Fatima Çalışkan

I believe culture is where social change becomes tangible first. That is what I work on as an author, moderator and advisor.
As a moderator, I lead complex political formats, conferences and panel discussions – including for federal institutions and with senior politicians, at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and Haus der Kulturen der Welt. As an advisor, I support organisations on cultural policy questions, participatory processes and strategic communications. I have evaluated funding programmes in NRW and Berlin and actively shaped legislative processes at state level. I am also available to support programme conception. Available Germany-wide and internationally.

Fatima Çalışkan is an author, moderator and cultural policy advisor. Her stage works are referential, satirical and observational. Theatre der Zeit calls her a "sharp feminist". Her monologue Faserland-Boys und Ich premiered in 2024 at Ballhaus Ost Berlin. Her monologue Smoking for Kraków was translated into Polish in 2025 and performed at the Slowackiego Theatre. As a moderator, she brings together knowledge transfer, critical analysis and entertainment. She has hosted conversations at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and Haus der Kulturen der Welt, and moderated conferences for federal institutions and with senior politicians. As an advisor and researcher, she has evaluated funding programmes, designed participatory governance processes and drafted legislative proposals at state level. She writes essays and analyses for the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, the Cultural Policy Society and the German Cultural Council. Fatima Çalışkan studied Social Sciences at Ruhr University Bochum with a focus on Science and Technology Studies.