Call me Ci.
I’m a photographer born and based in Istanbul.
And these are my stories.


Şehir Fikri (Notion of a City)
Photobook, 2022, Onagöre
Something is missing. What happens if you omit people, animals, and language while telling a story about a city? Notion of a City is a beautifully peculiar portrayal of Istanbul.
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Unutursan Darılmam (No Offence If You Forget)
Photobook project, 2018 - Ongoing
Imagine leaving the house only ten times in a whole year. The author was left behind, sour but kind. No Offence If You Forget is a story about clinging to Istanbul — to survive and rediscover life.
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Will the World End in the Daytime
Photo-story, 2017 - 2019
Istanbul sits right on top of the North Anatolian Fault — a massive earthquake is due. Will the World End in the Daytime searches for clues and signs of the imminent disaster that is predicted to swallow the city.
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Thought stream
2022 (TR)
Dec 19, 2022
Tüm Şarkı Sözlerini Çalacağım (TR)
Oct 31, 2022
Şair Olamayacak Kadar Çok Yaşadım (TR)
Oct 2, 2022
Neden Artık Sokak Fotoğrafı Çekemiyorsun (TR)
Sep 25, 2022
A Love Letter to Fujifilm X70
Sep 9, 2022
Three Rules of Existing
May 17, 2022
Making of Şehir Fikri
Editing Şehir Fikri #2
Jul 30, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #6 (TR)
Jul 4, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #5 (TR)
Jun 29, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #4 (TR)
Jun 25, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #3 (TR)
Jun 24, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #2 (TR)
Jun 21, 2022
Şehir Fikri Üzerine #1 (TR)
Jun 19, 2022
Editing Şehir Fikri #1
Jun 8 2022
Demo of a Demo of Şehir Fikri
Jun 1, 2022
First Prints of Şehir Fikri
May 11, 2022
Notes on Unutursan Darılmam
Unutursan Darılmam: Proje Açıklaması (TR)
Sep 11, 2022
Unutursan Darılmam: First Draft
Jul 16, 2022
Unutursan Darılmam Üzerine (TR)
Jul 7, 2022