BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
Chairman
Bülent Eczacıbaşı
Vice Chairmen
Ahmet Kocabıyık
Prof. Dr. Münir Ekonomi
Members
Nuri Çolakoğlu
Hayri Çulhacı
Ahmet Misbah Demircan
Oya Eczacıbaşı
Melih Fereli
Gencay Gürün
Tayfun İndirkaş
Doç. Yekta Kara
Ergun Özen
Ethem Sancak
Dr. Mimar Kadir Topbaş
Oya Ünlü Kızıl
Corporate Communication Advisor
Anna Turay Turhan
Legal Advisors
Esat Berksan
Sadife Karataş Kural
Advisor for Administrative Affairs
Rıfat Öktem
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chairman
Bülent Eczacıbaşı
Members
Ahmet Kocabıyık
Prof. Dr. Münir Ekonomi
AUDITORS
Selahattin Beyazıt
Rıza Kutlu Işık
MANAGEMENT
General Director
Görgün Taner
Head of Finance and Administration
Ahmet Balta
Tuba Tortop
Media Relations Director
Ayşe Bulutgil
Human Resources and Administration Director
Semin Aksoy
Istanbul Music Festival Director
Dr. Yeşim Gürer Oymak
Istanbul Film Festival Director
Azize Tan
Istanbul Biennial Director
Bige Örer
Istanbul Theatre Festival Director
Dr. Leman Yılmaz
Istanbul Jazz Festival Director
Pelin Opcin
Istanbul Design Biennial Director
Deniz Ova
Cultural Policy Studies Director
Özlem Ece
Salon İKSV Director
Bengi Ünsal
İKSV Design Store Director
Aylin Kutnay
Executive Assistant
Nilay Kartal
ISTANBUL DESIGN BIENNIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Alexander von Vegesack
Han Tümertekin
Joseph Grima
Özlem Yalım Özkaraoğlu
Paul McMillen
Tevfik Balcıoğlu
Yeşim Demir
CURATORIAL TEAM
Curator
Zoë Ryan
Associate Curator
Meredith Carruthers
Curatorial Assistant
Denise Marie Bennett
Editor
Amy Peltz
Researcher
Maggie Taft
ISTANBUL DESIGN BIENNIAL TEAM
Director
Deniz Ova
Communications and Operations Coordinator
Bahar Türkay
Exhibition and Project Coordinator
Merve Yücel
Fundraising Coordinator
Yeşim Birhekimoğlu
Editorial Coordinator
Kerim Bayer
Academy Programme
Ümit Mesci
Exhibition and Project Assistant
Elif Çak
Asisstant
Editorial Assistant
Ceren Şenel
Academy Programme Asistant
Selen Erkal
Hospitality
Bahar Akbaş
Graphic Design
Project Projects
Exhibition Design
SUPERPOOL
Biennial Promotional Campaign
Uğurcan Ataoğlu
Pemra Ataç Açıktan
Film Program
Perplekcity
Handan Uzal
Academy Digital Platform
Appsoria Digital Solutions
Be Wonk Production House
Logistics, Design Walks, Guided Tours
Yeşim Birhekimoğlu
Exhibition Assistants Coordinator
Tuna Ortaylı Kazıcı
Guide Training
Mine Küçük
Interns
Kardelen Bayraktar
Makbule Büşra Eyiiş
Sebastien Bernard
Venue Coordinators
Senem Menteşe
Umut Ceyhan
Exhibition Technical Advisor
Gökhan Urulu
Exhibition Technical Assistants
Başat Karakaş
Sergen Tertemiz
Production Assistants
Aslı Önen
Asya Berfu Atalay
Betül Uçak
Dilan Gülbaba
Ekin Sıla Üstüner
Fulden Ateş
Gökçe Durmaz
Gözde Çelebi
Harun Kohen
İdil Akşehirli
Meltem Bağcı
İrem Altınsu Melodi
Nazlı Aral
Pelin Arslan
Simge Menteşe
Sinem Alanya
Ömercan Çakır
Zeynep Toktaş
Technical Team Support
Deniz Tertemiz
Mehmet Sayan
Sebahattin Tertemiz
Özgür Küçüktülü
Director
Ayşe Bulutgil
Coordinators
Berna Özdemir
Özlem Bekiroğlu
Elif Obdan (International Press)
Visual Archive Associate
Özge Özgüleryüz
Assistants
Ayşen Gürkan
Hüma Üster
Zeynep Seyhun (International Press)
Archives Photos
Ali Güler
Onur Doğman
Video Recordings
Hamit Çakır
İKSV STUDIO
Manager
Selçuk Metin
Assistant
Erman Pehlivan
SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME
Manager
Yasemin Keretli Çavuşoğlu
Coordinators
Zeynep Pekgöz
Aslı Yurdanur
Sponsor Relations Associates
Zeynep Karaman
Irmak Kaleli
Operation Associate
Pelin Davidyan
MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Director
Tuba Tortop
MarketingManager
İrem Akev Uluç
Sales and Business Development Manager
Member Relations Associate
Yıldız Lale Yıldırım
Member Relations Assistants
Lara Eram
Gülce Şahin
Ticket Sales Associates
Ercan Kaya
Gonca Varol
Ticket Sales Assistant
Neva Abrar
Marketing Associate
Cansu Aşkın
Field Operations Associate
Sezer Kari
Social Media Associate
Bahar Helvacıoğlu
CRM Associate
Özge Genç
Box Officers
Yağmur Korkmaz
Derya Öztürk
CORPORATE IDENTITY AND PUBLICATIONS
Manager
Didem Ermiş
Editors
Cüneyt Tabanoğlu
Merve Evirgen
Publications Operator
Ferhat Balamir
Graphic Designer
Selin Pervan
Webmaster
Sezen Özgür
INFORMATION & RECORDS CENTRE
Associate
Esra Çankaya
Archives Assistant
Dilan Bolluk
Manager
Umut Kurç
Production Assistant
Erdal Hamamcı
Field Assistant
Nihat Karakaya
FINANCE
Managers
Ahmet Buruk
(Budget and Accounting)
Hasan Alkaya (Purchasing and International Projects)
Başak Sucu Yıldız (Finance)
Accountants
Emine Töre
Figen Kıyıcı
Kadir Altoprak
Deniz Yılmaz
Invitations
Berfin Kılıç
CULTURAL POLICY STUDIES
Director
Özlem Ece
Research Specialist
Ceren Yartan
HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION
Director
Semin Aksoy
Human Resources Specialists
Seda Yücesoy Çakıroğlu
Seren Karasu
Building Administration and Security Manager
Ersin Kılıçkan
IT Support Technician
Kadir Ayyıldız
Reception Officer
Işıl Öztürk
Muzaffer Sayan
Kadir Gelmen
Services
Azmi Aksun
Özden Atukeren
Hatice Bayman
Aşkın Bircan
İbrahim Çakmak
Aydın Kaya
Hayrullah Nişancı
Serap Sürgit
İKSV DESIGN STORE
Director
Aylin Kutnay
Product andDesign Manager
Esra Üstündağ
Design and Planning Assistant
Deniz Diniz
Store Associate
Cenk Burduroğlu
Sales Representative
Merve Kubilay