Nrsimha Krishna Dasa first met devotees in Istanbul in 2000 while he started practicing the process fully in 2005. He received his first initiation from HH Sivarama Swami in 2010, and the second initiation in 2012. Since 2007 he has been serving as a temple president in Turkey. In 2016 Nrsimha Krishna Dasa graduated from the GBC College and since 2018 he is acting as Zonal Supervisor for Turkey. His other services include leading nama-hatta programs, organization of translation and printing of Srila Prabhupada’s books into the Turkish language, initiating different devotional projects (e.g., Govinda’s restaurant, Goranga Yoga preaching centre in Istanbul, etc.), and preaching. In 2019 he established the first legal BBT office in the region – BBT Turkey and started Back to Godhead in the Turkish language in 2020. He is married and works as a commercial director in a global leading freight forwarder company.
