, a talented tailor with a secret, a man who makes beautiful clothes, and who hides a painful family story, and the series Kübra, in which he played Gökhan, a young man who receives mysterious messages, and who must decide what they mean. These were darker, more complex roles, and they showed that he was no longer just a romantic hero, but a mature actor who could handle difficult characters.

Terzi was a success on Netflix, and it showed Çağatay in a new light, as a quiet, skilled, and troubled man, with a performance that was subtle, and that relied on small gestures, on a look, and on a pause, rather than on big speeches. It was a different kind of acting from his earlier work, and it proved that he had grown, and that he was willing to take risks, and to play characters who were not easy to like, or easy to understand.

Kübra, released in 2024, was another step, a thriller with a spiritual side, in which he played a man who must decide whether the messages he receives are a miracle, or a trick, and the series asked hard questions about faith, about truth, and about power, and Çağatay played the role with a seriousness that suited the story, and that showed his range as an actor.

He also worked in film, including the film Delibal, in which he played a young man with bipolar disorder, a brave and difficult role, and he showed that he was willing to take on stories about mental health, about love, and about pain, and to play them with honesty, and with respect. That willingness is a sign of a serious actor, one who cares more about the work than about being liked.

In recent years, he has continued to work, to choose roles carefully, and to grow, and he remains one of the most respected young actors in Turkey, a man who started as a model, and who became a leading man, through hard work, through learning, and through a deep respect for his craft.

A Quiet Star, a Private Life, and a Long Future

Off screen, Çağatay is a private person, and he has kept his personal life largely out of the spotlight, even though he is one of the most famous actors in Turkey. He does not share much about his relationships, his family, or his daily life, and he has said that he values his privacy, and that he wants his work to speak for itself, not his private life. That is a choice he has made, and he has kept it for many years.

He lives in Istanbul, and he enjoys a normal life when he is not working, spending time with friends, with family, and with nature, and he has kept the connection to the outdoors that he learned as a gardener, a love for the sea, for the forest, and for quiet places, away from the noise of fame. He is a calm man, and he does not seek attention, and that calm is a part of why audiences love him.

He is also known for his generosity, and for supporting causes he cares about, without making a show of it, and for being a professional on set, respected by directors, by writers, and by other actors, for his discipline, his preparation, and his kindness. He is not a star who makes life hard for others. He is a colleague who works hard, and who helps others do their best.

For people in Turkey, he is not just a star. He is a young man who worked hard, who came from a modest background, and who became a legend, without forgetting where he came from, and that makes him a role model for many young people, who see in him a proof that hard work, patience, and honesty can take a person far.

His future is bright, with new series, new films, and new roles ahead, and with an audience that spans many countries, and that waits to see what he will do next. He is in his thirties, and he is already a veteran, with a career that has lasted for more than a decade, and with many years ahead of him, to grow, to learn, and to surprise his audience again.

Global Fans, Streaming, and a New Kind of Stardom

Çağatay’s fame on Netflix changed the way Turkish stars are known around the world, because before streaming, a Turkish series was watched mainly in Turkey, and in a few neighbouring countries, but after The Protector, his face was known to viewers in America, in Europe, in Latin America, and in Asia, who discovered Turkish drama through a streaming platform, and who became fans, without ever visiting Turkey, and that is a new kind of stardom, a global one, built on a screen, not on a stage, and he was one of the first Turkish actors to live it.

His fans around the world are active on social media, sharing clips, translating interviews, and discussing his series, in many languages, and that fan community, spread across continents, is a part of his career that did not exist for earlier generations of Turkish actors, who were famous only at home, and Çağatay has handled that global fame with the same calm, and professionalism, that he showed in Turkey, replying with gratitude, and with respect, when he can, and letting his work speak, when he cannot.

He has also become a fashion icon, with magazine covers, with brand partnerships, and with a style that is simple, elegant, and modern, and that fashion work, though it is not acting, is a part of his public life, and it shows that he understands the visual side of stardom, how to present himself, and how to be photographed, lessons he learned as a model, and that he still uses, as an actor, on a red carpet, in a photoshoot, and on screen.

He has worked with directors from many countries, on Netflix productions, and on international co-productions, and he has shown that he can work in English, as well as in Turkish, and that he can adapt to different styles of filmmaking, from a Turkish drama, to a global fantasy series, and that adaptability is a sign of a professional, who is willing to learn, and to grow, and who is not afraid of a new challenge, even when it is in a new language, or a new genre.

He has also been honoured with awards in Turkey, for his acting, and for his contribution to Turkish television, and he is regarded as one of the most important young actors in the country, a man whose career is still growing, and whose best roles may still be ahead of him, and that is an exciting thought, for his fans, and for Turkish television, because a young star, with talent, with discipline, and with a global audience, has a future that is bright, and full of possibilities.

He has supported young actors, sharing what he learned, from modelling, to acting, to Netflix, and he has done it with a quiet generosity, not making a show of it, but helping when he can, and that generosity is a part of his character, and a part of why directors, and other actors, respect him, because he is not only a star, but a colleague, who works hard, and who helps others do their best, on set, and off it.

Today, he continues to work on Netflix, in film, and in television, and he remains a global star, a man from Istanbul, who worked in gardens, who won a modelling contest, and who became one of Turkey’s most famous actors, and whose story is a reminder that a long career is built on patience, on hard work, and on the courage to keep learning, and that is a story worth telling, for young people, in Turkey, and around the world, for a long time to come.

My Take:

I think the first thing I feel about Çağatay Ulusoy is admiration for how he built his career from nothing, from a gardener, to a model, to an actor, without a famous family, without money, and without a shortcut. He worked, he learned, and he waited, and when the chance came, he was ready. That is a story that gives hope to any young person from a modest background, who dreams of a bigger life, and who is willing to work for it.

I admire his role as Yaman in Medcezir most of all, because Yaman was a young man from a poor neighbourhood who tried to build a new life in a rich world, and who stayed honest, brave, and true, even when the world around him was not. Çağatay played him with a warmth and a vulnerability that made the character feel real, and I believe that came from his own life, from knowing what it means to work hard, and to come from a modest place, and to try to make a better life.

What moves me about his story is the gardening, the ordinary job he did before fame, because it tells me something about his character. He was not afraid of hard physical work, and he was not too proud to do it. He tended gardens, he waited, he cared, and he learned patience, and those lessons stayed with him as an actor. A person who has worked in a garden understands growth, and I think Çağatay understands growth, as a person and as an actor.

I also think about Emir in Adını Feriha Koydum, and about how he played a rich, troubled young man at only twenty-one, with a maturity that surprised critics. He was very young, yet he carried a long-running series, he handled fame, and he did it with a calm that was unusual for someone so young. That calm tells me he is a serious person, not just a handsome face, and that he understands that fame is a responsibility, not just a reward.

His work in The Protector also stays with me, because it was the first Turkish original on Netflix, and it introduced Turkish drama to a global streaming audience, and Çağatay was at the centre of that change. He played a superhero, but he played him as a real young man, with doubts, with humour, and with a normal life, and that is a hard thing to do in a fantasy series. He made Hakan feel human, and that is why viewers around the world loved him.

There is a sadness in his story too, and it is the sadness of Yaman, of Emir, of Hakan, characters who lose, who are betrayed, and who must find their way again, and Çağatay plays that sadness with honesty. He does not hide it, and he does not make it easy. He lets the audience feel it, and that honesty is what makes his performances worth watching, because they feel true, not acted.

For a young actor, I think the lesson is to be patient, to learn, and to be ready, because Çağatay did not become famous overnight. He modelled, he studied acting, he took small roles, and he waited, and when the right role came, he was ready. Many young people want fame fast, and his story says that slow, steady work is a better path, even if it is less exciting to talk about.

I also learn from him that a star should be private, calm, and respectful, because he does not share his personal life online, he does not seek attention, and he lets his work speak for itself. In a world where many famous people share every detail, that privacy is unusual, and it has helped him keep a long career without scandal, and without burnout. I respect that choice, and I think it is a sign of maturity.

His later roles, in Terzi and Kübra, matter to me too, because they show that he is growing, that he is willing to play darker, more complex characters, and that he is not afraid to take risks. Many actors who play romantic heroes are afraid to play a troubled tailor, or a man who hears mysterious messages, because they worry the audience will stop loving them. Çağatay did not worry about that. He chose the hard role, and he played it well, and that is a sign of a real actor.

I think about his fans around the world, in the Middle East, in Latin America, in Europe, who watch his series dubbed in their own languages, and who love him, even though they have never been to Turkey, and I realise that a good actor can cross borders, can speak to people in many languages, through a story, through a face, and through a feeling. That is a powerful thing, and Çağatay has done it, without ever leaving Istanbul.

Another thing I notice is how generous he is as a colleague, respected by directors and by other actors for his discipline, his preparation, and his kindness on set. He does not make life hard for others. He works hard, and he helps others do their best, and that is a professional attitude that is rare, and that is why directors keep calling him. They know he will not waste a scene, and they know he will give his best.

I also think about what his story means for young people in Turkey, who dream of becoming actors, and who come from modest families, and I believe his story says that it is possible, if you work hard, if you learn, and if you stay true to yourself. He did it, from a garden, to a modelling contest, to Netflix, and he is still doing it, and I hope he keeps doing it for many years to come.

In the end, I think Çağatay Ulusoy teaches us that a long career is built on patience, on hard work, and on the courage to keep learning, and that a handsome face is not enough, but a handsome face, with talent, with discipline, and with a good heart, can become a legend. He is still young, and he has already achieved so much, and I look forward to seeing what he does next.

One more thought stays with me, and it is about his quiet nature, and about how he lets his work speak, because in a noisy world, a quiet star is a rare thing, and it is a thing to value. He does not shout, he does not boast, and he does not seek attention, and yet millions of people know his name, and love his work. That is a kind of fame that is earned, not bought, and it is a fame I respect.

Finally, I think Çağatay reminds us that growth takes time, like a garden, and that a person who tends his craft, year after year, will grow into something beautiful. He started as a gardener, and he became a star, and he is still growing, still learning, and still surprising his audience, and that is a story worth telling, and worth remembering.

I keep thinking about his global fame on Netflix, and about what it means for a Turkish actor to be watched in America, in Brazil, in Germany, and in Japan, all at the same time, and I realise that this is a new kind of stardom, one that did not exist twenty years ago, and Çağatay was one of the first to live it, with The Protector, and he handled it with calm, and with professionalism, and that is a sign of a person who understands that fame is a responsibility, not just a reward, and who treats his audience, wherever they are, with respect.

I also think about his fans, in many languages, who translate his interviews, who share his clips, and who discuss his series online, and I find that moving, because it means his work crosses borders, and speaks to people who have never been to Turkey, through a story, through a face, and through a feeling, and that is a powerful thing, and it is a sign of a great actor, that his work can be understood, even when the language is different, because the feeling is universal.

His fashion work also matters to me, because it shows that he learned, as a model, how to present himself, and how to be photographed, and he still uses those lessons, as an actor, on a red carpet, and on screen, and that is a part of stardom that many actors ignore, but he does not, because he understands that an actor is also a visual artist, and that how you look, how you move, and how you carry yourself, are all part of the performance, and he does it with a simple elegance, that is his own.

I think about his willingness to work in English, and in international productions, and about the courage it takes to act in a second language, and to adapt to a different style, and I admire that, because many actors stay in their own language, and their own country, afraid to try, but Çağatay tries, and he learns, and he grows, and that willingness to learn is a part of why his career keeps growing, and why his audience keeps growing, with him.

Another thought that stays with me is about his quiet nature, and about how he lets his work speak, in a world where many famous people share every detail of their lives online, and he does not, he keeps his private life private, and he focuses on his work, and that privacy is a choice that takes discipline, and it tells me he understands what matters, that his family, and his home, are not a publicity tool, but a safe place, and that his work is public, but his life is private, and that line, kept for many years, is a sign of a mature person.

I also reflect on his later roles, in Terzi and Kübra, and on how they show growth, from a romantic hero, to a troubled tailor, to a man who hears mysterious messages, and I realise that he is not afraid to play characters who are difficult, or who are not easy to like, and that is a sign of a real actor, one who cares more about the work, than about being liked, and who is willing to take a risk, even when it might cost him fans, because the work matters more than the fame.

There is a lesson here about patience, and it is a lesson I want to remember, because Çağatay did not become famous overnight, he worked in gardens, he modelled, he studied acting, he took small roles, and he waited, and when the right role came, he was ready, and that patience, that willingness to wait, and to learn, is a lesson for any young person who wants fame fast, because his story says that slow, steady work is a better path, even if it is less exciting to talk about, and that the reward, when it comes, is sweeter, because it is earned.

I think about his gardening again, and about how a person who has worked in a garden understands growth, and patience, and care, and I believe those lessons stayed with him, as an actor, because he tends his craft, year after year, like a garden, and he grows, slowly, and steadily, into something beautiful, and that is a lovely image, a star who started as a gardener, and who still grows, still learns, and still surprises his audience, with new roles, and new performances.

His generosity as a colleague also deserves more thought, because directors and other actors respect him, for his discipline, his preparation, and his kindness on set, and he does not make life hard for others, he works hard, and he helps others do their best, and that is a professional attitude that is rare, and that is why directors keep calling him, because they know he will not waste a scene, and they know he will give his best, every time, and that trust is earned, not given.

I also think about the future, and about what Çağatay will do next, because he is still young, in his thirties, and he has already achieved so much, with Netflix, with Turkish series, and with films, and I hope he keeps growing, keeps learning, and keeps surprising his audience, because Turkish television needs actors like him, actors who are serious, who are professional, and who care about their craft, and who give every role their best, and that is a gift, to the audience, and to the industry.

In the end, I think the extra chapter of his life, the global fans, the streaming, and the new kind of stardom, makes his story richer, because it shows a man whose work is not only for Turkey, but for the world, and whose series are watched in many countries, by people who love his performances, even if they do not speak Turkish, because a good actor speaks a universal language, of feeling, and of truth, and Çağatay speaks it, fluently, and with heart.

Finally, I return to the image of the garden, with pink petals falling, and a grand mansion, because that image captures his story, a man in a garden, with blossom, with light, and with a home, and I hope that image stays with readers, as a picture of a boy from Istanbul, who worked in gardens, and who became a star, and who never forgot where he started, with hard work, with patience, and with a dream.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where was Çağatay Ulusoy born?

Çağatay Ulusoy was born on 23 September 1990 in Istanbul, Turkey, into a modest family. He grew up in the city, went to school there, and worked at ordinary jobs, including work as a gardener, before becoming a model and an actor.

How did Çağatay Ulusoy become famous?

He won the Best Model of Turkey competition in 2010, and then he was cast as Emir in Adını Feriha Koydum in 2011, a romantic drama that made him a star in Turkey and in many other countries where the series was shown.

Who did Çağatay Ulusoy play in Medcezir?

He played Yaman Koper, a poor young man from a rough neighbourhood who is taken in by a rich family and tries to build a new life, in Medcezir, which ran from 2013 for two seasons. The series was a Turkish adaptation of The O.C.

What was The Protector?

The Protector, known in Turkish as Hakan: Muhafız, was the first Turkish original series on Netflix, released in 2018, in which Çağatay played Hakan Demir, a young man who discovers he is the last Protector, a hero who must protect Istanbul. He played the role for four seasons.

What are Çağatay Ulusoy’s recent series?

His recent series include Terzi, known in English as The Tailor, in which he played Peyami, a talented tailor with a secret, and Kübra, released in 2024, in which he played Gökhan, a man who receives mysterious messages.

Did Çağatay Ulusoy work as a gardener?

Yes, before becoming famous he worked at ordinary jobs, including work as a gardener, which taught him patience and respect for hard physical work. He has kept a love for nature and for quiet places away from the noise of fame.