imge

I am a Berlin based writer and editor covering fashion, art, and culture.

Take almost anything I write — beauty standards and what they signal about class, shops arranged like exhibitions, a pop craze that turns out to be a doorway into an entire culture — and underneath is the same move: I end up asking why people want the things they want.

I've had practice. I grew up in Turkey and started out in the newsroom at CNN Türk in Ankara, then moved to Germany for a master's in literature, culture, and art at Universität Potsdam. At Expanded Art, I interviewed artists, wrote for the roster, and helped put out limited editions that sold out in days.

Now I write cultural criticism here, on a site I founded and built myself. If you're an editor, publisher, or artist who'd like to work together: imgeturan@gmail.com.

Fashion Gave Women Back Their Teeth

From McQueen's robots to Kawakubo's lumps: why darkness in fashion was never just decoration.

Consumptive Chic: When Victorian Fashion Made Illness Beautiful

In Victorian Britain, paleness and fragility weren't signs of illness. They were signs of status.

How K-pop Becomes the Entry Point to K-Culture Through Fashion

Why a fascination with K-pop often leads to a deeper appreciation of Korean culture.

When a Store Feels Like an Art Exhibition

How contemporary brands turn retail into cultural spaces shaped by symbolism, atmosphere, and experience.