Elif Koyutürk

“Our greatest story is inside us, it blooms when we look inward – the greatest eye to your story is your heart that manifests, I create from that manifestation. “
Elif Koyutürk, born in Istanbul 1993, is a dedicated photographer, director. After graduating from TED College Istanbul, she continued her education at Istanbul Bilgi University and UEM Madrid. There, she studied Television Reporting & Programming and Marketing, Multimedia & Cinema. In 2014, she participated in the program “Youth on the Move” initiated by Amsterdam University for Applied Sciences, University of Oslo and Akershus, Stuttgart Media University and Bilgi University Istanbul.
In 2015 she received the title “Commended Photographer” by World Sony Photography Awards and was featured in Travel and Leisure’s “100 Stunning Photos of the World”. In 2017 her short movie “Details in Nature” selected as “Semi- Finalist” in Miami Epic Film Festival and her short movie “Good Morning Luise” selected as the “Film of the Week” by Awardeo Company. Austrian Consulate of Istanbul hosted her first solo film and photo exhibition “Eternity of Nature and Soul”. The exhibition became a focus cultural point for Austrian-Turkish artists. Her second solo one-year exhibition hosted at ...

Istanbul Ministry of Culture,“Time” 2015
Somerset House London, Sony Photography Awards, Low Light Category (Commended Photographer)

Austrian Cultural Consulate Istanbul, “Eternity of Nature and Soul”, Film and Photo Solo Exhibition, 2017

Istanbul Museum of Photography, “Eternity of Nature and Soul” + “Thunder Birds”, Solo Exhibition