Non-Fiction

Ilker’s personal essays explore nostalgia, cultural criticism, urbanism, and history writing through personal experiences.

• Will Dune Wreck My Marriage? on Mangal Media (2021)

• Inheriting Melancholia: Istanbul, Change, and Death on Queertroublemakers (2021)

• The First Pop Song I Remember (co-authored with Sezgin İnceel) on Mangal Media (2020)

Ilker explored newly published books, New York’s literary scene, Turkish queer singers, and academic innovation in his non-fiction writing.

• Popüler Kültür Bizim Kültürümüz, Burada Hepimize Yer Var! on KaosGL Dergi (print) (Eylül-Ekim 2023)

• Müziğe Sarılmak on KaosGL Dergi (print) (Temmuz-Ağustos 2023)

• Queer Kelimesine Türkçe’de Bir Karşılık Bulabilir Miyiz? on Pelerin Fanzin (2023)

• Melike Şahin’in Konserlerinde Bana Yaptığı Ters Köşeler on Velvele (2022)

• Geçmişle Gelecek Arasında Gidip Gelen Bir Mekân: Stonewall Barı ve Christopher Parkı on KaosGL Dergi (print) (Eylül- Ekim 2022)

• OnlyFans’de Neler Oluyor? on Velvele (2021)

• Melike Şahin’in Bana Ettikleri on Velvele (2021)

• Eurovision: Alın Bu Listedeki Bilgileri Ne Yaparsanız Yapın with Sezgin İnceel on Velvele (2020)

• Review of Hotels and Highways: The Construction of Modernization Theory in Cold War Turkey by Begum Adalet (2019)

• Review of The Eye: An Insider’s Memoir of Masterpieces, Money, and the Magnetism of Art by Philippe Costamagna, translated from the French by Frank Wynne (2018)

• Reporting of One Hand Clapping, an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of New York City (2018)

• Reporting of various translation-related events in NYC (2018)