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Kommagene Biennial: An Imaginary Civilization
BIENNIAL

KOMMAGENE BIENNIAL: AN IMAGINARY CIVILIZATION

Curator | 2022 | Adıyaman, Turkey

Curatorship of the inaugural edition of the Kommagene Biennial held across historical and natural sites of Adıyaman.

LAR Biennial: The Value of a Metaphor
BIENNIAL

LAR BIENNIAL: THE VALUE OF A METAPHOR

Curator | 2023 | Adıyaman, Turkey

Curatorial project focused on Adıyaman and the Euphrates Basin as part of the Land and River Art Biennial.

Turkey Textile Biennial: Slow Fabric 1 / 2
BIENNIAL

TURKEY TEXTILE BIENNIAL: SLOW FABRIC

Curator | 2023 | Izmir, Turkey

The 1st Turkey Textile Biennial bringing together textile art, sustainable production, and slow fabric philosophy in historic venues.

Turkey Textile Biennial: Wave Fabric
BIENNIAL

TURKEY TEXTILE BIENNIAL: WAVE FABRIC

Curator | 2025 | Gazipaşa & Alanya, Antalya, Turkey

The 2nd Turkey Textile Biennial interacting with Mediterranean coastal geography, water memory, and wave dynamics.

Swallow Swallow
EXHIBITION

SWALLOW SWALLOW (KIRLANGIÇ KIRLANGIÇ)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | Oct 5 – Nov 2, 2024

Contemporary group exhibition curation at Ayzeradant Art Gallery.

Map
EXHIBITION

MAP (HARİTA)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | Jan 5 – Feb 29, 2024

Exhibition exploring notions of space, boundaries, memory, and cartography through artists' works.

Art of Economy
EXHIBITION

ART OF ECONOMY (İKTİSAT SANATI)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | Mar 16 – May 10, 2023

Thematic exhibition examining the intersections between economics, value creation, and contemporary art.

On Bird Windows
EXHIBITION

ON BIRD WINDOWS (KUŞ PENCERELERİ ÜZERİNE)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | May 16 – Jun 29, 2023

Contemporary exhibition focusing on birdhouses in historical architecture, impermanence, and animal-human coexistence.

Leather
EXHIBITION

LEATHER (DERİ)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | September 2022

Exhibition investigating material, texture, surface, and bodily memory through the medium of leather.

We Are Not All Here
EXHIBITION

WE ARE NOT ALL HERE (HEPİMİZ BURADA DEĞİLİZ)

Turgut Pura Foundation Gallery, Izmir | Mar 7 – Apr 7, 2022

Exhibition bringing together multidisciplinary artworks around concepts of presence, absence, and spatial belonging.

Memory Underwater
EXHIBITION

MEMORY UNDERWATER (SUALTINDAKİ HAFIZA)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | Dec 6, 2021 – Feb 6, 2022 (2021–2022)

Underwater art exhibition dedicated to submerged Halfeti, the Euphrates River, and safeguarding submerged cultural heritage.

What Is Time Measured By?
EXHIBITION

WHAT IS TIME MEASURED BY? (ZAMAN NEYLE ÖLÇÜLÜR?)

Ayzeradant Art Gallery, Izmir | Oct 23 – Nov 23, 2021

Curatorial exhibition exploring time perception, cyclicality, memory, and units of measurement.

MUSEUM PROJECTS

OBRUK HAN CARAVANSERAI RUMI TASTE AND SCENT MUSEUM

2024 | Konya, Turkey

Curator; museum narrative and olfactory designs.

MUSEUM PROJECTS

TOUCH-ACCESSIBLE ARTS MUSEUM

2022 | Izmir, Turkey

Concept developer and curator.

MUSEUM PROJECTS

GAZIANTEP LIBERATION MUSEUM

Gaziantep, Turkey

Museum and content curation.

MUSEUM PROJECTS

KASTEL MUSEUM

Gaziantep, Turkey

Museum and content curation.

MUSEUM PROJECTS

KAYSERI CITY MUSEUM

Kayseri, Turkey

Museum and content curation.