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Personal Details

       Öykü Topaloğlu
🐣   01/01/1996
🏰   Born in İstanbul
💌   [email protected]
🔗   linkedIn
🎨   Figma
🐱   GitHub
💻   CodePen

Education

🧠   Psychology - Bachelor of Art
Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences
Kadir Has University
GPA: 3.20 / 4.0
2014- 2018

🎯   Visual Communication Design
Open Education Faculty
Anadolu University
2023 - 2024 (Not Completed)

Certificates

💎   Front-End Development Certificate Program
Kadir Has University
11/2023 - 02/2024

🖍️   Art Therapy Practitioner Training
Kadir Has University
02/2023 - 03/2023

🖇️   Şirin Tekeli Politics School
Association to Support Women Candidates (KA.DER)
02/2018 - 04/2018

🧸   Certificate in Child Protection: Prevention of Abuse and Violence
Association for Supporting Child Protection Centers (ÇOKMED)
02/2015 - 05/2015

Skills

🎨   Digital drawing and design tools:
Figma, Procreate, P5.js, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

🤖  Experimenting with AI tools:
ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion, Suno, Udio, MidJourney, GPT API

📌   Front End Languages:
HTML, CSS, JavaScript

🎓   Academic research and writing: in APA format

🧩   Knowledge of psychology theories and communication techniques

Languages

🇹🇷   Turkish / Primary

🇬🇧   English / Advanced

🇪🇸   Spanish / Intermediate

Experiences

🏴‍☠️   Digital Creator - Get Things Done Manager   @DIKTATORIAL Inc.
Feb 2023 - Present
At Diktatorial, I focus on UI/UX design and project management while taking on a variety of creative and strategic tasks.
I’ve worked on branding, created custom illustrations, led media partnership projects, and developed social media strategies.
My goal is always to find practical and creative solutions to move things forward.

🧭   Career Journey & Personal Growth   @Self-initiated Exploration
Mar 2019 - Feb 2023
Took time to explore different career paths and industries to better understand my interests and long-term goals.
Worked on freelance projects and developed skills in areas like content creation, digital marketing, and project management.
Focused on self-improvement through online courses, workshops, and personal projects.
This period helped me build adaptability, self-motivation, and a clearer vision for my career direction.

🐜   Writer/Translator   @PsiNossa Psychology Journal
Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Writing and translating articles. Reviewing literature. Editing journal content.

🗝️   Corporate Communication Assistant   @Kadir Has University
Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Supported promotional events, marketing activities, and assisted with university events and financial tasks, including events at Gallery KHAS and Rezan Has Museum.

🌱   Intern Psychologist   @Gaziosmanpasa Social Service Center
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
Community interviews. Research and prevention work. Led educational seminars.

Interests

Passionate about painting, music and games.
Works with acrylics, oils, and pastels on canvas, as well as digital illustration and vector art.
Plays the ukulele, guitar, and piano, and enjoys singing and composing from my early years.
Loves playing online games — saving Azeroth as a healer, slaying monsters across Wraeclast as a ranger, exploring the elements and mysteries of Teyvat, and maybe many more :)