Ilker Gurer was born in Divrigi, Turkey. He spent 13 years in the photography field, published in worlds leading publications include ( Time, Newsweek, Art Magazine, Financial Times, Bloomberg Markets Mag, Le Figaro, La Republica, Elsevier, Stern, Le Liberation, Smiithsonian Mag, Elle, Der Spiegel, Women's Health, BBDO Agency, Publicis New York ). In 2006 he was pre-Nominated by World Press Masterclass from Turkey under 30, with a 100 photographers all around the world. He was awarded the Honorable Mention in the Photography Masters Cup in Photojournalism Category in February 2013.