Team
Eylem Delikanlı
Director of Operations |Museum Director
Concept and theoretical framework designer of initial MMHJ.
Directs, manages and implements day to day operations and conceptual work of the MMHJ, digital oral history archive and Mapping Torture collections.
Founding member and co-director, human rights advocate and an oral historian at the Research Institute on Turkey. She holds an MA in Sociology (City University NY) and an MA in Oral History (Columbia University). She is the co-author of the books Keşke Bir Öpüp Koklasaydım (with Ozlem Delikanli in Turkish, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, September 2013) and Hiçbir Şey Aynı Olmayacak (with Ozlem Delikanli in Turkish, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, November 2019) Her oral history research covers the 1980 Coup D’État in Turkey. As a visiting scholar at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University and a researcher at Truth, Justice and Remembrance Program at Bosch Stiftung in Berlin she developed the digital museum project focusing on the 1980 Coup. She is a member of Çocuklarız Bir Aradayız initiative – a group working towards building a collective memory of the Coup D’État in Turkey. As an oral historian, Eylem defines her work as oral history for historical justice and her research focuses on theories of post memory, collective memory, mass violence and silence.
Eylem Delikanlı
Director of Operations |Museum Director
Concept and theoretical framework designer of initial MMHJ.
Directs, manages and implements day to day operations and conceptual work of the MMHJ, digital oral history archive and Mapping Torture collections.
Founding member and co-director, human rights advocate and an oral historian at the Research Institute on Turkey. She holds an MA in Sociology (City University NY) and an MA in Oral History (Columbia University). She is the co-author of the books Keşke Bir Öpüp Koklasaydım (with Ozlem Delikanli in Turkish, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, September 2013) and Hiçbir Şey Aynı Olmayacak (with Ozlem Delikanli in Turkish, Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, November 2019) Her oral history research covers the 1980 Coup D’État in Turkey. As a visiting scholar at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University and a researcher at Truth, Justice and Remembrance Program at Bosch Stiftung in Berlin she developed the digital museum project focusing on the 1980 Coup. She is a member of Çocuklarız Bir Aradayız initiative – a group working towards building a collective memory of the Coup D’État in Turkey. As an oral historian, Eylem defines her work as oral history for historical justice and her research focuses on theories of post memory, collective memory, mass violence and silence.
Aylin Tekiner
Museum Director
Directs, manages and implements Defending Democracy Through Art workshop, Letters Archive and Court Files Archive.
Co-director, multi-media artist, writer and human rights advocate at the Research Insiıtute on Turkey. In her artistic practice, she works on the concepts of collective memory and justice with a focus on collective traumas and tragedies. She received her PhD from The Faculty of Educational Sciences, The Department of Cultural Foundations of Education at Ankara University in Turkey in 2008. Aylin has a book titled “Atatürk Statues: Cult, Aesthetics, Politics”, which was published in 2010-2014 by İletişim Yayınları (Turkey), based on her doctoral thesis. She worked on shadow theater techniques during her post-doc time at the Yale School of Drama between 2015-2016. Aylin opened solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions at home and abroad and she is a member of Center for The Study of Social Difference at Columbia University as well as Çocuklarız Bir Aradayız initiative that focuses on the 1980 Coup D’État in Turkey.
Aylin Tekiner
Museum Director
Directs, manages and implements Defending Democracy Through Art workshop, Letters Archive and Court Files Archive.
Co-director, multi-media artist, writer and human rights advocate at the Research Insiıtute on Turkey. In her artistic practice, she works on the concepts of collective memory and justice with a focus on collective traumas and tragedies. She received her PhD from The Faculty of Educational Sciences, The Department of Cultural Foundations of Education at Ankara University in Turkey in 2008. Aylin has a book titled “Atatürk Statues: Cult, Aesthetics, Politics”, which was published in 2010-2014 by İletişim Yayınları (Turkey), based on her doctoral thesis. She worked on shadow theater techniques during her post-doc time at the Yale School of Drama between 2015-2016. Aylin opened solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions at home and abroad and she is a member of Center for The Study of Social Difference at Columbia University as well as Çocuklarız Bir Aradayız initiative that focuses on the 1980 Coup D’État in Turkey.
Handan Demir
Program Manager and Senior Archivist
handand@riturkey.org
Archivist and researcher. Graduated from Galatasaray University Comparative Linguistics and Applied Foreign Languages department. After three years of work in the publishing sector, she received her MA from Central European University Comparative History department with her thesis on literary testimony to torture in the aftermath of the March 12 coup d’état in Turkey. During her studies, she obtained her archival theory and practice specialization certificate and volunteered in several organizations’ archival projects during and after her training. Besides professional archival practices, she pursues her independent research and artistic production.
Handan Demir
Arşiv Yöneticisi | Program Süpervizörü
handand@riturkey.org
Archivist and researcher. Graduated from Galatasaray University Comparative Linguistics and Applied Foreign Languages department. After three years of work in the publishing sector, she received her MA from Central European University Comparative History department with her thesis on literary testimony to torture in the aftermath of the March 12 coup d’état in Turkey. During her studies, she obtained her archival theory and practice specialization certificate and volunteered in several organizations’ archival projects during and after her training. Besides professional archival practices, she pursues her independent research and artistic production.
Berfin Atlı
Oral History Coordinator
berfina@riturkey.org
Feminist researcher. Born in Diyarbakır. Completed her undergraduate education in the Sociology Department of Mimar Sinan Liberal Arts University. Continues her graduate studies in the General Sociology and Methodology Program of the same university. Her areas of interest are gender, feminism, necropolitics, sound studies, and collective memory and remembrance. She has many publications with publishing houses such as Varlık and İletişim, and various printed and online platforms like Kaos GL, 5 Harfliler, Gazete Duvar, Kültür Servisi and AGOS Newspaper. She has taken part in projects of civil society organizations such as the Center for Spatial Justice and Hafıza Merkezi. She continues to work with the Research Institute on Turkey as oral history coordinator on issues such as coming to terms with the past, social trauma, violations of rights and recent history, as well as carrying out her own work as an independent researcher.
Berfin Atlı
Oral History Coordinator
berfina@riturkey.org
Feminist researcher. Born in Diyarbakır. Completed her undergraduate education in the Sociology Department of Mimar Sinan Liberal Arts University. Continues her graduate studies in the General Sociology and Methodology Program of the same university. Her areas of interest are gender, feminism, necropolitics, sound studies, and collective memory and remembrance. She has many publications with publishing houses such as Varlık and İletişim, and various printed and online platforms like Kaos GL, 5 Harfliler, Gazete Duvar, Kültür Servisi and AGOS Newspaper. She has taken part in projects of civil society organizations such as the Center for Spatial Justice and Hafıza Merkezi. She continues to work with the Research Institute on Turkey as oral history coordinator on issues such as coming to terms with the past, social trauma, violations of rights and recent history, as well as carrying out her own work as an independent researcher.
Rabia Kaplan
Archive Manager
Archives Expert. Born in Istanbul in 1998. She is a graduate of the Information and Document Management Department of Marmara University and studying at the Graphic Design Department of Istanbul University. She took part as a volunteer in cataloguing at Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Library of History of Science in Islam. In 2019-2020, she penned articles on archive works for the İnformara Bulletin. In the field of information and document management, she designed posters and affiches for the symposium of the Association of Archivists of Turkey. She has joined the Museum of Memory team on January 2022.
Rabia Kaplan
Archive Manager
Archives Expert. Born in Istanbul in 1998. She is a graduate of the Information and Document Management Department of Marmara University and studying at the Graphic Design Department of Istanbul University. She took part as a volunteer in cataloguing at Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Library of History of Science in Islam. In 2019-2020, she penned articles on archive works for the İnformara Bulletin. In the field of information and document management, she designed posters and affiches for the symposium of the Association of Archivists of Turkey. She has joined the Museum of Memory team on January 2022.
Ayşe Özçelik
Oral History Transcription Expert
Ayşe Özçelik completed her undergraduate degree at Uludağ University in 2019. During this period, she worked on cultural production, sociology of consumption and third generation coffee shops. Her article titled “Chasing Coffee: A New Research Agenda in Turkey” (co-author Evren M. Dinçer) was published in Society (2020). She is currently completing her master’s degree in Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University she. Feminist theory, everyday life, feminist geography and feminist leisure studies are her academic interests. She has articles in feminist media such as 5Harfliler, Çatlak Zemin, Feminist Memory. She is preparing her master’s thesis titled “Feminist Leisure, Alternative Publicities and Women’s Coffeehouses in Turkey”, hoping to shed light on the leisure spaces and experiences of women living in Turkey.
Ayşe Özçelik
Oral History Transcription Expert
Ayşe Özçelik completed her undergraduate degree at Uludağ University in 2019. During this period, she worked on cultural production, sociology of consumption and third generation coffee shops. Her article titled “Chasing Coffee: A New Research Agenda in Turkey” (co-author Evren M. Dinçer) was published in Society (2020). She is currently completing her master’s degree in Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University she. Feminist theory, everyday life, feminist geography and feminist leisure studies are her academic interests. She has articles in feminist media such as 5Harfliler, Çatlak Zemin, Feminist Memory. She is preparing her master’s thesis titled “Feminist Leisure, Alternative Publicities and Women’s Coffeehouses in Turkey”, hoping to shed light on the leisure spaces and experiences of women living in Turkey.
Legal Team
Hülya Deveci
Program Legal Counsel
hulyad@riturkey.org
Lawyer and human rights defender. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law in 2001. Hülya, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and the Contemporary Lawyers Association, is one of the executives and responsible lawyers of the main Hrant Dink case in which public officials are tried. She voluntarily followed various social cases and contributed to work in the field of law and human rights. She still continues to work as a freelance lawyer in Istanbul.
Hukuk Ekibi
Hülya Deveci
Program Legal Counsel
hulyad@riturkey.org
Lawyer and human rights defender. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law in 2001. Hülya, a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and the Contemporary Lawyers Association, is one of the executives and responsible lawyers of the main Hrant Dink case in which public officials are tried. She voluntarily followed various social cases and contributed to work in the field of law and human rights. She still continues to work as a freelance lawyer in Istanbul.
Emel Ataktürk
Head Legal Advisor
emel@hafiza-merkezi.org
Emel graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 1988. She has been a member of Istanbul Bar Association since 1989. She is a member of and served as a board member in civil society organizations like Human Rights Association, Turkey Human Rights Foundation and Helsinki Citizens Assembly. She attended trainings organized by Istanbul Bar Association Women’s Rights Implementation Center, Bosphorus University Center for European Studies and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a participant and trainer; contributed to some of the publications prepared by these organizations. She continues to lead the legal program at Truth Justice and Memory Center.
Emel Ataktürk
Head Legal Advisor
emel@hafiza-merkezi.org
Emel graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 1988. She has been a member of Istanbul Bar Association since 1989. She is a member of and served as a board member in civil society organizations like Human Rights Association, Turkey Human Rights Foundation and Helsinki Citizens Assembly. She attended trainings organized by Istanbul Bar Association Women’s Rights Implementation Center, Bosphorus University Center for European Studies and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a participant and trainer; contributed to some of the publications prepared by these organizations. She continues to lead the legal program at Truth Justice and Memory Center.
Dilovan Gümüş
Assistant Legal Counsel
Human rights defender and lawyer. Dilovan graduated from Yalova University Faculty of Law in 2021. He volunteered for the Human Rights Association and Human Rights Agenda Association. He is a member of Istanbul Bar and a volunteer legal counsel with the legal team of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey. He works as a legal counsel for the Museum of Memory.
Dilovan Gümüş
Assistant Legal Counsel
Human rights defender and lawyer. Dilovan graduated from Yalova University Faculty of Law in 2021. He volunteered for the Human Rights Association and Human Rights Agenda Association. He is a member of Istanbul Bar and a volunteer legal counsel with the legal team of Human Rights Foundation of Turkey. He works as a legal counsel for the Museum of Memory.
Çağrı İşbilir
Recording /Editing/Photography
Çağrı was born in Istanbul and still lives in Istanbul. He graduated from the Beykent University Faculty of Fine Arts, Cinema and TV Department in 2015. He completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University in 2021 Fine Arts Faculty Photography Department and continues his educational life in the Photography Department Master’s program in the same institution. Since 2015, he has been working on films and photography in the form of documentaries and fiction.
Recording /Editing/Photography
Çağrı was born in Istanbul and still lives in Istanbul. He graduated from the Beykent University Faculty of Fine Arts, Cinema and TV Department in 2015. He completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University in 2021 Fine Arts Faculty Photography Department and continues his educational life in the Photography Department Master’s program in the same institution. Since 2015, he has been working on films and photography in the form of documentaries and fiction.
Web Infrastructure and Design Team
ecem – Full Stack Developer
Since 2011, she has been working in the fields of web development, data security, server, database and digital transformation. She especially enjoys working with feminist organizations and institutions working in the field of human rights.
Web Infrastructure and Design Team
ecem – Full Stack Developer
Since 2011, she has been working in the fields of web development, data security, server, database and digital transformation. She especially enjoys working with feminist organizations and institutions working in the field of human rights.
Emrah Kavlak
Interface Designer and Web Developer (For the prototype of the Museum)
info@eyesdontlie.co.uk
Emrah is a London-based visual designer. An experienced UI/UX designer and front-end developer since 2008, his client portfolio includes start-ups, nonprofits, academic/private research centers and international agencies.
Emrah Kavlak
Interface Designer and Web Developer (For the prototype of the Museum)
info@eyesdontlie.co.uk
Emrah is a London-based visual designer. An experienced UI/UX designer and front-end developer since 2008, his client portfolio includes start-ups, nonprofits, academic/private research centers and international agencies.
Koray Doyran
Project Design Director
Since 2004, he has been working as an art director and design director at agencies such as Alametifarika, Manajans JWT, TBWA\Istanbul, Medina Turgul DDB and Rafineri. He is currently the design director at 4129 Grey advertising agency. He received several awards in Turkey and abroad.
Koray Doyran
Project Design Director
Since 2004, he has been working as an art director and design director at agencies such as Alametifarika, Manajans JWT, TBWA\Istanbul, Medina Turgul DDB and Rafineri. He is currently the design director at 4129 Grey advertising agency. He received several awards in Turkey and abroad.
Demokrasiyi Savunmak Sanat Atölyeleri
Tülin Sağlam
Lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimini Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi Tiyatro Bölümü’nde tamamladı. Doktora tezi için Manchester Üniversitesi Tiyatro Bölümü’nde eğitimde drama konusunda araştırmalar yaptı (1992-1994). Barış Bildirisi’ne imza atması gerekçesiyle 686 No’lu KHK ile ihraç edildiği Şubat 2017 tarihine kadar aynı bölümde öğretim üyesi ve bölüm başkanı olarak çalıştı. Makalelerinin yanı sıra “Kendi Oyununu Kendin Yap” ve “Liseler İçin Drama” adlı iki kitap yazdı ve “Meraklısına Drama Atölyeleri” kitabının yazarları arasında yer aldı. “Sen Gara Değilsin”, “Eşek Arıları”, “Bir Evladın Terbiye Hadisesi”, “Üç Kuruşluk Opera”, “Bukalemunlar”, “Dünyadaki En Güzel Şey (Ç.O.)”, “Dünyanın En Küçük Hikayesi (Ç.O.)” ve “Bahçe (Ç.O.)” adlı tiyatro oyunlarını yönetti. Tiyatro tarihi ve teorisi, eleştiri, çocuk tiyatrosu, eğitimde drama ve tiyatro antropolojisi konularında araştırmalarına devam etti. Assitej (Uluslararası Çocuk ve Gençlik Tiyatroları Birliği) Türkiye Merkezi, KUKSADER ve Öğrenme Meraklıları Kooperatifi üyesi olan Sağlam, 1990 yılı itibarıyla Assitej Türkiye Merkezi’nde sekreter ve başkan olarak çalıştı. 2002 yılında Uluslararası Assitej Yönetim Kurulu’nda danışman ve yönetim kurulu üyesi olarak birer dönem olmak üzere 6 yıl görev aldı. 2006 yılında Uluslararası Assitej bünyesinde çalışmalarına başlayan ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network) kurucu üyesi ve yönetim kurulu üyesi olan Sağlam, 2021 yılında Uluslararası Assitej onur üyeliğine seçildi.
Cevdet Bayram
Sınıf öğretmeni, tiyatro sanatçısı ve tiyatro eğitmeni. Beyoğlu Özel Zapyon Rum İlkokulu’nda sınıf öğretmeni olan Bayram “3. 4. ve 5. Sınıflar İçin İstanbul Dersi” kitaplarının yazarlarındandır. Patazor isimli bir de çocuk kitabı vardır. Eğitmen/atölye lideri olarak 15 yıldır görev aldığı Çağdaş Drama Derneği İstanbul Şubesi’nde başkan yardımcılığı ve yönetim kurulu üyeliği yapmıştır. ‘’Eğitimde İyi Örnekler Konferansları’’nın İstanbul, Adana ve Burdur buluşmalarında çeşitli atölyeler düzenlemiş, farklı kurumlara ait seminerlerde atölye yürütücülüğü yapmıştır. Tiyatro oyunu yazarlığı, editörlüğü ve yönetmenliği yapan Cevdet Bayram, Su Gösteri Sanatları Sahnesi’nin yönetmenleri ve Tiyatro Gazetesi’nin yazarları arasındadır.
Canan Su Vardal
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi’nde resim okudu. Bu süreçte Bant mag, Sanatatak gibi yayınlara çizerlik yaptı, Arabesk adında bir Fanzin çıkardı ve tüm sayıları topladığı halini kitaplaştırdı. Akademide Temel Sanat alanında yüksek lisansını kazandı. Aynı sene İKSV Çalışma ve Araştırma Programına seçildi, Zeyno Pekünlü ve Zeynep Dadak danışmanlığında çalışmalar yürüttü. Hafıza Merkezi ile mahkeme çizerliği yaptı, Mekanda Adalet Derneği ile çeşitli projelerde illüstratör olarak çalışmaya devam ediyor. Beyoğlu Sineması Dergisi, Bant Mag. Calling Mag, Rağmen Edebiyat dizisi ve pandemi süresince dönemin duygusunu hatırlanabilir kılmak amacıyla iki arkadaşıyla birlikte çıkardıkları immün sistem destekleyici bir instagram dergisi olan Cumartesi Ertesi gibi yayınlarda çizerliğin yanı sıra yazıları ile de yer aldı. Kişisel tarih, toplumsal bellek üzerine çalışmalarına devam ediyor.
Demokrasiyi Savunmak Sanat Atölyeleri
Tülin Sağlam
Lisans, yüksek lisans ve doktora eğitimini Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi Tiyatro Bölümü’nde tamamladı. Doktora tezi için Manchester Üniversitesi Tiyatro Bölümü’nde eğitimde drama konusunda araştırmalar yaptı (1992-1994). Barış Bildirisi’ne imza atması gerekçesiyle 686 No’lu KHK ile ihraç edildiği Şubat 2017 tarihine kadar aynı bölümde öğretim üyesi ve bölüm başkanı olarak çalıştı. Makalelerinin yanı sıra “Kendi Oyununu Kendin Yap” ve “Liseler İçin Drama” adlı iki kitap yazdı ve “Meraklısına Drama Atölyeleri” kitabının yazarları arasında yer aldı. “Sen Gara Değilsin”, “Eşek Arıları”, “Bir Evladın Terbiye Hadisesi”, “Üç Kuruşluk Opera”, “Bukalemunlar”, “Dünyadaki En Güzel Şey (Ç.O.)”, “Dünyanın En Küçük Hikayesi (Ç.O.)” ve “Bahçe (Ç.O.)” adlı tiyatro oyunlarını yönetti. Tiyatro tarihi ve teorisi, eleştiri, çocuk tiyatrosu, eğitimde drama ve tiyatro antropolojisi konularında araştırmalarına devam etti. Assitej (Uluslararası Çocuk ve Gençlik Tiyatroları Birliği) Türkiye Merkezi, KUKSADER ve Öğrenme Meraklıları Kooperatifi üyesi olan Sağlam, 1990 yılı itibarıyla Assitej Türkiye Merkezi’nde sekreter ve başkan olarak çalıştı. 2002 yılında Uluslararası Assitej Yönetim Kurulu’nda danışman ve yönetim kurulu üyesi olarak birer dönem olmak üzere 6 yıl görev aldı. 2006 yılında Uluslararası Assitej bünyesinde çalışmalarına başlayan ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network) kurucu üyesi ve yönetim kurulu üyesi olan Sağlam, 2021 yılında Uluslararası Assitej onur üyeliğine seçildi.
Cevdet Bayram
Sınıf öğretmeni, tiyatro sanatçısı ve tiyatro eğitmeni. Beyoğlu Özel Zapyon Rum İlkokulu’nda sınıf öğretmeni olan Bayram “3. 4. ve 5. Sınıflar İçin İstanbul Dersi” kitaplarının yazarlarındandır. Patazor isimli bir de çocuk kitabı vardır. Eğitmen/atölye lideri olarak 15 yıldır görev aldığı Çağdaş Drama Derneği İstanbul Şubesi’nde başkan yardımcılığı ve yönetim kurulu üyeliği yapmıştır. ‘’Eğitimde İyi Örnekler Konferansları’’nın İstanbul, Adana ve Burdur buluşmalarında çeşitli atölyeler düzenlemiş, farklı kurumlara ait seminerlerde atölye yürütücülüğü yapmıştır. Tiyatro oyunu yazarlığı, editörlüğü ve yönetmenliği yapan Cevdet Bayram, Su Gösteri Sanatları Sahnesi’nin yönetmenleri ve Tiyatro Gazetesi’nin yazarları arasındadır.
Canan Su Vardal
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi’nde resim okudu. Bu süreçte Bant mag, Sanatatak gibi yayınlara çizerlik yaptı, Arabesk adında bir Fanzin çıkardı ve tüm sayıları topladığı halini kitaplaştırdı. Akademide Temel Sanat alanında yüksek lisansını kazandı. Aynı sene İKSV Çalışma ve Araştırma Programına seçildi, Zeyno Pekünlü ve Zeynep Dadak danışmanlığında çalışmalar yürüttü. Hafıza Merkezi ile mahkeme çizerliği yaptı, Mekanda Adalet Derneği ile çeşitli projelerde illüstratör olarak çalışmaya devam ediyor. Beyoğlu Sineması Dergisi, Bant Mag. Calling Mag, Rağmen Edebiyat dizisi ve pandemi süresince dönemin duygusunu hatırlanabilir kılmak amacıyla iki arkadaşıyla birlikte çıkardıkları immün sistem destekleyici bir instagram dergisi olan Cumartesi Ertesi gibi yayınlarda çizerliğin yanı sıra yazıları ile de yer aldı. Kişisel tarih, toplumsal bellek üzerine çalışmalarına devam ediyor.