Selin Türkü, versatile digital illustrator who explores their creative process through personas; CTZ and Selût.
Working across graphic design, illustration, 2D animation and audio-visual storytelling. Their practice grows from everyday encounters, curiosity and experimentation, exploring how visuals, sound and performance can create immersive experiences.
As the performer and director of the project Selût, they lead one of the first fully independent, all-woman virtual band initiatives from Turkey with an international reach. A project that combines live performance, animation and digital world-building to question fixed identities and amplify voices that are often overlooked, guided by a commitment to feminism, fluidity in identity, and freedom of expression.
Selût has performed at venues such as Zorlu PSM and Volkswagen Arena as part of local and international festivals, while under the name CTZ they have directed visual and editorial projects for clients including Converse, GQ Magazine, and Cosmopolitan. They continue to approach projects with a mindset of experimentation and hands-on exploration, drawing inspiration from radical commercial ideas, human craftsmanship, and the power of community. Through detailed illustration, immersive soundscapes and carefully crafted atmospheres, Selût creates experiences that are intimate, surreal, and unapologetically honest.
Currently pursuing their master’s degree at the Royal College of Art in London.
SELİN TÜRKÜ BİRBEN
CTZ aka Selût
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Feyz at Eskişehir University - 2025
Seminar - Audio/Visual Direction & Production
Seminar - Audio/Visual Direction & Production
Bilgi University - 2024
Seminar - Storytelling & Production
Seminar - Storytelling & Production
IP Academy - 2024
Workshop - Character Design
Workshop - Character Design
Soho House (Berlin) - 2024
Workshop - Character Design
Workshop - Character Design
Istanbul ICAF - 2019
Seminar
Seminar
AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS
Selût: HoloGIRL Show at Zorlu PSM - 2025
with support of Converse & Kreşendo at Mix Festival
with support of Converse & Kreşendo at Mix Festival
Selût: HoloGIRL Show at Salon IKSV - 2025
Album Debut Show
Album Debut Show
Selût: HoloGIRL Show at Volkswagen Arena - 2025
Kreşendo - Bu Festival Bizim
Kreşendo - Bu Festival Bizim
Eve The Killer Momentary Documentary - 2025
Musical Documentary Film Premier - MUBİ
Musical Documentary Film Premier - MUBİ
Budapesti Nemzetközi Könyvfesztivál - 2024
Exhibiton
Exhibiton
AOl World Illustration Awards - 2024
Long Listed Artist (Advertising Category)
Mamut Art Project 21 '- 2021
Dreamgigsillustrated x MAP Exhibiton
Mamut Art Project 20 ' - 2020
The Consciousness Serie (Digital Illustration Serie) Exhibiton
Değerlim'in Hikayesi - 2018
Solo Exhibiton/Performance(Digital Illustration, Musical Composing, Animation)
Istanbul ICAF (Istanbul Comic & Art Festival) - 2018
Long Listed Artist (Advertising Category)
Mamut Art Project 21 '- 2021
Dreamgigsillustrated x MAP Exhibiton
Mamut Art Project 20 ' - 2020
The Consciousness Serie (Digital Illustration Serie) Exhibiton
Değerlim'in Hikayesi - 2018
Solo Exhibiton/Performance(Digital Illustration, Musical Composing, Animation)
Istanbul ICAF (Istanbul Comic & Art Festival) - 2018
ARTICLES
CNNTurk (2025)
Independent Türkçe (2025)
BantMag (2025)
