Faculty member
Teaches new media, effective communication, social media management and radio and television production at the Faculty of Communication at Girne American University (GAU).
Work, projects and responsibilities
Work that
follows curiosity.
Sometimes it is a classroom, sometimes a newsroom; at other times, a documentary set or strategy table. I research stories from Cyprus and tell them across different platforms.
Current and ongoing work
Editor-in-chief
Creator and editor-in-chief of Turkish News World; works on digital journalism and AI-supported publishing.
Director · ACM Cyprus
Leads ACM Cyprus, which provides services in digital media, social media content production and management, and political communications.
Project creator · Presenter
Presents 360 Sohbetler, a project where viewers can watch interviews in 360 degrees and choose their point of view.
CEO · Pools Plus Cyprus
Serves as CEO of Pools Plus Cyprus.
Director · Writer · Researcher
Working on the Tunnel documentary and book project about the rescue of hundreds of Turkish Cypriots in 1974.
Writer · Researcher
Preparing a research book with Mine Kar on the role of cinema and cinemas during Cyprus’s national struggle.
Unknown Prisoners
Interviews conducted with 57 people in different places and at different times, together with documents from the period, tell in their own words the experiences of Turkish Cypriots and journalists who were considered missing.
Yüz Yüze
He meets guests every Friday at 21:00 on Kıbrıs Genç TV as the host of Yüz Yüze.
Visit Kıbrıs Genç TV ↗ACM Cyprus
Strategy and management work in digital media, content production and political communications.
Visit ACM Cyprus ↗Pools Plus
Pool supplies, technical service and fully equipped pool mechanical-room solutions in Cyprus.
Visit Pools Plus ↗İyilik Gönüllüleri
As creator and consultant of a project that brought the Welfare Department’s aid programmes together, he set short-, medium- and long-term communications strategies and launched the project with the institution.
Famagusta municipal elections
Led the “Biz Birlikte Güçlüyüz” campaign, which won İsmail Arter’s first election, and the “Yine Mağusa Kazanacak” campaign, which won in 2018.
Tunnel & Cinema and Cyprus
Research projects on the Tunnel documentary and book, and on the history and importance of cinemas in Cyprus.
Turkish News World & 360 Sohbetler
Creator and editor-in-chief of Turkish News World. 360 Sohbetler lets viewers watch interviews in 360 degrees and choose their viewing angle.
Education
Academic background
Girne American University
Communication and Media Management · PhD · 2017–2021
Near East University
Public Relations · Master’s · 2008–2012
Radio, Television and Cinema · Bachelor’s · 1999–2005
Awards
Professional recognition
Foreign Press Association Media Achievement Awards
TV Presenter of the Year · 2010
TRNC Promotion Association
Best Interview of the Year · 2009