EXPERIENCE
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VML
Deputy Creative Director - October 2024 -
Creative Group Head - October 2020 - October 2024
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TBWA\ España
Copywriter - December 2019 (SWAT TEAM)
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TBWA\ISTANBUL
Copywriter - 2016 - 2020
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Wunderman Thompson
Copywriter - 2014 - 2016
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HIT ME
90 535 652 99 89
ABOUT
Hey there, I'm Cem, born and raised in Istanbul. After graduating in advertising,
I jumped into copywriting.
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I've penned ads and cooked up ideas for some of Turkey's top agencies and coolest brands. Still loving what I do.
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I've received awards in competitions such as Cannes Lions, Golden Drum, and One Show. Currently, I continue to work as a Deputy Creative Director at VML Istanbul.
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I am in a music band outside of work. I play the drums.
We occasionally perform concerts. I spend a lot of time playing PC games :)
AWARDS
CANNES LIONS
2019 - Outdoor Bronze Lion - Land Rover - Beyond Fashion Campaing
GOLDEN DRUM
2024 – Product Design – Fitbowl – Gold
2024 – Health&Wellness Fitbowl – Silver
2019 - Print, Health, beauty, sport & fashion - Gold Campaign (x3 parts)
THE ONE SHOW
2019 - Newspaper Campaign - Land Rover - Beyond Fashion - Shortlist (x3 parts)
EUROBEST
2019 - Durable Consumer Goods including Automotive - Shortlist (x3 parts)
LOERIES AWARDS
2019 Print - Indoor Posters - Campaign Silver: LAND ROVER - Beyond Fashion
EPICA
2024 - Fitbowl - Health&Wellness - Bronze
2024 - Fitbowl - Product Design - Bronze
2019 - Fashion, Footwear & Personal Accessories - Land Rover -
Beyond Fashion Campaing - Shortlist (x3 parts)
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CRYSTAL APPLE
(Turkish-based competition)
​2024
FILM / Castrol - Is This Also Castrol? - Automotive & Automotive Products - CRYSTAL
INTEGRATED / Castrol – Is This Also Castrol? - Automotive & Automotive Products - SILVER
CRAFT / Production / Best Use of Celebrity – HOPI Changed You a Lot - CRYSTAL
DESIGN / Fitbowl - Data Visualization - BRONZE
PRINT / Not Even for 20 Lira / Retail, E-Commerce, Fashion & Accessories - BRONZE
2023
PRINT / Burger King - This Is How It Costs You - Other - CRYSTAL
IN-GAME ADVERTISING / Whopper Baddies - SILVER
CREATIVE INTERACTIVE CONTENT / Whopper Baddies - SILVER
DESIGN / Game / Whopper Baddies - BRONZE
PRINT / Safer Than Being a Woman / Oksijen - SILVER
2022
DIGITAL / Influencer & Celebrity Communication / Boyner - CRYSTAL
INTEGRATED / Telecommunications Brands – 5G April 23rd Concert - SILVER
INTEGRATED / Sectoral Categories Coastal Image – Vodafone - Ben Varım - BRONZE
DIGITAL INNOVATION & DATA & TECHNOLOGY – 5G April 23rd Concert - SILVER
DIGITAL / Campaigns – Social Responsibility – Vodafone - Ben Varım - BRONZE
PRINT / Other Category – Istanbul Toy Museum - BRONZE
PRINT / Durable Consumer Goods – Ford Collision Prevention System - BRONZE
FILM / Telecommunications Brands – Vodafone Netflix - BRONZE
MEDIA / MEDIA - April 23rd 5G Stadium Concert - BRONZE
MEDIA - SPECIAL CATEGORIES April 23rd 5G Stadium Concert - SILVER
2021
FILM / TV CINEMA / Media, Broadcasting, Digital Platforms – Digitürk - BRONZE
FILM / TV CINEMA / Fashion & Accessories – Boyner - Just Like His Father - BRONZE
FILM / TV CINEMA / Telecommunications Brands – 5G BAGER - BRONZE
2019
PRINT GRAND AWARD / Land Rover Beyond Fashion
PRINT / Fashion & Accessories / Land Rover Beyond Fashion - CRYSTAL
OUTDOOR / Fashion & Accessories / Land Rover Beyond Fashion - CRYSTAL
OUTDOOR / Communication – Information Technologies - fizy - Songs That Take You Away -SILVER
MEDIA / Creative Use of Data - fizy - Songs That Take You Away - BRONZE
INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN / Multi-Channel Promotion - GNÇ TRAP - BRONZE
2018
​PRINT / Fashion & Accessories - Land Rover Live Logos - CRYSTAL
ONLINE FILM / VIRAL FILM - HAYTAP - CRYSTAL
MEDIA / Outdoor & Indoor Use - fizy Stop Songs - CRYSTAL
MEDIA / Excellence in Media - HAYTAP - SILVER
DIGITAL, SOCIAL MEDIA & ACTIVATION / Social Responsibility Communication - HAYTAP - SILVER
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2017
LARGE - SMALL SCALE AMBIENT - Durable Consumer Goods Category - CRYSTAL
FILM / TV CINEMA - Personal Care & Cosmetics - KING - CRYSTAL
MEDIA / BEST OUTDOOR - BMW - Numbers That Give a Message - SILVER
PRINT / Beverage Category - MOK Coffee - SILVER
2013
FILM / TV CINEMA - Home Appliances - Ä°pragaz – Pissi - SILVER
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MEDIACAT FELIS
(Turkish-based competition)
2024
AI DATA – Fitbowl - Felis
Health&Wellness – Fitbowl - Felis
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2023
BRAND EXPERIENCE - Branded Games & Competitions - Felis
ENTERTAINMENT - Digital Games & Products - Felis
PRINT - Corporate Image – Oksijen - Success
2022
BRAND EXPERIENCE - Technology-Focused Brand Experience – 5G April 23rd Concert - Felis
ENTERTAINMENT – Live Broadcast - 5G April 23rd Concert - Felis
MEDIA - Communication Technologies & Consumer Services - 5G April 23rd Concert - Felis
MEDIA - Event Utilization - 5G April 23rd Concert - Felis
PRINT – Toy Museum – Corporate Image – Success
2021
Health – Fitbowl - Success
2019
Best Original Jingle - GNÇ TRAP - Felis
Fashion / Textile / Accessories - Land Rover / Beyond Fashion - Felis
Poster - Art Direction - Land Rover Beyond Fashion - Success
Photography - Land Rover Beyond Fashion - Success
2018
Outdoor Bus Stop Utilization - fizy - Stop Songs - Felis
2017
Best Use of Ambient Media - BMW - Numbers That Give a Message - Felis
Small-Scale Outdoor Category - BMW - Numbers That Give a Message - Felis
Technology Services Category - Türk Telekom - Success
2015
Health Communication / Social Media Usage / Felis
Health, Consumer Health Products - Åžey Condom - Success
EFFIE
2023
Gender Equality / Vodafone – Ben Varım / Gold Effie
Fashion / Textile / Accessories / Boyner Now / Bronze Effie
2022
Digital - Marketing Vodafone / We Are Still Here / Bronze Effie
2017
Automotive - Shell / Bronze Effie
2015
Transportation & Cargo / Aras Cargo / Silver Effie
MIXX EUROPE
2022
Video Advertising – Vodafone 5G - Silver
Virtual & Augmented Reality or Other New Technologies - Vodafone 5G - Bronze
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