AUGUST 2026
Biennale
My posters have been selected for exhibition at the Golden Bee 17 Global Biennale of Graphic Design. The posters were included in the international selection in the biennale's Bach and Dürer categories. The biennale will be held at exhibition venues in Moscow and other cities in the fall of 2026 and in 2027.
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AUGUST 2026
Essay
I wrote about YazıBursa in BLAG, a magazine dedicated to sign painting and lettering culture. The article tells the story of YazıBursa, a project that documents Bursa’s hand-lettered signs and the sign painters who create them. It also features the stories behind three signs from the archive.
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JUNE 2026
Seminar
At the 'From City to Brand: Sakarya' panel on June 16, 2026, I presented on the contribution of vernacular typography to urban identity. Drawing on my book The Letters of Sakarya, I discussed how sign painting and the master-apprentice tradition have shaped Sakarya’s brand identity.
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JUNE 2026
Exhibition
My poster has been selected for exhibition at the 5th International Poster Exhibition (Posterist), among 47 works chosen from 812 submissions across 50 countries. The exhibition opened on June 19, 2026, and will run until August 21, 2026.
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MAY 2026
Essay
My essay on Turkish horsecart painter and decorative artist Numan Balıca is now published on BLAG magazine. It explores his life, work, and the visual culture of sign painting and horsecart decoration in mid-20th-century Türkiye.
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MAY 2026
Award
YazıBursa, my research project on the vernacular lettering of Bursa, has been honored with the City Contribution Award by the Bursa Civil Society Association (Sivilay). I would like to thank Sivilay and everyone who contributed to this research. The award ceremony was held on May 21, 2026.
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MARCH 2026
Featured
My book The Letters of Sakarya was featured in February 2026 newsletter of the Sign Design Society. In March 2026, an essay on the making of the book was published in Perspektif, the journal of ARED (Association of Outdoor and Industrial Advertising).
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FEBRUARY 2026
Solo exhibition
My posters on contemporary social issues were exhibited at the Espace Mendès France Cultural Center in Épinay-sur-Seine, Paris, from February 8 to 14, 2026. The exhibition showcased my recent work, focusing on visual communication and social awareness.
NOVEMBER 2025
Article
My article on new marketing methods of type foundries has been published in Grafica. The study examines how contemporary type foundries use unfinished typefaces and sub-brand strategies as marketing tools within the type design industry.
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NOVEMBER 2025
Exhibition
My posters were selected for the Type Text International Typography Poster Show, themed Revolution. The exhibition, featuring works selected from 612 entries from 53 countries, was held at Galeria Wschodnia in Łódź, Poland, from November 29 to December 14, 2025.
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NOVEMBER 2025
Exhibition
My work was exhibited in the invitational exhibition themed Yunus Emre, held at the Contemporary Arts Museum of Anadolu University in Eskişehir from 16 to 28 November 2025. The exhibition was organised as part of the 17th International Anatolian Calligraphy and Typography Event.
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OCTOBER 2025
Book chapter
Our article about Gülümser Aral Üretmen, one of Turkey's pioneering women graphic designers, which we co-authored with Ömer Durmaz, is featured in Women Graphic Designers: Rebalancing the Canon. The book, edited by Elizabeth Resnick and published by Bloomsbury, was officially released on 30 October 2025.
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OCTOBER 2025
Exhibition
My poster has been exhibited at the 'Tomorrow City' exhibition, organised by Madrid Gráfica Abierta. The exhibition is open from 28 October to 20 November 2025 at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University of Madrid. Many thanks to Adrián Vázquez for the wonderful photos and to Lorena Pardo for sharing them.
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SEPTEMBER 2025
Book & exhibition
Following seven years of research, my book The Letters of Sakarya has finally been published with the support of the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The launch was held on 24 September 2025, and the exhibition remained open at the chamber until 3 October 2025.
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AUGUST 2025
Exhibition
My exlibris was selected for the 6th International Exlibris Competition in Istanbul and featured in the exhibition catalog. Organized as part of the 2nd International Exlibris Congress, the exhibition took place between August 20 and 24, 2025 at Istinye University.
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JUNE 2025
Exhibition & publication
My exlibris was selected for the International Exlibris Competition Varna and was published in the exhibition catalogue. The exhibition took place at Largo Art Gallery in Bulgaria between June 6 and July 1, 2025.
MAY 2025
Seminar
At the invitation of Bursa Uludağ University, I talked about vernacular lettering and commercial artists of Bursa on May 9, 2025 at the Prof. Dr. M. Mete Cengiz Cultural Center.
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FEBRUARY 2025
Essay
My article on the development of vernacular typography both worldwide and in Turkey was published in the February issue of Yazılar, by the Turkish Graphic Designers' Association (GMK). Previously, it had been published on the Turkish Typography Society’s website.
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