Meli Rumeysa Öztürk is currently pursuing a double major in Combined Arts and Art & Cultural Management at Yıldız Technical University's Faculty of Art and Design.
In her projects, she explores the concepts of memory and archive by focusing on written documents. She adopts a method of anonymizing the past and memory of the objects she presents. Emphasizing the contradictions and the experimental nature of the material, she allows the material to influence the process. Meli prioritizes project-based works utilizing various media such as installation, video, performance, painting, and collage.
Through her email newsletter, Meli'den Public Günce - Public Journal from Meli (2023–2024), Meli shares her projects and production process. She participated in the [Plug In-Plug Out] program (2024), organized by 5-5, a research space focused on art and equality. She served as the art director for the performance Başlamak için Uygun Bir Delik Bulun - Find a Suitable Hole to Start With (2024), which took place at çakSTÜDYO. She also conducted a research project as part of the Journey of Memory Research Program (2024), organized by the Karakutu Association, and she currently continues her work as a narrator within the program. She is also working on her thesis at the Art & Cultural Management Department.
Meli lives and works in Istanbul.,