Ali Bati helped Turkish advertising to achieve international success by contributing to many firsts. He won over 100 national and international awards, including Cannes Lions, the New York Festivals, the Epica Awards, Eurobest, Golden Drum and the Crystal Apple Awards. His work has also been recognized for effectiveness, with several Effie Awards. Ali’s success started early on in his career where during his first year in advertising. He brought Turkey’s first success at Cannes Lions, making him the youngest creative in Turkey to be awarded at Cannes. In 2010 he was named by Luerzer’s Archive as the no. 1 art director in the world and had his work published on the cover of the magazine. He played a major role in DDB&Co ranking third as the Agency of the Year in Cannes. He brought Turkey the first Grand Prix in an international festival, which helped his agency win the title of the Agency of the Year at Golden Drum. He studied Graphic Design at Marmara University and Design and Technology at Parsons. He has completed 2 MAs and 1 PhD. Before he took on his role at Leo Burnett Bucharest as Chief Creative Officer, Bati worked in Turkey, Italy, the UK and US.