Umami Kitap is Turkey’s first independent publishing house focusing on queer and feminist narratives. As one of Umami’s three co-founders, I’m involved in all its processes from new title selections andediting to marketing, PR and social media. Umami Kitap is a small-scale project. We fund it with our own resources as a gift to our community.

OMM - Odunpazarı Modern Museum is a unique institution with a mission to be an intercultural gateway, connecting local and international art with a universal perspective. By promoting and exhibiting the works of established and up-and-coming artists, the museum aims to become a hub of contemporary art and a platform that upholds academic and ethical values in the modern Anatolian city Eskişehir. As the Editorial Director, I collaborated with the Communications Director, Editor, and Social Media Specialist on a daily basis, and I reported directly to the Museum Director. In my leadership role, I was responsible for a range of functions, including:- Composing and editing written content for the museum, as well as its affiliated hotel and shops - Providing English-Turkish translation services for brief texts, as well as overseeing the translationprocess for longer documents- Developing event descriptions for educational programs, talks, and film screenings- Conducting regular assessments of the museum's and hotel's online content, and making updates asnecessary- Crafting descriptive language for designer products sold in the museum's shop- Producing engaging and effective social media content for the OMM, OMM INN, and OMM ShopInstagram accounts in both Turkish and English.

Pera Museum and Istanbul Research Institute are art and culture initiatives of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation, based in Istanbul, Turkey. In the crossover of all activities of the institutions, this position requires daily contact with the other departments and collaborators. As the Communication and Public Programming Coordinator, I report to the General Manager, and my job includes:- Functioning as the key contact between press and the institutions.- Working in collaboration with the PR agency; creating and implementing communication strategies for different sub-brands and different activities of both institutions; briefing, planning, and following up press releases and events; coordinating exhibition openings; preparing press materials and reporting.- Overseeing both institutions’ public and private calendars.- Writing and editing different texts to be used on the web and printed materials.- Organizing events: Press conferences, exhibition openings, artist and curator talks, performances, conferences, symposiums, concerts, parties, press dinners, etc. I am the key contact for collaborativeevents, and my responsibilities include all stages of the organization, from ideation to realization. I took part in the organization of more than 300+ public events (online and offline) and 30+ exhibitions in the last five years, with varying responsibilities depending on the event.- Preparing exhibition reports and press clippings at the end of temporary exhibitions.- Preparing quarterly and yearly activity reports and presentations for the managing board.- Making budgets for public events and communication.*Awards:*Golden Compass Public Relations Awards - Media RelationsCategoryThe Exhibition of Istanbul’s Seaside Leisure (2019)MediaCat Felis Creativity Awards - Media RelationsAchievement AwardIstanbul’s Seaside Leisure (2018)*Funds Granted:*British Council Digital Collaboration Fund (2020)

Copywriting, English-Turkish translation and text localization. Occasional contributions to magazines.Previous Projects:-Edulife Canada (September 2017 - February 2020)- Istanbul Art News: Exhibitions and interviews (August 2018 - February 2019) (Writer)- Beehype (February 2015 - September 2016) (Music Writer)- Apple Music: Content localization for Apple Music Turkey under the supervision of Hogarth Worldwide. (March 2015 - September 2015) (Copywriter)

As the editor of SunExpress Airlines’ inflight magazine “Suntimes”, my responsibilities included:- Preparing content plans; deciding upon article topics, articles’ length, ad pages and schedule.- Writing event and culture pages as well as travel pieces.- Finding contributors, briefing, editing and supervising payment processes.- Managing the whole publication process which includes writing/editing articles, getting them translated into English and then into German, getting all texts proofread, providing images for articleswhen necessary, following design processes and updating the content according to client’s feedback.- Communicating with the client; both Berlin and Antalya offices.

In a fast-paced agency environment, I simultaneously worked on multiple projects,which were very different from each other, and each project required a different role and different responsibilities. Theserensposibilities included:- Conducting UX/UI researches, evaluating results and presenting insights- Taking part in brainstorming sessions for strategy and creative ideas; preparing presentations- Copywriting and editing; coordinating outsourced editorial processes when necessary*Brands: *Vodafone, Garanti Bankası, IDO, Starbucks (Shaya)*Awards:* Stevie Awards - Travel App Category Bronze StevieGaranti Bankası Unlock Turkey (2016)

Useful is a business development agency based in Istanbul. In addition to building its own platforms and products, Useful also provided utility marketing and business development consultancy for brands.I started as a copywriter. However, my responsibilities and job description were expanded over time.*Project Manager (July 2013 - July 2015)*- HabitClock - (Mobile app)Copywriter (May 2013 - July 2015)UI texts, communication marketing copy.*Projects:*- Pointro Location Marketing Suite (Online Service) - Copywriter- Optlook (Online Service) - Copywriter- HabitClock (Mobile App) - Copywriter / Project Manager- Studio (Mobile App) - Copywriter / Community Manager

One of the leading publishing companies in Turkey with more than 17 printed publications including HBR Turkey, Bloomberg Businessweek and Turkish Airlines' inflight magazines.- Assisting publishing coordinator on daily tasks and meet- Regularly preparing uncredited pages about technology, cultural events, airports and lifestyle for Skylife- Writing and editing for Skylife’s supplementary cinema magazine Planet.- Credited articles published in Skylife and AnadoluJet- New topic and format research for all four magazines

Assisting PR activities of upcoming bands.