Mert is a marine-biologist and underwater documentary specialist based in Istanbul. He graduated from Middle East Techical University, studied MSc. in Miami University Marine Sciences, and at Ankara University. He is currently continuing his PhD in the Wageningen University of Netherlands, in Marine Animal Ecology Department. He worked in three European Union Projects on the subject of sustainable use of marine resources. He also worked in various advertisement projects globally as script writer, photographer, DOP and UW cameraman. In 2011 he published a guidebook for marine species of Mediterranean Sea. He is also working as a writer/photographer for nature magazine MAGMA. He has 4 individual 1 combined photography exhibitions.

FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR:
Coral Gardening - Feature Documentary (In post production)
Dusky Grouper (2020)
Bluefish- Feature Documentary 2017
IRME – Short Movie, 2014
Blue People Underwater Documentary, LUPFILM-Turkey 2011-2012

UNDERWATER DOP/CAMERA:
At dinner I decided, feature length film, DOP 2015
Journey of Caretta caretta sea turtle, TV Documentary, IZ TV – Turkey 2014
Het Klokhuis’ TV Documentary Episode-Coral Spawning, NTR, Netherlands 2013
‘Labyrinth’ Scientific TV Documentary, Episode-Sponges, VPRO, Netherlands 2013
‘Het Klokhuis’ TV Documentary Episode-Sponges, NTR, Netherlands 2013