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A bit about me


Istanbul based filmmaker, videographer and cinematographer
with a degree 
in Media and Visual Arts & Business Administration from Koç University. 

I thrive on new challenges, as I'm a perpetual learner and a dedicated worker. 
I
'm ready to colloborate on your next exciting project. 

If you have a challenging project, let's do it together!

 
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Recent Work

Turkish Airlines - Encounter (2024)

Director & Director Of Photographer 
We welcome Ramadan with Nilgün Gencer's "Encounter" themed painting, which expresses Turkish culture and values through miniature art.

 

Selected Works

  • Instagram

Turkish Cargo - Mission Rescue

Director Of Photographer 
Completed over 6 videos between 2018 - 2023

Yani is no longer alone in this story! A koala’s journey from Hong Kong to England, Longleat.
Over 5 Million views on Youtube

Hong Kong ✈ England

Video made for Turkish Cargo, which played a role in the Turkish Equestrian National Team's Mediterranean Games success

A tale of returning home: 4 depressed circus lions discovered life in the wild.
Over 2 Million views on Youtube & Bronze Kristal Elma Award winner

Ukraine ✈ South Africa

The griffon vulture Dobrila’s journey from who accidentally landed in Şanlıurfa during season migration, back to its natural habitat in Serbia.
Şanlıurfa ✈ Serbia

Pilevneli Gallery

  • Instagram

Videographer - Exhibitions, Events, Installation Videos
Completed over 30 videos between 2021 / 2022
Worked with Refik Anadol, Esra Gülmen, Defne Tesal, Mehmet & Kazım, Arik Levy, Richard Wilson and Jan Fabre.

Intercontinental Istanbul

  • Instagram

Videographer - Events, F&B, Spa, Gym, Pool
Completed over 200 videos for Instagram

ŞOK Market - Ben de Varım

  • Instagram

Director & Dop - TV Commercial
'Ben de Varım' is a project that aims to provide economic support to women entrepreneurs and women's cooperatives all over Turkey, primarily in the earthquake zone, by offering various food and handmade products produced by women entrepreneurs and women's cooperatives for sale in their markets.

  • Instagram

KOTON

Videographer - Event / Company Trip Videos
Completed over 7 videos
Company trips to the most important cities in the War of Independence for the 100th anniversary of the Republic 

Videographer - Events & Concerts
Completed over 20 videos between 2022 - 2024

  • Instagram

Heraclea Food Co.

Videographer - Recipe videos for olive oil company

  • Instagram

Obsesso Iced Coffee

Videographer - Completed over 10 videos for Instagram

ÇAL Bağ Yolu (Vineyard)

  • Instagram

Videographer - Çal: Wine experience land of Anatolia
Completed over 20 videos

Turkish Airlines

Second Camera Unit - Camera Operator - TVC
August 30th Victory Day commercial

Aperol Spritz

Director of Photography 
Social media video with local celebrities and influencers

Polat Holding - International Women's Day

Director & Director of Photography

Dilhan Şeşen - Hergele - LIVE at Zorlu PSM %100 Studio

Videographer

Sumahan On The Water

Videographer - Hotel Promotional Video
Member of The Leading Hotels of The World

Boiler Room / Istanbul

Videographer - Mini Docu Video
Boiler Room is connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video. 

FIKAPACK & Chroma Coffee

Videographer
Capsule coffee making video for Fikapack and Chroma Coffee

Standards & İpek Dinç - Live Session

Director of Photography 
Live Session @Consulate General of Austria

Mark Eliyahu - Coming Back - LIVE at Zorlu PSM

Videographer

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Latest Short Film

ay bulutta

Ay Bulutta

Short Drama
 

Director of Photography
 

2022
 

Winds howl, waves soar and the crickets chirp no more. The storm wets the dried earth healing its cracked surface and starting a new cycle of life. D. disappears and the summer house returns to its lonely existence.

*The film premiered at the Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, one of the most prestigious and long-established film festivals in Turkey, in 2023.  

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Latest Music Videos

3pillie feat. memzst - SLICKBACK

Director of Photography
 

2023
 

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Bant Mag. Video Clip Awards 2023 Winner:
'Best Music Video'

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Fluctuosa - Cobwebby

Director of Photography
 

2022
 

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Short Film

susam

Susam

Short Drama
 

2021
 

Script Consultant

A Turkish-Jewish family faces a series of dilemmas on the morning of Susam’s Bar-mitzvah ceremony with the limitations of Shabbat day rules when Susam locks himself in his room and does not get out for his ceremony.

Personal Works

 They Call Me Human | Bana İnsan Diyorlar

The video project “They Call Me Human” tackles the individualization process of the person in layers and treats the individual as a mechanical product; hosting the social deterministic researches on its own origin. It emphasizes the improbability of the will to get rid of physical, emotional and intuitive slavery.

Amulets

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm. It protects you from bad luck in metaverse.

Between Two Worlds

Infrared photography project
 

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