Burak Bulut Yıldırım

Solo exhibitions

• 2025 UnNude: Die Architektur des Körpers, 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, Triest, 5. Oktober – 21. November 2026. Arbeit aus Lucida.
• 2025 Portraits, Fogae Gallery, Zürich
• 2025 The Other Art Fair, London
• 2023 Eros & Thanatos, Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona
• 2019 Bodies in Movement, Loosen Art Gallery, Rom

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. Juli 2026. Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona, 20. November – 4. Dezember 2026. Alleiniger Kurator. 14 Fotografen. Fotoband erschienen bei Mijuk Papers.
• 2015 LandsNude, Artcore Gallery, Thessaloniki. Kurator und Teilnehmer.

Vorführungen

• 2026 Nudes of Istanbul: The Body and the Room, Kurzdokumentation, ca. 4 Min. Regie: Meryem Aydın, mit Burak Bulut Yıldırım als Fotograf und Kurator. LOOP City Screen, LOOP Barcelona 2026, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Uxval Gochez Gallery.

Auszeichnungen

• 2024 Annual Photography Awards, lobende Erwähnung, Dysmorphia, Body & Nudes
• 2019 Photoshoot Award, Nude Art, Auszeichnung (Merit)
• 2017 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, lobende Erwähnung
• 2012 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography, lobende Erwähnung

Veröffentlichungen

• 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul. Mijuk Papers, Berlin. Gebundene Ausgabe, englisch, 112 Seiten, 133 Fotografien. ISBN 978-3-00-087439-0. Kuratorischer Essay von Burak Bulut Yıldırım.

Library holdings

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

Selected press and reviews

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

The full list of texts, interviews, and features is on the Texte & Presse .

Zugehörigkeiten

• Member, Bund Professioneller Portraitfotografen (BPP)
• Mitglied der Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
• Internationale Künstlerkarte, IGBK (Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste)