Biography
İlker Özçelik is a faculty member in the Department of English Language and Literature at Süleyman Demirel University and Vice-Chair of the Society. He works on Shakespeare and on Shakespeare productions on the Turkish stage.
In 2018 he founded the International Shakespeare Festival, the first Shakespeare festival in Türkiye. Starting in Isparta, Antalya and Burdur, the festival has continued ever since; its sixth edition took place in 2026. The festival received an award from the Shakespeare Association of America. He is also the founder of Shakespeare in Turkey.
He has published on Shakespeare productions on the Turkish stage in Multicultural Shakespeare. In 2026 he received the International Academician Award at the 2nd International Mediterranean Theatre Awards, organised by Kepez Municipality.