Staff at the Department of City and Regional Planning, METU

TEACHING STAFF

Erhan ACAR, Instructor
B. Arch., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M. Arch., METU.

Müge AKKAR, Assistant Professor (Vice Chairperson)
B.C.P., METU; Master of Urban Policy Planning, METU; PhD, University of Newcastle.

Research interests: Public Space, Urban Regeneration, Urban Design

Sevgi AKTÜRE, Professor
B. Arch., M. Arch., METU; M. Arch and Master of Urban Design, Washington University; PhD, Istanbul Technical University.

Research interests: Urban History, Urban Morphology, Urban Design, City Planning

Özcan ALTABAN, Associate Professor
M. Arch., State Academy of Fine Arts; Master of Civic Design, University of Liverpool; PhD, Istanbul Technical University.

Research interests: Housing Policies and Provisions; Urban and Metropolitan Planning Systems and Organizations; Urban Transformation Processes

Anlı ATAÖV, Assistant Professor
B.C.P., METU; M.C.R.P., PhD, Ohio State University, Post-Doc, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Research Interests: Environmental Aesthetics, Participatory Design and Planning, Action Research, Research Methods and Techniques

Ela BABALIK-SUTCLIFFE, Assistant Professor
B.C.P., METU; Master of Urban Policy Planning, METU; PhD, University College London.

Research interests: Transport Policy, Urban Transport Planning, Urban Rail System Planning, Traffic Reduction and Management

Murat BALAMİR, Professor
B. Arch., M. Arch., METU; Dip. Trop. Arch., Architectural Association London; M. Phil, University College London; PhD, Ankara University.

Research interests: Housing Processes, Tenure Forms and Economics; Theory of Rent; Economics of Real Property; Urban Risks and Contingency Planning

Adnan BARLAS, Assistant Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P, METU; PhD, University of Pennsylvania.

Research interests: Urban Design, Environmental Psychology, Depth Psychology, Symbolism

Gülden BERKMAN, Associate Professor
B.S., M.C.P., METU; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Urban Public Services, Geography of Health, Restructuring of Services, Welfare States

Ayda ERAYDIN, Professor (Consultant to the Dean of the faculty of Architecture)
B.C.P., M.C.P, METU; PhD, Istanbul Technical University

Research Interests: Regional Economic Development, Industrial Geography, Industrial Clusters, Local Economic Development

Deniz Burcu ERCİYAS, Assistant Professor
B.S. Bilkent University; M.A.; Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

Research interests: Urban Planning, Local Governments, Urban Studies, Urban Policy

Melih ERSOY, Professor (Chairperson)
B.C.P., METU; M.C.P., Columbia University; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Urban Planning, Local Governments, Urban Studies, Urban Policy

Özcan ESMER, Instructor
B. Arch., M. Arch., METU; M.S in Trop. Arch., Pratt Institute, M.C.P., METU.

Research interests: Spatial regional and urban planning at macro and micro levels, Urban Design, Cybernetics, Urban Modelling and Simulation Methods, System / Urban Dynamics, Information Theory

Ayse GEDİK, Professor
B. Arch., M.C.P., METU; PhD, University of Washington.

Research interests: Migration and urban systems (in relation with the level of national development, international comparative analysis, especially between Turkey and Japan), Inter-regional disparities and the significance of socio-demographic factors

Bahar GEDİKLİ , Instructor (Vice Chairperson)
B.C.P., METU; Master of Urban Policy Planning, METU; PhD, METU

Research interests: Contemporary planning approaches and methods, strategic spatial planning, participatory planning, urban policies

Çetin GÖKSU, Associate Professor
B.C.P., Yildiz University; M.S, PhD, Sorbonne University.

Research interests: Solar Energy Planning and Design

Baykan GÜNAY, Associate Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P., METU; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Physical Planning, Urban Design

Murat GÜVENÇ, Associate Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P., METU; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Urban Geography, Urban History, Methods of Urban Analysis

Oğuz IŞIK, Associate Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P., METU; PhD, University College London

Research interests: Poverty, political geography

Serap KAYASU, Associate Professor (Associate Dean of the Faculty of Architecture)
B.C.P., METU; M.A., University of Waterloo; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Local and Regional Economic Development: Territorial Governance and Institutional Processes; Impacts of Globalization and New Institutionalism on Urban and Regional Planning Processes; Urban, Metropolitan and Regional Governance; Women and Space Interaction: Women in the City; Dynamics of Female Labour in Global Restructuring Processes

Çagatay KESKİNOK, Associate Professor
B.C.P., Master of Political Science and Public Administration, METU; PhD, METU.

Research interests: Urban Politics, Politics of Urbanization and Spatial Organization, Physical Planning, Design Policies

Sevin OSMAY, Instructor
B.S. Social Sciences, METU; Master of Sociology, London School of Economics.

Research interests: Urban Sociology, Planning Theory and Practice, Environmental Psychology and Urban Design

Melih PINARCIOĞLU, Associate Professor
B.S. Management, METU; M.R.P., METU; PhD, University College London.

Research interests: Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation, Planning Theory, Political Geography, Project Management

Tansi ŞENYAPILI, Professor
B.S., M.C.P., METU; M.R.P., University of Pennsylvania; PhD, Ankara University.

Research interests: Housing, Squatter Housing, Informal Labor Markets, Poverty, Urban Centers

İlhan TEKELİ, Professor
B.S. Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University; M.C.P., METU; M.R.P., University of Pennsylvania, PhD, Istanbul Technical University.

Research interests:

Numan TUNA, Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P., METU; PhD, Ege University.

Research interests: Urban Conservation, Cultural Heritage Management, Settlement Archaeology, Environmental Impact Assessment

Ali TÜREL, Professor
B.C.P., M.C.P., METU; PhD, London School of Economics.

Research interests: Housing Economics and Policy, Urban Transport, Urban Development and Planning Issues

Nil UZUN, Assistant Professor
B.C.P., M.R.P, METU; PhD, Utrecht University.

Research interests: Urban Renewal, Residential Transformation, Gentrification, Urban Governance, Urban Sociology

 

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Zeynep AKTUNA

A.Burak BÜYÜKCİVELEK

Olgu ÇALIŞKAN

Z.Ezgi KAHRAMAN

Ö. Burcu ÖZDEMİR

Hülya ÖZDİL

M.Anıl ŞENYEL

Gül TUÇALTAN

ACADEMIC STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMME (ÖYP) RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Özgül ACAR

Melda Açmaz

Bilge ÇAKIR

Burak BELGE

Doğan DURSUN

Şenay GÜNEYMAN ERDİNÇ

Ayşegül ERİÇOK

Ebru KAMACI

Yelda KIZILDAĞ

Feray KOCA

Gül KOÇ

Ersan KOÇ

Neslihan KULÖZÜ

Hilal ERKUŞ ÖZTÜRK

Arzu TAYLAN

 


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