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Hello, I’m Berk Deniz Dereli, a 4th year industrial design student at METU. I generally use my first name, Berk, but you can use whichever name you’re comfortable saying.

Since childhood, I’ve wanted to study a design-related field, and my first choice was architecture. However, in my senior year of high school, I discovered the industrial design department and realized it suited me better than architecture. And I think I was right. Even though there were times when projects and juries were exhausting, I’ve had a lots of fun and enjoyed studying with my friends over the last three years. Now that it’s my final year at university, I feel like there’s very little time left to spend with my friends at METU. I feel like I’m turning into one of those middle-aged people who always say, “Appreciate your college years.”

I’ve loved spending time on the computer since I was little. This journey started with playing computer games in my spare time, and later on, watching series, reading comics, or watching anime became part of it. My tastes tend to vary across different types of media, so it might be easier if I list the media I’ve recently consumed and my favorites below as examples.

Constantly consuming this type of content in my free time has also influenced the field I want to focus on after graduation. The video game industry is one of the areas that appeals to me the most right now. In fact, I’m currently taking an elective course called Video Game Design. Also, unlike many people, my favorite project in university wasn’t a product design but a short animation called Night Shift that we created for an elective class.

Contact Details:
E-mail: berkdenizdereli@gmail.com – berk.dereli@metu.edu.tr
Mobile: +90 545 712 3155
Instagram: @berk.dereli