{"id":3462,"date":"2026-06-24T14:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:02:39","slug":"mertcankarakus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/en-de\/mertcankarakus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mertcan Karaku\u015f Has Been Selected as Seyir Quartier\u2019s Third Guest Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to announce that Mertcan Karaku\u015f has been cast in the first episode of the second season of Seyir Quartier.<\/p>\n<p>Mertcan Karaku\u015f was born in Ankara in 1981. He graduated from the Department of Industrial Product Design at METU. His articles, translations, and interviews on LGBTQI+ representations in art and popular culture have appeared in various media websites and magazines. His novel, \"Y\u00fczen K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u015eeyler\" (Little Things That Float), was published in 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3464\" style=\"width: 1090px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3464\" class=\"wp-image-3464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PhotobyEmreTardus3-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mertcan Karaku\u015f \u00a9 Emre Tardu\u015f<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The jury, comprising curator and writer Didem Yaz\u0131c\u0131, academician, editor, and translator \u015eebnem Sunar, writer Selim \u00d6zdo\u011fan, and Seyir Quartier\u2019s second guest writer, Elif Nur Ayba\u015f, explained its decision as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The jury found Mertcan Karaku\u015f\u2019s portfolio to be compelling in terms of how he has established his own literary voice while striving to open up new spaces for expression in Turkish literature. His awareness of censorship and self-censorship\u2014one of the defining topics of debate in contemporary artistic production\u2014his approach to issues of representation, and his emphasis on the collective sphere were key factors in our selection. We unanimously decided to accept him into the program due to his original narrative, intellectual depth, and connection to current debates.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_3349\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3349\" class=\"wp-image-3349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selim_Ozdogan_2.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selim \u00d6zdo\u011fan<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3348\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3348\" class=\"wp-image-3348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sunar_Sebnem-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sunar_Sebnem-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sunar_Sebnem-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sunar_Sebnem.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u015eebnem Sunar<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3347\" style=\"width: 201px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3347\" class=\"wp-image-3347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Didem_Yazici-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Didem_Yazici-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Didem_Yazici-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Didem_Yazici-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Didem_Yazici.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Didem Yaz\u0131c\u0131 \u00a9 for Yap\u0131 Kredi K\u00fclt\u00fcr Sanat, Koray \u015eent\u00fcrk<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3437\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3437\" class=\"wp-image-3437 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-1038x1536.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SQ_1.3._Elif.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seyir Quartier&#8217;nin ikinci konuk yazar\u0131 Elif Nur Ayba\u015f<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>On Seyir Quartier:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Turkish word \u201cseyir\u201d refers to observation in motion or a journey of discovery, \u201cQuartier\u201d refers to Cologne\u2019s close-knit literary community and the program venue, Quartier am Hafen. The residency program in literary field brings these worlds together, offering a space for inspiration and growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Organized by<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/org.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/org.png 972w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/org-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/org-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/org-18x3.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><b>Supported by<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2198\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors.jpg 2198w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-300x21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-1024x73.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-768x55.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-1536x109.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-2048x145.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.istanbulberlin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sponsors-18x1.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2198px) 100vw, 2198px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><b>In Partnership with<\/b><\/h6>\n<p>das \u201candere\u201d Literaturcaf\u00e9, Frankfurt Kitap Fuar\u0131, Kulturbunker K\u00f6ln-M\u00fclheim, Land in Sicht e.V., NEOLA art projects e.V., Portiko Okuma ve Performanslar\u0131, Verein zur F\u00f6rderung der St\u00e4dtepartnerschaft K\u00f6ln \u2013 Istanbul e.V., Urban Cafe<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seyir Quartier&#8217;nin ikinci sezon ilk b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc i\u00e7in Mertcan Karaku\u015f&#8217;un se\u00e7ildi\u011fini duyurmaktan mutluyuz. Mertcan Karaku\u015f, 1981 y\u0131l\u0131nda Ankara&#8217;da do\u011fdu. ODT\u00dc, End\u00fcstri \u00dcr\u00fcnleri Tasar\u0131m\u0131 b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden mezun oldu. Sanatta ve pop\u00fcler k\u00fclt\u00fcrde LGBT\u0130+ temsilleri \u00fczerine yaz\u0131, \u00e7eviri ve r\u00f6portajlar\u0131; \u00e7e\u015fitli medya siteleri ve dergilerde yer al\u0131yor. Y\u00fczen K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u015eeyler adl\u0131 roman\u0131 2022 y\u0131l\u0131nda yay\u0131mland\u0131. K\u00fcrat\u00f6r ve yazar Didem Yaz\u0131c\u0131, \u00f6\u011fretim \u00fcyesi, edit\u00f6r ve \u00e7evirmen \u015eebnem Sunar ve yazar Selim \u00d6zdo\u011fan ve Seyir Quartier&#8217;nin ikinci konuk yazar\u0131 Elif Nur Ayba\u015f&#8217;tan olu\u015fan j\u00fcri karar\u0131n\u0131 \u015fu \u015fekilde gerek\u00e7elendirdi: Mertcan Karaku\u015f\u2019un dosyas\u0131, kendi yaz\u0131nsal sesini T\u00fcrk\u00e7e edebiyatta yeni s\u00f6z alanlar\u0131 a\u00e7ma \u00e7abas\u0131yla birlikte kurmas\u0131 bak\u0131m\u0131ndan j\u00fcri taraf\u0131ndan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1037],"tags":[1034,1041,456,1043,1035,1033,1030,1025,1044,1032,962,1012,1024,1027,1011,1028,1029,1042,1031,1026],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-seyir-quartier","tag-das-andere-literaturcafe","tag-elif-nur-aybas","tag-frankfurter-buchmesse","tag-iksv","tag-koln","tag-kulturbunker-koln-mulheim","tag-landinsicht-e-v","tag-literary-residency","tag-mertcan-karakus","tag-neola-art-projects-e-v","tag-open-call","tag-quartier-am-hafen","tag-residency","tag-rheinenergie-stiftung-kultur","tag-seyir-quartier","tag-stadt-koln","tag-stiftung-kunstsalon","tag-urban-cafe","tag-verein-zur-forderung-der-stadtepartnerschaft-koln-istanbul-e-v","tag-yazar-konuk-evi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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