I’m an Associate Professor in the Department of New Media at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Faculty of Communication and currently a visiting researcher at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

I completed my PhD in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, where I developed a deep interest in how technology, culture, and everyday life intersect in unexpected and revealing ways.

My research explores digital sociology, creative computing histories, and computational methodologies — but always with a strong emphasis on the cultural and historical forces that shape them.

I’m particularly passionate about uncovering the grassroots stories of digital life and working closely with communities to help tell these stories in meaningful and accessible ways.

My work has been supported by institutions such as the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), and Stiftung Mercator.

I’m also proud to be a management committee member of Grassroots of Digital Europe: from Historic to Contemporary Cultures of Creative Computing (GRADE), a four-year international research initiative funded by COST, which investigates the overlooked and often surprising local histories of digital creativity across the continent.

Right now, I’m working on a new book titled A Cultural History of Computing Magazines in Türkiye (1980–1996): Coding, Machines and Silicon Dreams.

Whether through academic research or community-driven storytelling, I’m committed to making sense of our digital pasts to better navigate our digital futures.