Hello, I am Başak, an industrial designer from İstanbul, Türkiye. As a social and curious person, I enjoy connecting with people from different backgrounds and understanding their perspectives. When I include these freely evolving dialogues and my curiosity into my design process, one idea organically leads to another. Because these collective environments are essential to my work, I have integrated participatory methods into my practice, which have taught me how co-creation guides and facilitates the entire design process.

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I see design as a space for debate and negotiation to challenge and change unspoken norms. This perspective turned me into a designer who enjoys navigating complex projects. I am particularly interested in design for social sustainability and inclusion, especially in public and cultural spaces, guided by the principle of 'Leaving No One Behind.' Instead of viewing underrepresented groups as secondary users in these spaces, I aim to design services, products, and systems that create conditions for everyone to interact with these spaces and products inclusively.