Burak Bulut Yıldırım

Solo exhibitions

• 2025 UnNude: The Architecture of the Body, Die Akt Galerie, Berlin
• 2024 Dress Code: Light, Die Akt Galerie, Berlin
• 2019 Black Light, Volksbank Gallery, Heilbronn
• 2019 In Haste, Abraham-Gumbel-Saal, Heilbronn
• 2016 We Can Do It, Gallery 77, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul
• 2014 In Haste, Pinelo Art Gallery, Istanbul
• 2014 Peddlers, Tezgahçılar, Istanbul

Group exhibitions

• 2026 Body Construct, Art-Icon, Bastille Design Center, Paris, 12–14 November 2026. Curated by Danila Tkachenko and Slavica Veselinović.
• 2026 URBAN Exhibits: Photo Days Tour, Trieste Photo Days, Mercato Coperto, Trieste, 5 October – 21 November 2026. Work from Lucida.
• 2025 Portraits, Fogae Gallery, Zurich
• 2025 The Other Art Fair, London
• 2023 Eros & Thanatos, Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona
• 2019 Bodies in Movement, Loosen Art Gallery, Rome

Juried selections

• 2026 OPEN CALL: A Celebration of Contemporary Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont. Online gallery and printed exhibition catalogue. Work: Love Hurts.

Photography Competition Juries

• 2026 — Türkiye'nin Portreleri, vivo × FOTON Mobile Photography Competition, vivo Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
• 2026 — FotoMaraton Eskişehir, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
• 2025 — FotoMaraton Samsun, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
• 2024 — Gençlere Alan Açık: Şehir Hikâyeleri (Open Space for Young People: City Stories), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB Kültür AŞ), in collaboration with the Turkish Photographic Arts Federation (TFSF). Jury Member. TFSF Approval No. 2024-020. Official source.
• 2024 — FotoMaraton Diyarbakır, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
• 2023 — FotoMaraton Antalya, Türkiye Kültür Yolu Festival, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and FOTON Photography Association. Jury Member. Official source.
• 2018 — 1st PhotoMaraton Istanbul, CepPhotoMaraton (Mobile Photography Competition), FOTON and Birleşik Heyecan Production. Mobile Photography Jury Member, credited as Burak Bulut. Press coverage.

Curatorial projects

• 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul, Die Akt Galerie, Berlin, 3–19 July 2026. Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona, 20 November – 4 December 2026. Sole curator. 14 photographers. Photobook published by Mijuk Papers.
• 2015 LandsNude, Artcore Gallery, Thessaloniki. Curator and participant.

Screenings

• 2026 Nudes of Istanbul: The Body and the Room, short documentary, approx. 4 min. Directed by Meryem Aydın, featuring Burak Bulut Yıldırım as photographer and curator. LOOP City Screen, LOOP Barcelona 2026, with Uxval Gochez Gallery.

Awards

• 2024 Annual Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Dysmorphia, Body & Nudes
• 2019 Photoshoot Award, Nude Art, Merit
• 2017 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, Honorable Mention
• 2012 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, Honorable Mention

Publications

• 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul. Mijuk Papers, Berlin. Hardcover, English, 112 pages, 133 photographs. ISBN 978-3-00-087439-0. Curatorial essay by Burak Bulut Yıldırım.

Library holdings

• The Nudes of Istanbul (photobook): National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, London · Istanbul Modern Library, Istanbul · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany

Selected press and reviews

• 2026 Robert Heidemann, The Nudes of Istanbul: Ausstellung in Berlin zeigt 14 Jahre türkische Aktfotografie, Arttrado, June 2026.
• 2026 İstanbul'dan Berlin'e Cesur Köprü: The Nudes of Istanbul, Sanat Okur, June 2026.
• 2026 “Nudes of Istanbul” Berlin'de, Art Column, June 2026.
• 2024 Curator Michael Hanna, review for Aedra Fine Arts, Point Pleasant Publishing.
• 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım's Exhibition in Germany, Artful Living, October 2019.
• 2019 Claudia Ihlefeld, Sich begegnen und zuhören: Türkische Kulturtage in Heilbronn, Stimme DE, October 2019.
• 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım Photography Projects in Germany, Gazete Sanat, October 2019.

The full list of texts, interviews, and features is on the Texts & Press page.

Affiliations

• Member, Bund Professioneller Portraitfotografen (BPP)
• Member, Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
• International Artist Card, IGBK (Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste)