Experience

Columbia Global Centers l Istanbul

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Freelance Translator and Writer

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Freelance Translator

  • Jan 2002 - Present

  Contracts with various distinguished publishing houses for translation from English to Turkish. Has translated more than 10 published books for the past 15 years. A selection:  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill (to be published)  Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (2016)  Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby, Jr. (2013)  On the Road: The Original Scroll, Jack Kerouac (2009)  Last Exit to Brooklyn, Hubert Selby, Jr. (2008)  The Dying Animal, Philip Roth (2007)  Speaking with the Angel, Nick Hornby (2006) Show less



İstanbul Modern

• Türkiye
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Apr 2020 - May 2022

• Editor

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2020

  Solely responsible for editing, rewriting and proofreading all bilingual content in English and Turkish, including but not limited to: exhibition catalogues, web content, brochures and museum labels. Hasoverseen the text production of over 25 international shows including retrospectives, permanent andtemporary exhibitions that feature artists from Turkey and abroad.



Writer, author

• Writing and Editing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Dec 2016 - Feb 2019

  Tepemizdeki Gölge [The Shadow above Us], novel. A Vonnegut/Murakami/Svevo inspired speculative fiction. Just published by ALFA! https://www.alfakitap.com/Kitap/tepemizdeki-golge-n-can-kantarci-alfa-yayinlari/390126 Tepemizdeki Gölge [The Shadow above Us], novel. A Vonnegut/Murakami/Svevo inspired speculative fiction. Just published by ALFA! https://www.alfakitap.com/Kitap/tepemizdeki-golge-n-can-kantarci-alfa-yayinlari/390126



freelance editor/writer

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  Restoration - a sprawling graphic novel project comprising six volumes. Selected finalist at the Comikon 2018 awards for best graphic novel screenplay. Restoration - a sprawling graphic novel project comprising six volumes. Selected finalist at the Comikon 2018 awards for best graphic novel screenplay.



Nowhere Studios

• Türkiye
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  Extensive world-building and screenwriting for Dan Black: Apocalypse, a science-fiction adventure game. In pre-production. Extensive world-building and screenwriting for Dan Black: Apocalypse, a science-fiction adventure game. In pre-production.



Red Disk Games

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Extensive world-building for Monstrous, a combat oriented action adventure game. Now on early access on Steam. Extensive world-building for Monstrous, a combat oriented action adventure game. Now on early access on Steam.



Giyotin Film

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Screenwriter

  • May 2014 - May 2017

  Siren’s Call, feature-length screenplay. Selected for development funding by Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier, European Audio Visual Entrepreneurs, International Antalya Golden Orange FF, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Turkey. Directed by the acclaimed director Ramin Matin, the film made its world premiere at the Tokyo International FF in the main competition. Made its North American Premiere at the Santa Barbara International FF in the international competition. Competing in Ankara International Film Festival. Show less



YKY

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Text Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  Innocence of Memories, book. The book of a documentary on Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence and Istanbul by Grant Gee. Worked closely with the Nobel Laureate on the coordination of text and image flow of the book. Innocence of Memories, book. The book of a documentary on Orhan Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence and Istanbul by Grant Gee. Worked closely with the Nobel Laureate on the coordination of text and image flow of the book.



Sakar Sessizlikler / The Awkward Silences

• www.sakarsessizlikler.com

• Writer

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Wrote bi-weekly comic strips. Wrote bi-weekly comic strips.



Kültür Mafyası

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Writer

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  Wrote articles on various popular culture topics, mainly about literature. - Article on The Wire, ‘The Wire: Tele, Vision, Construction,’ published June, 2013 - Article on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, “Watchmen, or The Serious Laughters of Moore and Gibbons,” published May, 2013. - Article on George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, “The Fantastic Beyond The Wall: Game of Thrones or How to Bastardize a Genre,” published April, 2013. Wrote articles on various popular culture topics, mainly about literature. - Article on The Wire, ‘The Wire: Tele, Vision, Construction,’ published June, 2013 - Article on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, “Watchmen, or The Serious Laughters of Moore and Gibbons,” published May, 2013. - Article on George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, “The Fantastic Beyond The Wall: Game of Thrones or How to Bastardize a Genre,” published April, 2013.



Giyotin Film

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Script Editor

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2012

  Edited and script-doctored the screenplays of two award-winning feature-length films: Monsters’ Dinner (2011 – SİYAD Awards, Best Music – Montpellier Film Festival) and The Impeccables (2013 –Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival–Best Film, Best Director) Edited and script-doctored the screenplays of two award-winning feature-length films: Monsters’ Dinner (2011 – SİYAD Awards, Best Music – Montpellier Film Festival) and The Impeccables (2013 –Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival–Best Film, Best Director)



GameTemple Webzine

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Editor and writer

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  Focus on underground culture, covering subjects such as fantasy literature, gaming, rock music and cinema. Focus on underground culture, covering subjects such as fantasy literature, gaming, rock music and cinema.



GameShow Magazine

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Writer

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

  Focus on computer technology and gaming. Work includes reviews of new PC games, fantasy literature, articles on the history of gaming, translations of interviews with prominent figures of the PC scene. Focus on computer technology and gaming. Work includes reviews of new PC games, fantasy literature, articles on the history of gaming, translations of interviews with prominent figures of the PC scene.