köken ergun
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Köken Ergun (born 1976, Istanbul) is an artist/filmmaker from Turkey with a background in performing arts. After working with American theater director Robert Wilson, Ergun became involved with video art and film. His films often deal with communities that are not known to a greater public and the importance of ritual in such groups. Ergun usually spends a long time with his subjects before starting to shoot and engages in a long research period for his projects. He also collaborates with ethnographers, historians and sociologists as extensions to his artistic practice. Since 2020, following the Covid pandemic, Ergun has changed his practice by pausing to make films by himself and getting more involved in collaborations with other artists to make installations, fiction and animation films.
His works have been exhibited internationally at institutions including Documenta 14, Paris Triennale, Jakarta Biennial, Sydney Biennial, Kathmandu Triennale, Lahore Biennial, Martin Gropius Bau, SALT, Garage Moscow, Videobrasil, Para-Site Hong Kong, Savvy Contemporary, Artspace Sydney, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam, KIASMA, Casino Luxembourg and Kunsthalle Winterthur. His films received several awards at film festivals including the Tiger Award for Best Short Film at the 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival and the Special Mention Prize at the 2013 Berlinale. Ergun's works are included in public collections of the Centre George Pompidou, M+ Museum Hong Kong, Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art, Australian War Memorial and Kadist Foundation.
Having studied acting at Istanbul University, Ergun completed his postgraduate studies at King's College London (classics) and Bilgi University (art history). He holds a PhD degree from Freie Universität Berlin (performing arts and anthropology).
Ergun is also the co-founder of two initiatives based in Istanbul: After the Archive? and KIRIK.
index of works
academic titles
2020 — PhD, Performance Studies & Anthropology, Freie Universität, Berlin
2005 — MA, Art History, Istanbul Bilgi University
2000 — PgD, Ancient Greek Literature, King's College London
1997 — BA, Acting, Istanbul University State Conservatory
exhibitions
2025
The Geopolitics of Infrastructure, M HKA, Antwerp, Belgium
As She Descends, Aranya Art Center, Beijing
Baru Baru, Jatiwangi Art Factory, Indonesia
What We Choose To Remember, Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Art in Conflict, Glasshouse Gallery-Port Macquarie, Australia
2024
KIN Museum for Contemporary Art, Kiruna, Sweden [SOLO]
Art in Conflict, The Riddoch Arts & Cultural Centre, Australia
Baru Baru, Rubanah Underground Hub, Jakarta
2023
Indigo Waves and Other Stories, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin
Art in Conflict, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney, Australia
New Visions Triennale, Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo
2022
Kathmandu Triennale
Garden of Ten Seasons, Savvy Contemporary, Berlin
Art in Conflict, Shepparton Art Museum, Australia
SubSpace, Çanakkale, Turkey [SOLO]
Art in Conflict: A Traveling Exhibition by the Australian War Memorial, Ipswich Regional Gallery, Australia
2021
Rituals III-Power, Fotogalerie Wien
2019
Videobrasil, São Paulo
Topos of Time, MMOMA, Moscow
MyBody, Nest, The Hague
Fairest of the Fair, Bellas Artes Projects, Manila
Relieving the Wounds, DongShiSangYoung, Seoul
Territories, Urbane Künste Ruhr, Essen
2018
Power Nap, Modern Art Museum of Yerevan
Heroes, Art Space, Sydney [SOLO]
2017
Documenta 14, Kassel
Videobrasil, São Paulo
The Desire Called Utopia and Other Stories, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden
Afterwork, Ilham, Kuala Lumpur
Post-Peace, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
Homeland, Kunsthalle Osnabrück
2016
Young Turks, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow [SOLO]
Afterwork, Para-site, Hong Kong
Might As Well, Nest, The Hague
2015
All Men Become Sisters, Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz
Jakarta Biennale
Art Asia Pacific Triennial, Brisbane
Rainbow in the Dark, Malmö Konstmuseum
Videobrasil, São Paulo
2014
Rainbow in the Dark, SALT, Istanbul
WEDDING, Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen [SOLO]
Places of Transition, Museumsquartier Wien
2013
Crowds and Power, SALT, Ankara
An Anatomical Chart of Love Pains, The Model, Sligo
Biennale Cuvée, OK Centrum, Linz
Ashura, Protocinema, New York [SOLO]
ReCoCo: Life under Representational Regimes, Moby Batyam, Israel
2012
Paris Triennale: Intense Proximity, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Men Amongst the Ruins, TEOR/éTica. San José, Costa Rica
About Stupidity, Petach Tikva Museum, Israel
Asymmetric Europe, MOCAV, Novi Sad
Scenarios about Europe: Scenario 3, GfZK, Leipzig
2011
Köken Ergun, Kunsthalle Winterthur [SOLO]
Based in Berlin, Atelierhaus Monbijoupark, Berlin
Foto Festival: The Eye is a Lonely Hunter, Heidelberger Kunstverein
Labor & Leisure, Wyspa, Gdansk
Self Extreme, Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Israel
You Are All Individuals, Castrum Pregrini, Amsterdam
ReCoCo: Life under Representational Regimes, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Austria
2010
Another Country, Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart and Berlin
Politics of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens
Suspended Spaces, Maison de la Culture, Amiens
2009
Crash on Queens, Montevideo/Netherlands Media Institute, Amsterdam [SOLO]
Not Easy to Save the World in 90 Days, Tanas, Berlin
Darbe, Outlet Gallery, Istanbul
Memory Labyrinth, Ars Cameralis, Katowice
Istanbul Traverseé, Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille
Forbidden Junctions, Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon
Soft Manipulation, Stiftelsen 3,14, Bergen
Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War, Leonard Ellen Gallery, Montreal
Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War, The Model, Sligo, Ireland
2008
Soft Manipulation, Casino Luxembourg
Salon of the Revolution, 29th Youth Salon, Zagreb
U-Turn: Quadrennial for Contemporary Arts, Copenhagen
Just Different, Cobra Museum, Amsterdam
Sampling, Locus, Athens
Signals in the Dark: Art in the Shadow of War, Blackwood Gallery, Toronto
2007
Nightworkers, YAMA, Istanbul [SOLO]
Sound installation, Power Plant, Toronto
On the Brink, Curators without Borders, Berlin [SOLO]
L'enfer, C'est les Autres, Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam
Ortung, Galerie 5020, Salzburg
Glowing Whistle Festival, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
2006
Somewhere in Time, Art Sonje Center, Seoul
People, Land, State Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon
Naked Life, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Taipei
Rejection Episodes, Vooruit, Ghent
Köken Ergun & Markus Lohman, Kuenstlerhauser Worpswede
Helter/Helter, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
Re-shuffle, Art in General, New York
2005
Free Kick, Hospitality Zone at the 9th Istanbul Biennial
Normalization: Art For... (Part One), Platform, Istanbul
2004
Placebo Effect, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin
Public Execution, Exit Art, New York
Rimbaud, I-20 Gallery, New York
2003
Institutions2, KIASMA Museum of Modern Arts, Helsinki
2002
1st Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibition, Istanbul
public collections
Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, France
M+ Museum, Hong Kong
Stadtmuseum Berlin, Germany
Australian War Memorial, Australia
Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), Greece
KIN Museum for Contemporary Art, Kiruna, Sweden
Kadist Collection, France & USA
private collections
Bilge & Haro Cümbüsyan Collection, Turkey
Tansa Mermerci Collection, Turkey
Opymos Collection, Turkey
screenings & artist's talks
2025
University of the Philippines, Manila
M HKA, Antwerp
2024
2023
Martin Gropius Bau (with Danu Fetra & Nadya Hatta)
2022
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Antalya Film Festival
2019
Istanbul Modern
Festival on Wheels, Ankara
Warsaw Film Festival
Duhok Film Festival
Fajr Film Festival
Freer Sackler at the Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
Summer Academy Salzburg
Salzburger Kunstverein
Asia Art Archive (for After the Archive?)
Bellas Artes, Manila
SALT, Beyoğlu (with Zeynep Sayın)
Istanbul Film Festival
2018
MOCA Screen, Los Angeles
KunstUniversitat Linz
Jan Van Eyck Academy, Maastricht
Art Space Sydney (with Prof. Marilyn Lake)
National Gallery of Singapore
Cemeti Art House, Jogjakarta (for After the Archive?)
Ringlokschuppen Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr
2017
2016
Istanbul Theatre Festival (with Robert Wilson)
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow
Salzburger Kunstverein (with Jesper Just)
Savvy Contemporary, Berlin
Baptist University of Hong Kong
5533, İstanbul (for After the Archive?)
Bilkent University, Ankara
2015
Academy of the Arts of the World, Cologne (with Ayşe Çavdar)
ICA London
2014
SALT, Istanbul (with Sebastian Chickokhi, Galit Eilat & Ayşe Çavdar)
Whitechapel Gallery, London
Jeu de Paume, Paris
SALT Ulus, Ankara
CA2M, Madrid
Video Medeja, Novi Sad
Doku Fest, Kosovo
2013
SALT, Istanbul (with Leyla Neyzi)
Festival on Wheels, Ankara
Cinema Verite, Tehran
Doc Lisboa
International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam
Winterthur Short Film Festival
Protocinema, New York (with Chus Martinez)
Izmir Short Film Festival
Global Prayers Conference, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Theatrical Reminiscences Festival, Krakow
Videoart at Midnight #47, Babylon Kino, Berlin
Ibraaz Talks at SALT Beyoglu (with Omar Kholeif)
Former West, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Berlinale, Berlinale Shorts Competition
Sabanci University, Istanbul
2012
SALT, Istanbul
Steirischer Herbst: Truth is Concrete, Graz
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Istanbul Theatre Festival (with Arzu Öztürkmen & Adnan Yıldız)
Potsdam University, Potsdam
2011
Kunsthalle Winterthur (with Ian White)
Winterthur Short Film Festival
Kunsthalle Mannheim (with Prof. Christiane Brosius)
Haifa Museum of Modern Art
IFA gallery, Berlin (with Ian White)
Zurich Film Festival
Castrum Pregrini, Amsterdam
2010
Technion University, Haifa
British Film Institute, London
Isola Art Center, Milano
Kunstlerhaus Stuttgart
Images Festival, Toronto
2009
Centre Pompidou, Paris
OVNI / Casa Arabe, Barcelona, Madrid
Art in General, New York
Digital Art Lab, Holon
Mamuta, Jerusalem
Steirischer Herbst, Graz
Auguste Orts, Brussels
Kunstwerke, Berlin
2008
Videozone, Tel Aviv
CCA Glasgow, UK
CGAC, Santiago De Compostela
Kino Arsenal, Berlin
Villa Romana, Florence Gallery TPW, Toronto
Homeworks, Askhan Alwan, Beirut
Images Festival, Toronto
Oberhausen Short Film Festival
2007
Videomedeja, Novi Sad
Oberhausen Short Film Festival
Loop Video Art Festival, Barcelona
Doku Fest, Kosovo
Les Rencontres International, Madrid, Berlin, Paris
Sydney Film Festival
Indielisboa Film Festival
Transat Video, Caen-Cedex
!f Istanbul, Festival of Independent Films
Winterthur Short Film Festival, Switzerland
2006
San Francisco Cinematheque
Trafo Center of Arts, Budapest
International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam
Zagreb Film Festival
Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
Danish Film Institute, Kopenhagen
Oberhausen Short Film Festival
2005
The Sculpture Center, New York
Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
prizes, grants and residencies
2025-2015
KIN Residency, Kiruna, Sweden
SAHA grant
Residency Prize, VideoBrasil
2014-2006
Special Mention, Berlinale Shorts
Interart Graduate College, DFG (German Research Foundation) at the Freie Universität Berlin
SAHA grant
DAAD Doctoral Research Scholarship (Freie Universität, Interarts Graduate College)
Solyst Artist in Residency, Denmark
Israeli Center for Digital Art Residency, Holon, Israel
Tiger Award for Short Film, Rotterdam Film Festival
Onda Curta Award, Indielisboa Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Dokufest, Kosovo
Sphinx Award, Videomedeja, Novi Sad, Serbia
EMARE Grant, Werkleitz, Halle
Askhal Alwan Residency, Beirut
Special Mention Prize, Zagreb Film Festival
Kuenstlerhauser Worpswede, Germany
Künstlersymposium ORTung, Strobl, Austria
2005-1998
Platform Garanti Residency Program
Project grant of the Moon and Stars Foundation
Project grant of the Jerome Robbins Foundation
Project grant of The American Center Foundation
Watermill Center, Long Island, New York, USA
selected bibliography
M HKA in Belgium explores the affect and politics of infrastructure. Srishti Ojha. Stir world. 14 August 2025.
Where Power Flows: Curator Nav Haq on Infrastructure as a Site of Imagination and Resistance. Stephan Rheeder. Art Africa. 17 June 2025.
From Mardi Gras to Maralinga: the Sydney Biennale's Highs and Lows. Stephanie Bailey. Ocula. 2 May 2024.
Insatiable Us: Review of New Visions Triennial. Ulekleiv Linei. Kunstkritik. 23 May 2023.
Transformations to be Appreciated. Shakya Sujeev. The Kathmandu Post. 4 April 2022.
Art Extravaganza. Pranaya Rana. Off the Record. Issue 044. 11 March 2022.
Atlas of Art in a World in Motion. Ashish Dhakal. Nepali Times. 11 March 2022.
Laying Bare the Anzac Legend: Interview with Köken Ergun. Dirk De Bruyn. Senses of Cinema. Issue 92. October 2019.
Şehitler: Sis Makinesiyle Savaş Dramaturjisi. Ezgi Sivrikaya. Gazete Duvar. 5 October 2019.
26. Altın Koza'dan Notlar. Gizem Kayar. XOXO Mag. 28 September 2019.
Şehitlik Tiyatrosu. Emrah Kolukısa. Cumhuriyet. 26 September 2019.
Altın Koza Heyecanı: Şehitler ve Uzun Zaman Önce. Tuğçe Dizici. Birgün. 26 September 2019.
Altın Koza Günlükleri: Şehitler ve Uzun Zaman Önce. Şenay Aydemir. Gazete Duvar. 25 September 2019.
Selfies on the Battlefield: Köken Ergun Explores the Gallipoli Tourist Industry. Kaya Genç. Art in America. 27 August 2019.
This Exhibit Explores the Philippines' Obsession With Beauty Pageants. Gwen Bautista. Spots. 23 July 2019.
Have you seen this film about OFW beauty pageants in Israel?. Nolisoli. 15 May 2019.
Köken Ergun's Şehitler/Heroes is a well observed Dardanelles docu that deserves distribution. David Stephens. Honest History. 18 April 2019.
Bir 'hac yeri' olarak Çanakkale ve Köken Ergun'un 'Şehitler' belgeseli. Ayhan Aktar. Diken. 15 April 2019.
Looking, Listening: The Docs of IFFR. Jose Teodoro. Toronto Film Critics Association. 13 February 2019.
Turning National Sentiments into Business. Willemien Sanders. Modern Times Review. 4 March 2019.
Savaşı yorumlama biçimleri. Murat Türker. Bianet. 09 February 2019.
We can't Even Call Them 'Dead': On Köken Ergun's Heroes. Gökçan Demirkazık. Divan Journal of Accounts. Issue 5. December 2018.
Heroes: Köken Ergun. Carroll Harris. Running Dog. 4 May 2018.
From the former enemy eyes. Ibrahim Kayhan. SBS Radio (Turkish). 23 April 2018.
War Memorial up-ends tradition, commissions critical look at Anzac legend from Turkish artist. Boland, M. ABC NEWS. 21 April 2018.
ANZAC from a Turkish Point of View. Marilyn Lake. Pearls and Irritations. 20 April 2018.
First commission of a Turkish artist by the Australian War Memorial. Fairly, G. ArtsHub. 18 April 2018.
Southern Panorama: 20th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil. HG Masters. ArtAsiaPacific. 03 November 2017.
"Köken Ergun's I, Soldier" in Collectors' Stories: Collectors from Turkey...their picks...their stories... Tansa Mermerci, Aykut Şengözler (ed.). CI publications, Istanbul. 2017.
Reflections on a German UFO (Kassel). Ryynanen, M. Uusi Suomi. 23 September 2017.
Reflections on Language, Location, History & Identity at Documenta 14. Schultz, D. After Nyne Magazine. August 2017.
Köken Ergun's Video: Sieben Minuten Film mit Ungeheuerer Wucht. Saskia Trebing. HNA.de. 3 August 2017.
Documenta 14: Politieker dan Ooit. Boileau Etienne. Beelden Magazine. (2) 2017.
Nuovo Meta: Documenta 14, Atene Kassel. Binci, M. Volume 39. July 2017.
Estas Son Las 8 Obras De La Documenta 14 Que Hay Que Ver. Team Tonic. 14 June 2017.
Importware aus Griechenland. Brigitte Werneburg. TAZ. 10 June 2017.
From Frog Art to a Socialist Shoe Store, These are the 8 Unmissable Artworks of documenta 14 in Kassel. Hili Perlson. ArtNews. 9 June 2017.
15 Documenta Artists with Staying Power. Alexander Forbes. Artsy.net. 9 June 2017.
Documenta 14: Uygarlığın Steril Gözleriyle 'Doğu'nun Fenalıkları'na. Osman Oğuz. Yeniz Özgür Politika. 12 June 2017.
The Migrant Experience in Art. Silva, J. Business World. 3 March 2017.
Turkish Art Show Granted 'Asylum' in Germany. Bombsdorf, C. The Art Newspaper. 28 February 2017.
Кёкен Эргун: «Национализм – это вирус современной культуры». Klabukova, L. aroundart.ru. 24 March 2016.
Русская культура между Томасом Гоббсом и Адамом Смитом. Nazarov, V., Lazaryan S. Vedomosti. 11 March 2016.
Asia Pacific Triennial. Vine, R. Art in America. 7 March 2016.
Hong Kong: On the Fringe. Jeni Fulton. sleek-mag.com. April 2016.
Une Exposition turco-russe sous tension. Les Journal des Arts. Emmanuel Grynszpan. 16 February 2016.
Exercising Ethnographic Distance in Artistic Production. Ayşe Çavdar. garagemca.org. 15 February 2016.
Учиться уезжать "Молодые турки" Кекена Эргуна в музее "Гараж". Dyakonov, V. kommersant.uk.com. 08 February 2016.
Documenting the Performance of Nationalism at the Turkish Olympics. Arie Akkermans. hyperallergic.com. 23 March 2016.
Surprising Exhibition about Turkey's Cultural Expansion Opens at Garage. Andrei Muchnick. The Moscow Times. 3 February 2016.
Binibining Promised Land' Screens at UK Art Institute. Melisa Alcantra. Inquirer. 01.09.2015.
Karanlıkta Gökkuşağı: Akıl Dışılığın Çekiciliği ve Charlie Hebdo. Özer, I. themagger.com. 12 January 2015.
Polska Religia Eksportowa. Szablowski, S. Gazeta Wyborcza. 08 January 2015.
Sanatçıların gözüyle Dindarlık ve Laiklik. Cem Erciyes. Radikal. 31 December 2014.
Karanlıkta Gökkuşağı: Sekularizm Sonrası Dine Sanatsal Bir Yorum. Gülşen, A. Bugün Bugece. 29 December 2014.
A New Exhibition at SALT Galata Explores Religion, Spirituality. Kaya Genç. Daily Sabah. 22 November 2014.
Through the Lens: Köken Ergun. Remix Magazine. Karp-Evans, E. June 2014.
Mesele Sadece Din Değil Hala... Avtan, H. Radikal. 18 November 2014.
Seeing & Believing: The Spiritual and the Secular in Art Today. Kaeleen Goldie Wilson. Frieze.com. 12 March 2014.
Crowds and Power: Performativity and Identity in the Works of Köken Ergun. Ilhan Ozan. m-est.org. 17 February 2014.
Köken Ergun: Protocinema. Orit Gat. Art Review. January 2014.
Ritüeller üzerinden 'ben'den 'biz'e doğru "Kitle ve Iktidar" yolculuğu. Nilüfer Şaşmazer. Istanbul Art News. January 2014.
Köken Ergun: Kitle ve Iktidar. Sadiye Dönümcü. Bianet.org. 07 December 2013.
Köken Ergun. Helva Okçuoğlu. Bone Magazine. 27 December 2013.
Köken Ergun. Art Cities of the Future. Duygu Demir. Phaidon Press, London. 2013.
Bir Cesit Arabulucu. Altunok, Özlem. Cumhuriyet (Daily Newspaper). 23 March 2013.
Sonsuz Matemin Etkileyici Filmi: Aşura. Alin Tasciyan. Star (Daily Newspaper). 2 March 2013.
We Are All Beautiful. Oliver Kielmayer. Flash Art. May-June 2012.
In the Eyes of Köken Ergun. Elaine Bloch. Focal Magazine (260). 5 June 2012.
Transcript of Köken Ergun's Interview with James Dandan. Melanie Bouteloup (ed.) in Le Journal de La Trienalle. Issue 4. 18 May 2012.
Postcard from Zurich. Latimer, Quinn. Frieze Blog. 19 December 2011.
The Eye is a Lonely Hunter: Images of Mankind. Ovesen, S., Gregos, K. (eds.). 4. Fotofestival Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg (Cat.). Kehrer Verlag. September 2011.
Wowereits Letztes Geschenk: "Based in Berlin". Wahjudi, C. Zitty Magazine. 17 July 2011.
ReCoCo: Resignation, Conspiracy, Corruption. Karin Schneider. Domus Magazine. 16 June 2011.
Wovi Center. Ulrike Knöfel. Der Spiegel. Issue 23. 4 June 2011.
Unexpected Scenes from a Human Rights Video Archive. Özge Ersoy. In Suspended Spaces, Blackjack Editions, Paris. Jan. 2011.
Another Country (Cat.). Övül Durmusoglu. IFA publishers. 2010.
Exhibition explores aftermath of Turkey's 1980 military coup. Rumeysa Kiger. Today's Zaman. 13 September 2010.
Köken Ergun: Personal Works of Public Ceremonies. Ian White. Ars Cameralis. 2009.
Her Yer Sinema. Fatih Özgüven. Radikal. 17 September 2009.
U-Turn (Cat.). Tijana Miskovic. U-Turn Quadriennial Publishers. 2008.
Et Kunstvaerk Korte Gennem Byen. Sorensen, R. Information. 3 July 2008.
Signals in the Dark (Cat.). Seamus Kealy (ed.) University of Toronto Press. March 2008.
Sampling: Seven Turkish Artists in the Centre of Popular Arts. Liambeys, L. Kaput. July 2008.
Somewhere in Time (Cat.) Sunjung Kim (ed.). Art Sonje Museum. January 2008.
L'enfer C'est les Autres (Cat.). Natalie Zonnenberg. SMBA Amsterdam. July 2007.
If I am right and good, show me your happiness, smile. Antonia Majaca. Zivot Umjetnosti. issue 81. 2007.
Türkiye'nin En Sanatsal İlan Panosu. Koyoglu, O. Aksam. 8 July 2007.
Geri Dönüşüm Zamaninin Göğü Yamayan Emekcileri. Evrim Altug. Gazetem.net. 29 May 2007.
Somewhere in Time. Jin, H. Joongang. 23 February 2007.
Kısa filmdeki Büyük Dersler. Alin Tasciyan. Milliyet. 1 February 2007.
Naked Life (Cat.). Maren Richter. MOCA Taipei Publications. February 2007.
Two Retrospectives of Korean Art. Dong-shin, S. The Korea Times. 25 December 2006.
Helter/Helter. Dagen, P. Le Monde. 17 June 2006.
People, Land, State (Cat.) Israeli Center for Digital Arts. May 2006.
Brüllt Mal Jemand? Eilat Galit. Tageszeitung JungeWelt. 12 May 2006.
The Peninsula (Cat.) LaTourelle, R. Singapore Fringe Festival. February 2006.
Free Kick (Cat.) Halil Altındere & Sener Özmen. Artist Publications. Istanbul 2005.
Placebo Effect (Cat.) Vasıf Kortun. December 2004.
Jön Türk Hareketi. Özkan Cangüven. Radikal. 16 July 2004.
Art in Review: Rimbaud. Roberta Smith. New York Times. 30 July 2004.
Exhibition Review. November Paynter. Parachute. issue 10. April 2003.
publications by and interviews with Köken Ergun
Breaking the Ice on the Polar Silk Road. Köken Ergun. E-Flux Architecture. June 2025.
How I Became a Geopolitical Artist. Köken Ergun. M HKA. June 2025.
Köken Ergun'un gözünden Çanakkale Ritüeli. Alin Taşcıyan. Sanatatak. 24 Nisan 2019.
Köken Ergun: 'In Turkey, the image of the soldier has been victimised by Erdoğan'. Lisa Moravec. Studio International. 28 December 2017.
THIS HAS BEEN OUR DREAM. Özge Ersoy. m-est.org. 6 March 2016.
Köken Ergun, Mari Spirito, and Yulia Aksenova in conversation about Young Turks. garagemca.org. 11 March 2016.
Who's Afraid of Religion: An Interview with Köken Ergun. Omar Khoelif. Ibraaz. May 2014.
Bir Şabat Vakti Otogar'da Filipinli Arkadaşlarla. Köken Ergun. Arredamento Mimarlık. (41). 2014/07.
Dosya: Iktidarlar, Kitleler ve Seyahat Halleri. Neşe Gürallar (ed.). Arredamento Mimarlık (41). 2014/07.
Zeynebiye TV interview. 26 September 2013.
Köken Ergun and the Art of Anthropology. Rumeysa Kiger. Sunday's Zaman. 16 October 2011.
Nostalgia Overdose: Homesickness in Wedding Ceremonies of the Turkish-German Community in Berlin. Köken Ergun. Paragnara. Issue 20. 2011.
Who am I Anyway: Three Interviews with Köken Ergun. Kielmayer, Oliver; White, Ian; Deniz, Elmas; Ergun, Köken. (eds.) Kunsthalle Winterthur Publications. Berlin. 2011.
A Crash on Queens: Interview with Köken Ergun. Petra Heck. Netherlands Media Institute. May 2009.
Ekranda Pera Esnafi: Köken Ergun ile Röportaj. Iz Öztat. Esnaf Dergisi. May 2007.
Inspiration of Home: An Interview with Köken Ergun. November Paynter. PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art 85. December 2006.
Representation of Stress on the Contemporary Body. Köken Ergun. Unpublished Master Thesis (available at Istanbul Bilgi University Library Collections). 2006.
How I Terrorized Europe: An Interview with Köken Ergun. Defne Ayas. Maviology. Issue 23. 2004.