Team
That mix matters to us. It lets us look at the sky as science, history, 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.
Chief Networking Officer
Ahenk Dereli is GNV's Chief Networking Officer. She supports partnerships, outreach, and the relationships that keep our work connected to schools, institutions, collaborators, and new communities.
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.