Erdem is an LKAS PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on queer dramaturgies, sociology of grief and hope, and utopian thinking. He is an affiliate artist at UNESCO RILA. He was the 2019 recipient of the Kevin Elyot Award. His plays have been shown in Scotland and Italy. His creative work has recently appeared in clavmag, in the anthology The Book of Bad Betties, and in the edited volume Collaborative Playwriting (Routledge). His most recent academic work on queer ghosts on the Turkish stages has been published as part of the queer performance special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review. He translated works of Zinnie Harris, Kieran Hurley, Gary McNair, David Harrower, and D. C. Jackson into Turkish. His translation of Harris’ Midwinter, premiered at DOT Theatre, was listed in the 2017 Honours List of Eurodram.