Mert Dilek is a writer, dramaturg, and researcher based between London and Istanbul.
He has recently co-written the book for the award-winning musical 1923. His critical and scholarly writing has appeared in publications ranging from The Stage, The Arts Desk, and The Theatre Times to Modern Drama, Theatre Journal, and PAJ.
As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cambridge, Mert is the recipient of the Camilla Mash Studentship in English Literature. He also holds an M.Phil. from Cambridge and a B.A. from Yale University.