Bediz Yıldırım is a creative strategist, digital media consultant, and educator working at the intersection of culture, fashion, media, and technology.
She graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 2004. After beginning her career in finance marketing, she shifted her focus to digital media, starting as an Interactive Web Designer at OgilvyOne Istanbul.
With the launch of Vogue Turkey in 2010, she joined the magazine as a Multimedia Editor, later becoming Vogue.com Editorial Director, while also contributing to the print edition. In 2014, she was promoted to Digital Content Marketing Manager at Doğuş Publishing Group, and in 2015 took on the role of Digital Publishing Director for Glamour Magazine.
Between 2016 and 2020, she managed digital projects for Vogue and GQ as Magazines’ Digital Projects Manager. Following the transfer of publishing rights, she continued as Projects Director, overseeing digital and strategic projects for 20+ international magazines, including Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, House Beautiful, and Home Art.
In 2022, she founded Bediz Co., a consultancy providing digital strategy, marketing, e‑commerce consulting, and training for brands and individuals. Her work focuses on building meaningful digital presence, sustainable growth models, and culturally relevant storytelling.
Since 2015, she has been a lecturer at Istanbul Fashion Academy (IMA), delivering courses on marketing, fashion, e‑commerce, and digital media, and actively mentors social responsibility and women’s empowerment initiatives.
LECTURES & TALKS
2024
Rome Business School
Creative Strategies for Digital Media Excellence Across Industries
MBA Students – Online Lecture
İstanbul Bilgi Üniversity
Mastering Omnichannel Content Curation & Marketing
Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus – İstanbul
BRICS+ Fashion Summit
Lecturer
Global Reach, Local Impact: Mastering Fashion Marketing in a Borderless World
Manege, Moscow
BRICS+ Fashion Summit
Speaker
Design of Emotions: Why We Choose a Brand
Concert Hall Zaryadye, Moscow
BRICS+ Fashion Summit
Speaker
Style Icons: How Influencer Marketing Works
Concert Hall Zaryadye, Moscow
Paribu
10 Creative Fellows Program – Mentor
Ekotürk
EN: Brand Value TV Program
“From Virtual Reality to Wearable Technology: The Future of Fashion” – Speaker
Sónar Istanbul – Sónar+D Panel
Moderator
EN: Let’s Get Fashionably Phygital
Zorlu PSM
İstanbul Digital Art Festival
EN: New Platforms & Communication in Fashion & Design – Speaker
AKM
İstanbul Digital Art Festival
Moderator
The Changing Identity of Fashion & Design: Past / Present / Future –
AKM
Plume Mag
Pioneering Women – Speaker
St. Benoît Lisesi
2023
BRICS+ Fashion Summit
Global Reach, Local Impact: Mastering Fashion Marketing in a Borderless World – Instructor
Concert Hall Zaryadye, Moscow
TEDx Reset
Nurture Hope – Brain Trust Member & Mentor
Emek Sineması
İBB Kültür A.Ş.
Brands in the Digital World – Moderator
Müze Gazhane
İstanbul Marketing Summit
Moderator
Levi’s – Brand Marketing & Heritage – Moderator
Zorlu PSM
2022
Hayata Karışan Kadınlar Projesi
Mentor
EN: Pernod Ricard & Idema – New Media Module,
DasDas
2020
Bigumigu
EN: New Creators – Speaker
Atölye Istanbul, BomontiAda
212 Photography Festival
Moderator
Foam: All About Photography – (Online)
2019
Yandex Metrica
Speaker
Publishers Meetup
Kolektif House Levent
212 Photography Festival
Moderator
Construction of an Image –
Alt-Bomontiada
Digitally Creative
Moderator
Soho House Istanbul
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul
Speaker
The New Media
Zorlu PSM
Sónar Istanbul – Sónar+D Panel
Moderator
Movement Machine Music –
Zorlu PSM
Okan University
Lecturer
360° Publishing & Creative Content Curation
Okan University Campus – Istanbul
2018
Bahçeşehir University
Creative Apps
Bahçeşehir University, Galata Campus – Istanbul
Fashion Film Festival Istanbul
In Conversation – Moderator
Zorlu PSM
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