About me

Oktar graduated from Tarsus American College. After getting his degree in Cartoon & Animation in 2002, he started his career at McCann Erickson Istanbul as an art director. In 2008, he worked at McCann Erickson Singapore as a senior art director before returning back to McCann Erickson Istanbul, as the Creative Director. He then moved to Manajans/JWT Istanbul as the Executive Creative Director. Stayed there for about a year and joined Leo Burnett Istanbul as the Creative Director in 2011.

He's led groundbreaking work for clients like Fiat, Samsung, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, P&G, Nescafé, Nokia, HSBC, Shell, KFC, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Beck's, Miller, Mazda, Opel.

Throughout his career, he has won more than 100 awards with his teammates, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, London International Awards, The Andy Awards, Eurobest, Epica, Effie, Golden Drum, The Mixx Awards as well as many local festivals.

Under his creative lead, Leo Burnett Istanbul was The Most Awarded Creative Agency in Turkey, in The Gunn Report 2013. According to the Epica Awards, Leo Burnett Istanbul was The Most Creative Agency in Turkey, in 2014. The Gunn Report ranked Leo Burnett Istanbul as The Second Most Awarded Creative Agency in Turkey, in 2015.

He has been a jury member at festivals such as:

New York Festivals, NY

Golden Hammer, Riga

Kiev International Advertising Festival, Kiev

Ad Black Sea Festival, Batumi

Crystal Apple, Istanbul

Crystal Apple Future 25, Istanbul

Cristal Festival, Montrouge

Kırmızı Awards, Istanbul