Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Turna started her career at Young and Rubicam Advertising many moons ago and continued her career around Madison Avenue until she decided to jump to client side. She has joined the auction mega house Sotheby’s in the Spring of 2016 and is continuing to hold global business executive positions in the company.

Prior to Sotheby’s Turna held positions at the Fragrance Foundation, King and Partners, Publicis, Digitas and Wunderman, focusing on clients from multiple industries and Fortune 500 companies including art, fashion, finance, technology, beauty, luxury and lifestyle brands such as American Express, General Mills, Microsoft, AT&T, Citibank, Monique Lhuillier, Victoria's Secret, and Marc Jacobs to name a few.

On this episode, Turna speaks with Maria Chammah on her jump from advertising to the art business, and her work as a teacher.