Dicle Gülşahin, Communications Officer | Advisor Turkey

I work as a communications officer and country advisor for Turkey at DutchCulture. Since 2020, I have experienced many positions within the organisation from maintaining the TransArtists database to performing the secretary role for EUNIC Netherlands; a network organisation devoted to demonstrating and promoting European cultural diversity and exchange. My current responsibilities consist of creating content and strategising communications for the DutchCulture and TransArtists audiences, and advising makers, organisations and state actors on how to collaborate with the cultural scene in Turkey, and programme making around Turkey-related themes.

I hold a BA degree in Public Administration with a minor in Arts Management from Yeditepe University in Istanbul, and an MA degree in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts from the University of Bologna in Italy. Besides my responsibilities at DutchCulture, I also work as an international cultural project manager on freelance basis. Currently, I am working on my own project 'The Third Wave', a series of thematic events focusing on new wave immigration movements from Turkey to Europe and their way of consuming popular culture. When I have time and energy left, I like to produce music with all-DIY aesthetics, in which I either write simple punk songs or combine Turkish pop culture with personal elements based on the experience of living in the Netherlands.