Team
That mix matters to us. It helps us hold the sky as a scientific subject, a cultural subject, and a shared human experience at the same time.
Educators
That mix shapes both the content and the tone of the work. We do not treat the sky only as a science topic, but also as part of history, place, and shared attention.
Coordinator | Amateur astronomer | Sky photographer
Can Çetin coordinates GNV. After studying economics and later science policy at METU, he continued his astronomy work through sky photography, observation events, seminars, and public science communication.
Professor | Philosophy of science and history
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cem Kamözüt works in philosophy of science and history of science. His teaching and research focus especially on the Scientific Revolution, the history of biology, and how scientific reasoning is built.
Astronomer | Science communicator | Planetarium builder
Dr. Alper K. Ateş is an astronomer and science communicator. He helped establish Turkey's first public fixed digital planetarium and later worked on a science center and observatory, with interests ranging from archeoastronomy to observational astronomy and media for planetariums.
Astronomy instructor | Astrophotography practitioner
Fikret Alp Işık brings practical experience in telescopic observation, optics, astrophotography, and astronomy camps. His work also connects with cultural tourism and heritage.
Archaeologist | Heritage researcher | Archeoastronomy specialist
Sema Bağcı Kaya is an archaeologist and heritage researcher whose work spans settlement archaeology, urban archaeology, heritage management, and archeoastronomy.