Advisory Board

The Academy Advisory Board is the central body of Tarabya Cultural Academy. It is made up of representatives from the German Bundestag, the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Goethe Institute. The members of the Academy Advisory Board are appointed for four years; the Advisory Board can be newly appointed at the beginning of a legislative period.

The Academy Advisory Board appoints the jury in charge of awarding residencies. In addition, it advises on the conceptual guidelines for the Cultural Academy and the procedure for awarding residencies. It can advise and make decisions on all questions concerning the Cultural Academy.

 

Members of the Advisory Board (as of October 2022)

    STATE MINISTER ANNA LÜHRMANN

    Chair, Foreign Office, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

    CLAUDIA ROTH, MP

    Deputy Chair, Minister of State for Culture and Media, Green Party

    MICHELLE MÜNTEFERING, MP

    Deputy Chair, SPD

    THOMAS HACKER, MDB

    Deputy Chair, FDP

    RALF BESTE

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    JOHANNES EBERT, SECRETARY GENERAL

    Goethe-Institut

    ERHARD GRUNDL, MP

    Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

    SUSANNE HIERL, MP

    CDU/CSU

    DR. MARC JONGEN, MP

    AfD

    AMIN LASCHET, MP

    CDU/CSU

    INGO MIX

    Group leader K 2, Art and Culture Promotion, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

    MICHAEL MÜLLER, MP

    SPD

    AYDAN ÖZOĞUZ, MP

    SPD

Jury

The jury for selecting residents at the Cultural Academy consists of five experts from the fields of art and culture. It is appointed by the Academy Advisory Board for a term of two-years.

 

Members of the jury

    DR. RAINER HERMANN

    Chairman of the jury, Islamic scholar and journalist

    ESRA KÜÇÜK

    Deputy chairwoman of the jury, Executive Member of the Board of Trustees, Allianz Foundation

    DR. YILMAZ DZIEWIOR

    Director, Museum Ludwig Cologne

    AYŞE POLAT

    Film director, screenwriter & producer

    CYMIN SAMAWATIE

    Singer, conductor & composer of contemporary music

Team

Management

    Nar Photos

    RÜDIGER KAPPES

    Director

    Enis Yücel

    LENA ALPOZAN

    Artistic Director

 

Team

    GÜLŞAH SUZAN DEMİR

    Communication and Programme Coordination

    Nar Photos

    SİNEM TEKEL

    Administration and resident assistance

    JULIA VÖLKER

    Programme Coordination

    Enis Yücel

    TIJEN TOGAY

    Finance Controlling & Alumni-Funds

    Mirjam Weth

    Administration