İlyas ÇAĞLAYAN

İlyas Çağlayan is Lumiya's co-founder and general manager. As a theatre educator, actor, and director, he has worked for years with children, young people, and adults on stage and in workshops. In his own words: “Theatre is the bridge that brings me together with children.”

In 2014 he founded Şifa Niyetine Theatre Workshop in Bayrampaşa; nearly 5,000 people have graduated from the workshop to date. For many years he has been preparing students for fine arts high schools and conservatories and placing them there; he builds a dedicated preparation journey for young people aiming at an arts education.

He served as general manager at KİDDEN ART Art Workshops and as cultural and arts coordinator at Bayrampaşa Municipality. He writes about culture and the arts for the Paşavizyon newspaper and produces the program İlyas Çağlayan ile Kulisteyiz on Baygem Radyo and Paşa Radyo.

He teaches communication and public speaking at various universities; in 2026 he worked with civil aviation students at Istanbul Bilgi University on communication and body language. In 2025 he gave a TEDx talk titled “Başarı Çağırıldığı Yere Gelir” (“Success Comes Where It Is Called”). He studied at Istanbul University and Adnan Menderes University.