aylin ünal
journalist, story teller

Curriculum Vitae
photograpy by
Haluk Cobanoglu
Books:

Yakından
Anders Petersen
Espas Publishing
Istanbul, 2024
"This is the first-ever comprehensive biography of Swedish photographer Anders Petersen."

Istanbul'un Gizli Büyücüleri
Ithaki Publishing
Istanbul, 2014
Fantasy literature setting in Istanbul, with the story unfolding against the backdrop of the city's occult history

Vampir Manifestoları
(in collaboration Giovanni Scognamillo with Fatih Danaci
Marjinal Publishing, Istanbul, 2011
The research book about vampires, divided into two main sections. The first section explores vampire folklore, while the second examines various vampire motifs throughout the history of art.

Aşk ve Korku: Giovanni Scognamillo
Hayalet Publishing
Istanbul, 2009
The biography of the famous writer and historian Giovanni Scognamillo. He was an Italian Levantine whose family migrated to Turkey several decades ago. Giovanni was the first person to document the history of Turkish cinema. He authored more than 50 books and specialized in cinema history, vampires, and occultism.
Lectures:
Press Freedom with
Reporters Without Borders Sweden
Stockholm University, department of journalism, 2022
Kungsholmen Upper Secondary School of Media,
Stockholm, 2022
Blacekeberg Upper Secondary School.
Stockholm, 2022
Umeå Upper Secondary School. 2003
Human Right Days, Örebro, 2003
Lectures on Photography
Photography Center of Istanbul
May - August 2012
A serie of lectures on photography grounded Umberto Eco's "Open Work". They explore different approaches to story telling in photography.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Translations
Swedish
to
Turkish
Depphjärnan - Anders Hansen, "İyi Hissetmenin Dayanılmaz Zorluğu"
Nova Publishing, Istanbul, 2025
Väder som Förändrade Världen -
Marcus Rosenlund,
"İklimin Değiştirdiği Dünya'
Kaplumbağa Publishing, İstanbul, 2024
Eufori - Elin Cullhed, "Delice Coşkun"
Kirmizi Kedi Publishing, Istanbul, 2022
Fel Steg - Maria Adolfsson, "Yanlış Adım'
Çınar Publishig, Istanbul, 2021
English
to
Turkish
Henri Cartier - Bresson: A biography
Pierre Assouline, "Henry Carter Bresson"
Espas Publishing, Istanbul, 2018
Photography Philosophy: Essays on The Pencil of Nature Scott Walden, "Fotoğraf Felsefesi: Doğanın Kalemi Üzerine Denemeler
Espas Publishing, İstanbul, 2018
Photography Theory - James Etkins
"Fotoğraf Kuramı"
Espas Publishing, Istanbul, 2012
Thinking Photography - Victor Burgin
"Fotoğrafı Düşünmek"
Espas Publishing, 2011
Education
Istanbul University
PhD, Journalism
2016
Istanbul University
MBA, Journalism
2010
Marmara University
Bachelor, Radio - TV, Cinema
2005