I create video content across investigative journalism, documentary production, and historical storytelling. Because most pieces are in Turkish, I provide context for each work.
editorial internship (sep 2018 – may 2019)
senior editor & researcher (may 2019 – dec 2022)
şokopop may 2019 – december 2022 şokopop tackles complex political and social topics in turkish history, making research and archives accessible through engaging visual storytelling. the series covered lgbtq+ history, political movements, cultural criticism, and popular culture. read more about şokopop → projects I was involved with 2019 yıldız sezen blood feud 2020 nez: the real turkish delight projects for gain - contents for digital platform gain 2021 ebru gündeş: the princess of fantezi music special new year episodes duygu asena: actually we are free - profile of feminist icon duygu asena and history of feminist publications in turkey tarkan girls - investigation of famous turkish b movie series tarkan, their women leads and the history of comic books in turkey 2022 murti: turkey’s aids panic - public health crisis analysis birds of exile - a collab video with mubi for cem kaya’s “liebe, d-mark und tod” doc 250k youtube subscribers | 18m+ total views | viral political content shared widely across turkish social media | brand partnerships with digital platforms (mubi, blutv, gain) ...
i joined 140journos in fall 2018, right after şokopop had joined the team. until then, şokopop was an anonymous video channel which had produced two viral video series on pop culture icons of turkey and history, and it was a sensation. many people recommended the videos to me the day they were released, saying i should totally watch them. that summer, i had actually sent him a message about working with him, but then i was too shy to continue the conversation. ...