Eylem Ertürk (Vienna/Istanbul) is a researcher, artist and curator working at the intersection of art, ecology, politics, memory and public space. She is the founder of Shared Walks, which creates social encounters and critical spaces by walking in cities. She completed her master’s degrees in Fine Arts Photography at Marmara University in İstanbul (2007) and in Social Design_Arts as Urban Innovation at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (2019). She is currently a PhD candidate at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2020-2027).
Before moving to Vienna in 2017, she had led, initiated, and worked in several projects and art institutions in Istanbul as a researcher, editor, curator and manager. She taught Arts and Cultural Management at Istanbul Bilgi University and edited the Local Cultural Policies Handbook (2011). In her work at Anadolu Kültür (2010-2017), she focused on contemporary art and cultural dialogue, and curated the BAK: Revealing the City through Memory project, publications and exhibitions. She was the co-curator of the Memory and Arts project (2018-2021) by Hafıza Merkezi (Truth Justice Memory Center) and co-editor of the book Talks on Memory and Arts 2020 (2021). www.eylemduygu.net