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efrîn nowar

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efrîn nowar graduated from the Middle East Technical University with Bachelor's degrees in Architecture in 2000 and Philosophy in 2010. He started doing a postgraduate degree with the RMIT University under the SIAL in 2011 which he completed in 2013 with his thesis on Manfredo Tafuri and the critique of architectural ideology. Özyetis continues his research activities on the topics of destruction, memory and codes.

AHU AKGÜN

Ahu Akgün completed her undergraduate education in 2009 at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Painting, and her master's degree in 2018 at Sabancı University, Department of Visual Arts and Communication Design. Since 2009, Akgün's works have been exhibited in numerous museums and galleries both domestically and internationally. In 2019, she was awarded the 37th Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize. She held her first solo exhibition in Istanbul in 2020.

ALMILA AKDAĞ SALAH

Almıla Akdağ Salah studied at the Art History Department of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), focusing on techno-science art and its place in the art historical canon. She was one of the first Digital Humanities Fellows of UCLA. Upon

ASLI BOSTANCI

Istanbul based choreographer, performer, sound healer Aslı Bostancı is born in 1984 Istanbul, Turkey.

She graduated from her BFA in dance at Mimar Sinan Fine Art University State Conservatory Contemporary Dance Department in 2007 and CNDC_dance choreography (Centre National de Danse Contemporaine Angers FR.) 2009 under the direction of Emmanuelle Huyn. In 2017 she finished her MFA in dance at MSFAU. In 2017 she has started her doctorate/proficiency in art again in MAFAU's Contemporary Dance Department. 

ASLIHAN ŞENEL

Aslıhan Şenel is currently conducting architectural design studios at İTÜ Faculty of Architecture and is organizing international courses, workshops and academic meetings. She explores the possibilities of producing urban and architectural

AYÇA TELGEREN

Ayça Telgeren (b. 1975, Gölcük) focuses on intuitively known, collectively shared things. She strives to reach the collective memory by starting from her personal history. Known for her paper works, which she adopts as a narrative tool, the artist's works evolve over time, taking on a variety of forms such as metal, gas concrete, concrete casting sculptures, videos, and paintings, depending on the required material and technique.

AYSEL ALVER

1983 / Sivas.

Aysel Alver completed her graduate and postgraduate studies at Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department. She started her PhD (Proficiency in Art) at the same university in 2013.

BAGER AKBAY

Bager Akbay studied Communication Design at Istanbul and Interface Cultures at Linz Art University, Austria. After his studies at Black Theater as an actor and puppeteer,

Başak Kaptan

Başak (Kaptan) Şiray was born in 1978 in İzmir. She graduated from Bilkent University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Fine Arts, and completed her MFA in Graphic Design. In 2003, she received DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship and studied at Münster Art Academy and pursued her artistic work in film, video and new media field. In 2004 she received postdiplome scholarship from National School of Fine Arts of Lyon and continued to work and research in contemporary art as a resident artist in ENBAL.