Gülrenk Hayırcıl

She completed her Ph.D. with high honors in the Department of American Literature and Media Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen. She has been a speaker at both domestic and abroad conferences on the formation and transmission of cultural memory and has published various works in this field. She has taught courses in American Literature, English Language Teaching, English Literature, and English Translation and Interpreting at Beykent University, Haliç University, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Topkapı University. She also volunteered in the European Kinship System Project at Humboldt University of Berlin, as well as in the activities of organizations such as Joliba-Berlin and the Afro-Turk Association. She worked as an editor and consultant at TRT TÜRK. As of August 2024, she serves as the Digital Production Officer within the Corporate Communication and Events Coordination Department at Institute Social.