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
RÜDIGER KAPPES
Director
LENA ALPOZAN
Artistic Director
Team
SİNEM TEKEL
Administration and resident assistance
JULIA VÖLKER
Programme Coordination
TIJEN TOGAY
Finance Controlling & Alumni-Funds
Mirjam Weth
Administration