Berk Armağan
Berk Armağan, known as Seyyahart, is an Istanbul artist and traveler who draws the places he visits on paper cups and sells his art to keep exploring.
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Berk’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
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Overview
- Also known as
- Seyyahart
- Home base
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Started
- October 2016, selling hand-drawn paper cups
- Education
- Turkish language teaching, Istanbul University
Mini bio
How it started.
Berk began traveling by hitchhiking in Türkiye while at university. In October 2016, he took 12 illustrated cups to the street beside Şişhane metro and sold seven. He then brought his work to social media under the name Seyyahart.
A city in a cup.
His self-taught art turns landmarks into portable souvenirs. In his own 2018 Bored Panda post, he introduced Cups of Istanbul, photographing drawings of the city’s familiar sights against their real surroundings. His travels and drawings later led to collaborations including İGA Istanbul Airport and Stanley.
Drawing closer to home.
His Memleketimin Çizgileri project aims to capture all 81 Turkish provinces through drawings. He also took art supplies to children in Hatay after the 2023 earthquakes and drew with them.
Creditschronological, newest first
Talks
- 2026Bardaklara resim çizerek dünya gezilir mi?TEDxÇamlıca Uğur Anadolu Lisesi Youth speaker; video published in 2026
- 2025Seyyahart KimdirTEDxReset speaker
Art and collaborations
- 2025Söz Uçar Sanat KalırContributing cup artist
- 2025Seyyahart × ContinentalTravel creator and artist
- 2022İstanbul’un BardaklarıArtist for İGA Istanbul Airport
- 2018Cups of IstanbulArtist and photographer
Quotes
I love trains, how can I not! They are both fascinating and affordable.Berk Armağan, World Public Transport Day
Berk described meeting people, listening to their stories and drawing during train journeys.
Trivia
- Seyyahart combines the Turkish words for traveler and travel with art.
- He loves the Harry Potter universe and compares his illustrated objects to Horcruxes carrying a piece of him.
- He has drawn on shoes, a football shirt and a car as well as cups and thermoses.
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