Curriculum Vitae

Position

2026 – present · Freelance composer and artist

Education

2024 – 2026 · Master of Music in Composition Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green, OH, USA Principal instructors: Marilyn Shrude, Christopher Dietz, Elainie Lillios, Piyawat Louilarpprasert

2016 – 2018 · Master of Music in Composition Istanbul University State Conservatory, Istanbul, Turkey Principal instructors: Emel Çelebioğlu, Kemal Mete Sakpınar

2012 – 2016 · Bachelor’s Degree in Music Theory (Theory and Composition) Istanbul University State Conservatory, Istanbul, Turkey Principal instructors: Emel Çelebioğlu, Kemal Mete Sakpınar

2010 – 2012 · Undergraduate Studies in Composition Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory, Istanbul, Turkey Principal instructors: Emel Çelebioğlu, Özkan Manav

2025 · Kadenz Program — Max/MSP for Computer Music, Stanford Online (certificate)

Awards, honours and commissions

2026 — Selected Composer, TAK Ensemble (A Room For The Belated Sentences, KEAR Electroacoustic Residency) · Commission: an arche, Liam Battle — cello, three performers, quadraphonic diffusion and light · Commission: Fazz, Mikayla Farmer — oboe, electronics and light · Commission: Yörüngeler, Duo Latitude — two saxophones and fixed media

2025 — Selected Composer, Toledo Symphony Orchestra (Animal) · Commission: Focus, FLYDLPHN Ensemble · Selected Composer, Flash Mass / Siteworks, Ensemble Ipse, New York · First Prize, Mediterraneo album, Trieste Classica (Akdeniz, Flam-a Duo)

2020 — Second Prize, 12th FIDELIO Piano Composition Competition (Humoresque Ridiculo, first movement) · Accepted project, “Composition for Autism Spectrum Disordered Children”, Istanbul University of Health Sciences

2017 — Selected Composer, Süreyya Opera House (A Lume Spento, Metin Mert, trumpet)

2016 — Second Prize, International Woodwind Festival, Caddebostan Cultural Center (False Solo — 1) · Selected Composer, Süreyya Opera House (Humoresque Ridiculo, Damla Koşar, piano)

2015 — Second Prize, ISA Festival, Reichenau an der Rax, Austria (From The Strained Glasses And Streets) · Selected Composer, Süreyya Opera House (Six Stylistic Pastiches) · Selected Composer, LungoLago Cesare Battisti, Desenzano del Garda (Terra Incognito)

2013 — Selected Composer, Süreyya Opera House (İhtilaf, Güneş Hizlilar, harp)

Festivals, workshops and residencies

2026 — KEAR Electroacoustic Residency, Bowling Green State University 2025 — 46th Bowling Green New Music Festival, composer workshop with Marcos Balter 2025 — Flash Mass / Siteworks, Ensemble Ipse, Central Park, New York 2024 — 45th Bowling Green New Music Festival, composer workshop with Paola Prestini 2018 — International Woodwind Festival, Caddebostan Cultural Center, Istanbul 2015 — ISA Festival, Reichenau an der Rax, Austria — workshops with Clemens Gadenstätter, Yann Robin, Johannes Maria Staud 2015 — Garda Lake Music Master, Milan — composition with Mauro Montalbetti 2013 — Istanbul University State Conservatory — workshops with Michel Merlet and Stephane Delplasse

Selected performances

2026 · an arche — one cello shared by three performers, quadraphonic diffusion, live electronics and light. Commissioned by Liam Battle; première to be announced

2026 · Fazz — oboe, electronics and light. Mikayla Farmer, oboe. Commission; première 2026, venue to be announced

2026 · Yörüngeler — two saxophones and fixed media. Duo Latitude. Commission; première 2026, venue to be announced

2026 · A Room For The Belated Sentences — TAK Ensemble, pre-recorded corpus, SoMax 2 / FluCoMa. KEAR Electroacoustic Residency, Bowling Green State University, OH

2025 · Animal — Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Kobacker Hall, Bowling Green State University, OH, November 2025

2025 · Focus — FLYDLPHN sextet and fixed media. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, OH

2025 · eye | outside | eye — Işıl Kök Kohl, double bass and voice; Ömer Kurtuluş, live electronics. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, OH, 30 September 2025

2025 · A Music for People to Relax — Ensemble Ipse, “Siteworks: Flash Mass”. Great Lawn, Central Park, New York, 17 May 2025

2025 · Akdeniz — Flam-a Duo. Trieste, Italy, 6 July 2025

2024 · Uzun Hava — Jake Loitz, tenor saxophone. Bryan Hall, Bowling Green State University, OH, 4 November 2024

2023 · The Consequences — chamber ensemble with fixed media. Composition Studio Concert, Istanbul University State Conservatory

2023 · Lâ! — voice, clarinet, percussion and live electronics. Student Composition Concert, Istanbul University State Conservatory

2023 · Birr — small chamber ensemble. Contemporary Music Reading Session, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory

2017 · A Lume Spento — Metin Mert, trumpet. Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul

2016 · Humoresque Ridiculo — Damla Koşar, piano. Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul

2015 · From The Strained Glasses And Streets — flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano. ISA Festival, Reichenau an der Rax, Austria

2015 · Six Stylistic Pastiches — Deniz Ünel, flute; Sedef Temiz, oboe; Hür Can Davran, clarinet; Ada Banu Kara, bassoon. Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul

2015 · Terra Incognito — solo piano. LungoLago Cesare Battisti, Desenzano del Garda, Italy

2013 · İhtilaf — Güneş Hizlilar, harp. Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul

Artistic direction and leadership

2021 – 2023 · Founder, Artistic Director and Instructor — ÖKMA, Istanbul, in collaboration with Teknopol Istanbul / Istanbul Health Sciences University. Founded and directed a composition-focused education programme for children and young adults; taught composition to children from age five, including students on the autism spectrum, as part of rehabilitation-oriented projects; led world-music workshops for adults and conservatory students; founded and directed the Spektrogram Vocal Ensemble.

Teaching

2024 – 2026 · Graduate Teaching Assistant, Composition Area — Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts. Organised composition concerts, the Bowling Green New Music Festival and Composer’s Forum; coordinated rehearsals and guest composers; oversaw stage and electronics logistics including fixed media, live sound and amplification.

2016 – 2019 · Teaching Assistant, Music Theory, Harmony and Solfeggio — Istanbul University State Conservatory

2014 – present · Private instructor, composition, piano and aural skills — Istanbul

2014 – 2019 · Piano and Music Theory Instructor — Nar Sanat, Istanbul

2012 – 2014 · Piano, Music Theory and Ear Training Instructor — Armoni Sanat, Istanbul

Technical practice

Interactive and live electronics — Max/MSP; SoMax 2; FluCoMa; RAVE / nn~ (IRCAM ACIDS) Spatial audio — ambisonic and binaural production up to 5th order; ICST Ambisonics (ZHdK) Fixed media and DAWs — Ableton Live; Logic Pro; Pro Tools; Reaper; Composers Desktop Project; Python Notation — Sibelius; graphic-notation practices Production — setup and coordination of electronics, fixed media, live sound and amplification in concert contexts Instrument — piano

Languages

Turkish (native) · English (advanced) · German (beginner)