Betül Aksu







Betül AksuVranofça Archive
2024 - ongoing Vranofça Archive is an ongoing project led by artist Betül Aksu, whose parents are from the Vranofça community that migrated from Gorno Vranovci, Yugoslavia, to Izmir, Turkey, in the 1950s. The project merges Betül’s personal exploration of her heritage with the collective gathering of stories from the Vranofça community.

The project investigates the migration policies between Yugoslavia and Turkey, examining these policies through the personal histories of the migrants. Through regular exhibitions and community gatherings, members of the Vranofça community are invited to share their stories, adding to the archive and presenting an alternative view to the official historical narrative. The project contributes to the preservation of cultural identity while documenting  the ongoing effects of migration across generations.