Astronomy Educator · Science Communicator

Ebubekir
Şark

I teach astronomy in the field — telescope station chief, teacher trainer, and founder of one of the most active astronomy communities in Türkiye.

Station chief at TÜBİTAK sky observation events. Delivered formal astronomy training to 75 teachers in six weeks with the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education. Public observation nights with up to 300 participants. Originator and organiser of the national observation day held simultaneously in all 81 provinces.

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Ebubekir Şark
81
Provinces, simultaneously
national observation day
75
Teachers trained
six-week formal programme
300
Attendance per night
public observation events
20+
Hours on stage
Ayvalık Sky Observation Festival
01 · Experience

Experience

Station Chief, Sky Observation Events — TÜBİTAK

Jul 2022 — Present
National-scale observation programmes
  • Technical and operational owner of telescope stations — setup, optical alignment, maintenance and observation flow, keeping events running without interruption.
  • Delivered sky presentations to broad audiences of every age and level, translating technical astronomy into public language backed by live observation.
  • Work recognised at TÜBİTAK and Ministry of Industry and Technology level; astrophotography and the AstroCom project supported by institutional management.

Founder & Community Lead — AstroCom

Jun 2022 — Present
One of Türkiye's most active astronomy communities · Discord-based, expert-supported
  • Ran public observation nights with up to 300 participants and telescope workshops, in partnership with municipalities, ministries, universities and science-and-art centres (BİLSEM).
  • Organised open conferences and live streams with figures including ISS flight controller Göktan Yılmaz, Assoc. Prof. Hasan Hüseyin Esenoğlu and Assoc. Prof. Selçuk Topal (Oxford), Türkiye coordinator of the Rubin First Look event.
  • Brought AstroBot under the TÜBİTAK umbrella as one of its two active developers — a RAG knowledge base answering astronomy questions accurately.
  • Organised Istanbul’s first astronomy festival at Rami Library with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

Originator & Organisation Lead — "Türkiye Is Looking at the Sky"

Jun 2025 — Present
Türkiye Astronomy Coordination Network
  • Proposed and led a national observation day held simultaneously in all 81 provinces.
  • Designed participation kits, organiser guides and social content so local teams could run their own events independently.

Astronomy Teacher Trainer — Rami Library & Istanbul Provincial DNE

Jun 2024 — Jul 2024
  • Trained 75 teachers over six weeks, designing the curriculum and observation practice of the Astronomy Teacher Seminars (AÖS) programme — content the trainees carried into their own classrooms.
  • Ran children's astronomy workshops for the Rami Summer School with hands-on observation and simulation-supported teaching.

Astronomy Teacher — Lider Eğitim & Açı College Summer School

Jul 2022 — Aug 2024
  • Taught ages 6–14: astronomy lessons, telescopic solar observation and sundial workshops producing concrete artefacts children keep using after class.
  • Mentored a primary-school team at TEKNOFEST through project writing, execution and presentation.
02 · Expertise

Expertise

Teaching
Teacher training · AÖS specialistAges 6–14 · high school · adultsAstronomy-based STEM workshop designTEKNOFEST & TÜBİTAK project mentoring
Field
Observation event planning & managementTelescope setup, maintenance, optical alignmentAstrophotographyStellarium · Space Engine · MaxIm DL
Communication
Public astronomy presentationsScience literacyCommunity managementSky mythology & cultural astronomyPhotoshop · Illustrator · Premiere · OBS
03 · Writing, education & certificates

Writing, education & certificates

Popular science

Anadolu Agency · James Webb analysis

Wrote the James Webb Space Telescope analysis piece published at national news-agency level. Continues astronomy translation work at takiyuddin.org, and writes, translates and produces content for AstroCom Türkiye.

Education

B.Sc. Astronomy & Space Sciences

Istanbul University · 2019 — 2026 (expected). “Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space”, University of Arizona (11-week programme, 2021) — practical astronomy and story-based teaching methods.

Memberships & languages

Active in the field

Member of the Mesopotamia Astronomy Association and the “Gelecek Avucumda” astronomy teams. Worked as an astronomer at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Culture Road Festivals. Turkish (native) · English (advanced).