Culture Unleashed

Culture Unleashed empowers individuals, communities, organisations and ecosystems within cultural and creative industries. By bringing together diverse creative individuals with unique experiences alongside purposeful clients and partners, we generate high-quality, scalable solutions for the growth and impact of CCIs.

Services

Culture Unleashed offers flexible and scalable solutions for organizations and ecosystems in cultural and creative industries.

People

Culture Unleashed draws strength from individuals whose collective effort creates unparalleled results.

Recent Work

Learn more about our recent work.

Learning & Education Program & Project

Supporting the Creative Economy: A Programme for Policy Makers

Client: British Council

The two editions of the ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ programme, developed by the British Council and Cultural Associates Oxford, and implemented in collaboration with Culture Unleashed in Türkiye, ran in 2023-2024. It empowered policymakers and cultural professionals with new tools and networks to enhance cultural and creative industries in local, regional and global context.

News & Updates

Catch up on the news and updates about us and our work.

Culture Unleashed welcomes Burcu Yılmaz Deniz and Deniz Yazıcıoğlu as new associates.

Culture Unleashed welcomes new associates, Burcu Yılmaz Deniz and Deniz Yazıcıoğlu. Burcu, a curator, cultural manager and performer thrives on creating multidisciplinary content. Deniz, a seasoned professional in community and programme management, brings her expertise in building and managing online communities. Their combined skills further strengthen Culture Unleashed.

Strategic Planning for Culture seminar

On August 16, 2024, Culture Unleashed hosted the "Strategic Planning for Culture" seminar as part of Marmara Municipalities Union's Perspectives for Strategic Plan programme. Led by Emre Erbirer, Gökçe Dervişoğlu Okandan, and Mustafa Gül, the session provided valuable insights into cultural policies, cultural planning, best practices and cases for local governments.

Culture Unleashed on Bağımsızlar's programme on Açık Radyo

Culture Unleashed recently appeared on Bağımsızlar's programme on Açık Radyo in two episodes. We discussed collaborative work in the cultural and creative industries, focusing on independent and multi-voiced policy development, and creating a culture of learning and co-production. We shared our vision for a more equitable cultural environment.

Digitalization Sub-Working Group of the Expertise Committee on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (UNESCO Türkiye)

Emre, Gökçe ve Mustafa have become members of the Digitalization Sub-Working Group of the Expertise Committee on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions under Turkish National Commission for UNESCO to prepare a roadmap for the digitalization of CCIs. Their task is to prepare a roadmap for the digitalization of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs). They developed a methodology based on four pillars: competence, strategy & implementation, rights, and participation.