Fırat Arapoğlu sanat tarihçisi, eleştirmen ve bağımsız küratör olarak İstanbul’da yaşamakta ve Altınbaş Üniversitesi’nde Ortak Dersler Bölümü’nde Doç. Dr. olarak çalışmaktadır. Türkiye ve yurtdışında birçok serginin küratörlüğünü yapmıştır. Yakın tarihli projeleri arasında Kesişmeler, Grup Sergisi (2025, Vision Art Platform, İstanbul), Anita Taylor, Moonraker Solo sergi (2024, Vision Art Platform, İstanbul), Bir Varış Bir Yokuş, Ahmet Rüstem & Hakan Sorar solo sergi (2024, Vision Art Platform, İstanbul), Bir Rüya Açılır, Aida Mahmudova solo sergi (2024, Vision Art Platform, İstanbul), Fire, Albena Baeva solo sergi (2024, Collect Gallery, İstanbul), Çoklu Perspektifte, Grup Sergisi (2022-2023, YARAT, Bakü) Diğer Kentsel Düzen(ler), Sophia Grancharova solo sergi (2022, the ICA, Sofya), Kazı İzleri, Uluslararası Gezici Sergi (2022, İstanbul, Dundee, Barcelona), 6. Uluslararası İstanbul Çocuk ve Gençlik Bienali (2022, İstanbul), “Unutulmayan Gelecek”, Krassimir Terziev solo sergi (2019, Versus Art Projects, İstanbul) sayılabilir. 3. Çanakkale Bienali, 3. ve 4. Uluslararası Mardin Bienalleri ve 1. Akdeniz Çağdaş Sanat Bienali’nin eş-küratörlüğünü yapmıştır. Türkiye’de ve yurtdışında katkıda bulunduğu sanat dergileri arasında Sanat Dünyamız, Genç Sanat, Art-İst Modern & Actual, ICE, ARTAM, Art Unlimited, Eleştirel Kültür, RH+, İstanbul Art News, Artdog İstanbul, Varlık ve Flash Art sayılabilir. Sanat ve sanat eğitimi üzerine makaleler yazmış, ulusal ve uluslararası sempozyumlarda bildiriler sunmuş ve kitap bölümleri kaleme almıştır. İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi, Moda Sahnesi, Atölye Maçka, Narmanlı Sanat, Nazım Hikmet Kültür Merkezi ve İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi’nde konuşmalar ve atölyeler gerçekleştirmiştir. Uluslararası Sanat Eleştirmenleri Derneği üyesidir.

Turgut Turunc has been involved in teaching English and teacher training for more than 25 years. 

After his graduation from Foreign Languages Academy of Gazi University Education Faculty - Ankara-Turkey, he completed his BA in teaching English as a foreign language at Anadolu University - Eskisehir-Turkey. He obtained his MSc degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (MSc in TESOL) at Aston University, Birmingham, U.K.

He is currently affiliated with the School of Foreign Languages (SFL) at Altinbas University (AU), – Istanbul-Turkey, working as a teacher trainer. He is involved in observing the instructors in their actual teaching setting to provide them with constructive feedback functioning as the continuing professional development unit (CPDU) in addition to Quality Assurance and Accreditation works at the AU-SFL. 

Before his current position at AU; he worked for Oxford University Press – Turkey (OUP-TR) functioning as a teacher trainer and the higher education coordinator for five years for the second time, for the first of which he worked as an educational consultant for the same company for another five years.

At the MA Programme in TEFL at Bahçeşehir University (BAU) – Istanbul, Turkey, he delivered courses titled: Approaches & Methods in ELT, TEFL Theory into Practice, Course & Materials Design, Language Testing, and ICT in ELT. He was also the teacher trainer for BAU English preparatory program, where he delivered teacher training seminars and workshops. He was also involved in observing the instructors in their actual teaching setting providing them with constructive feedback aligned with his responsibilities in the professional development unit (PDU) within a developmental teacher observation program (DOP).

Before BAU, he functioned as the director of education and a teacher trainer responsible for foreign language studies at Bahçeşehir - Uğur Educational Institutions, which include a chain of more than 250 K-12 schools located in different cities of Turkey.

While he worked as an English teacher and as head of English department at different public schools in Turkey, he ran teacher training seminars and workshops for EFL teachers around the country, organized by the In-service teacher training department of Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE).

His research interests include teaching methodology, professional development, curriculum & materials development and ICT in ELT.

Doç. Dr. Cansu Yıldırım lisans eğitimini 2009 yılında İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi İşletme Bölümünde tamamladı. Operasyon, Proje ve Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi alanında Yüksek Lisans derecesini Manchester Üniversitesi'nden (2010) aldıktan sonra,  İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi'nden burs alarak 2015 yılında Pazarlama dalında doktora derecesini aldı. 2016 yılında Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik İşletmeciliği Bölümü'ne Yardımcı Doçent olarak atandı. Doç. Dr. Cansu Yıldırım'ın Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Journal of Brand Management, Production Planning & Control ve Journal of Service Theory and Practice dergilerinde yayınları bulunmaktadır.