​​Yeşim Duman is a curator, organizer, and works in a transdisciplinary and collaborative manner. Their work is particularly notable in the field of music curation within pop and club culture, such as at the Pop-Kultur Festival in Berlin, as well as through initiating various queer event series like Erdogay, Bubble, and Queer Ping Pong. Duman is also known for participatory formats such as the Queer Chess Club and karaoke events.

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Their curatorial approach is mediating and engages with current societal phenomena. The focus lies in creating inclusive spaces that dissolve apparent boundaries between play and discourse. Duman addresses topics such as queerness, social exclusion, and the situation of female-read and non-binary artists in pop and club culture—always from the perspective of a post-migrant person. This sensitivity to social issues shapes not only their curatorial practice but also participatory projects like the Çaystube and Queer Ping Pong, which foster exchange and inclusion.

Duman is a member of the Music Advisory Board of the Goethe-Institut.

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