Experience

STAM - Stadsmuseum Gent

• Belgium
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Turks-Gents Erfgoedtraject

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Participatief traject met jongerenverenigingen uit Turkse diaspora in Gent op zoek naar erfgoed, verhalen en betekenis.

• Wijkverkenner/historica

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Voor de collectie van de Gentenaar ben ik als wijkverkenner betrokken in 3 verschillende Gentse wijken en leg ik de link tussen erfgoedinteresse van lokale gemeenschappen in de wijken, decollecties van musea en het archief Gent. Ik ga op zoek naar verborgen geschiedenissen en onbekend erfgoed en enthousiasmeer lokale gemeenschappen om aan de slag te gaan met erfgoed.



Amsab-Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis

• Belgium
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interviewer

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  For the 'Vrouwen van Breskens' ('Women of Breskens') project I make anonymous Turkish female guestworkers visible in the archives. I identify the women in a collection of press photos and search for them to interview them about their working and migration experiences as Turco-Belgian border workers in a fish factory in Breskens, the Netherlands. The women tell me tales of (reproductive) labour, hardships, migration and uprootedness that help me contextualize this very peculiar part in post WWII labour migration history from the mediterranean. Show less



VRT

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

  While I largely experienced the documentary series 'Kinderen van de Migratie' (Canvas) in its research phase during my internship, throughout my temporary employment for 'Kinderen van de Migratie' I had the pleasure of working on the project in its production phase. I got to look for and interview the witnesses in a more thorough manner in preparation of the studio interviews. During the recordings I interviewed Turkish and Dutch speaking witnesses. (will air fall 2021) While I largely experienced the documentary series 'Kinderen van de Migratie' (Canvas) in its research phase during my internship, throughout my temporary employment for 'Kinderen van de Migratie' I had the pleasure of working on the project in its production phase. I got to look for and interview the witnesses in a more thorough manner in preparation of the studio interviews. During the recordings I interviewed Turkish and Dutch speaking witnesses. (will air fall 2021)



VRT

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Editor

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  I worked as an editor for the documentary series 'Kinderen van de migratie'. This docu series focuses on the labour migration to Belgium from Italy, Turkey, Morocco (...) after the second World War. It combines history with human interest and is based on oral testimonies/oral history. As a junior editor I had diverse tasks like: -Interviewing witnesses -Researching the content of the program -Organizing academic debates -Liaising with professors and other experts I worked as an editor for the documentary series 'Kinderen van de migratie'. This docu series focuses on the labour migration to Belgium from Italy, Turkey, Morocco (...) after the second World War. It combines history with human interest and is based on oral testimonies/oral history. As a junior editor I had diverse tasks like: -Interviewing witnesses -Researching the content of the program -Organizing academic debates -Liaising with professors and other experts



Red Star Line Museum

• Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

• Interviewer

  • Dec 2019 - Dec 2019

  For the temporary exhibition 'Destination Sweetheart' I interviewed Turkish women from the first generation about their migration histories. For this project I had several overlapping tasks: -Interviewing -Transcribing -Analysing transcripts -Collecting personal archives/objects For the temporary exhibition 'Destination Sweetheart' I interviewed Turkish women from the first generation about their migration histories. For this project I had several overlapping tasks: -Interviewing -Transcribing -Analysing transcripts -Collecting personal archives/objects



Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Brussel

• Brussels Metropolitan Area

• Guide

  • May 2019 - May 2019

  For the situated learning module in the teacher's training program at Ugent I had the pleasure of guiding groups of high school students through the 'Fin de siècle' collection at KMSK (Brussels) and providing them with information about fin de siècle art movements and social realism more specifically. For the situated learning module in the teacher's training program at Ugent I had the pleasure of guiding groups of high school students through the 'Fin de siècle' collection at KMSK (Brussels) and providing them with information about fin de siècle art movements and social realism more specifically.



Centrum voor Turkse Studies - UGENT

• Ghent Metropolitan Area

• Administrator

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016

  As an administrator I helped to organize the extra-curricular series of lectures on Ottoman history. I was responsible for: -Publicity -Social media -Registration of attendees -Hosting attendees and guest lecturers As an administrator I helped to organize the extra-curricular series of lectures on Ottoman history. I was responsible for: -Publicity -Social media -Registration of attendees -Hosting attendees and guest lecturers