RESEARCH
 ASSISTANTS

Ömer Faruk Ağırsoy [on leave]

B.Arch., METU
room: 414 phone: (210) 7287

Fields of interest: architectural design, computational design, interdisciplinary design, urban sustainability, landscape infrastructure

Betül Aktaş

B.Arch., METU
room: 315 phone: (210) 6233 

Fields of interest: sustainability indicators for buildings, performance analysis, off-site construction, prefabricated housing, industrialized building systems

Caner Arıkboğa

B.Arch., M.Arch., METU
room:414 phone: (210) 7287 - 

Fields of interest: theory of architecture, planetary urbanization, architecture and city, logistics landscape

Gizem Nur Aydemir

B.Arch., M.Sc. METU
room: 407 phone: (210) 6209 

Fields of interest: sustainability in built environment, renewable energy for buildings, energy retrofits, building refurbishments, energy efficiency analytics

Çağrı Burak Başkol

B. Arch., Eskişehir Osmangazi University; MSc., Gazi University
room: 427 phone: (210) - 

Fields of interest: design ontology, architectural theory, digital design theory, architectural design, philosophy

Elif Bekar

B. Arch., Gazi University
room:414 phone:(210) 7287 

Fields of interest: design in historical context, design methods, architecture and representation 

Hatice Bıyık [on leave]

B. Arch, M.Arch, Karadeniz Technical University
room:- phone:(210)-

Fields of interest: sustainability in the built environment, climatic design, energy efficiency in buildings, sustainability assessments of the buildings

Elif Bilge

B.Arch., Kocaeli University; M.A., METU
room:405 phone: (210) 6204  

Field of interest: ancient domestic architecture, ancient Anatolia, ancient Greece, domestic architecture and daily life in antiquity 

Yusuf Bera Bilici

B.Arch., Gazi University

room:- phone:(210) - 

Fields of interest:  Architectural criticism, architectural theory and ethics, architectural design

Mustafa Eren Bük

B.Arch., M.Arch., METU

room:- phone:(210) -  

Fields of interest: modular design, user integration in design, user persona, virtual environments, serious games

Hafize Büşra Bostancı [on leave]

B. Arch., İzmir Institute of Technology, M. Sc: Gazi University
room:- phone: (210) -  

Field of interest: performance-oriented Design, sustainability strategies and energy-efficient approaches in architecture, life cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings, building performance simulations, building information modelling (BIM), cutting-edge technologies in architecture

Seda Cengiz

B.Arch. İzmir University of Economics., M.Arch., ITU
room: 423 phone: (210) 6217

Fields of interest: conservation of cultural heritage, traditional rural architecture, conservation of timber frame building techniques, sustaining cultural memory, cultural landscapes, traditional building techniques, historic buildings and sites

Ayşen Cerşil [on leave]

B. Arch., Çankaya University; M.Arch., METU
room: 425 phone: (210) 6217

Fields of interest: social sustainability, collective housing, traditional Turkish houses, typological studies

Ayça Nilüfer Çalıkuşu

B.Arch., SU, M.Arch., METU
room: 409 phone: (210)-

Fields of interest: sustainability, sustainable development, higher education, architectural design studio, curriculum, architectural education

Meltem Çetiner

B. Arch. Gazi University, M.Sc. METU
room: 423  phone: (210) 6217

Fields of interest: cultural heritage conservation, archaeological sites, interpretation and presentation of archaeological sites, universal design, accessibility, human rights of people with disabilities

Eser Delice

B.Arch. METU
room: - phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: sustainable architecture, building energy performance, urban heat island, computational tools of climate analysis, data driven analysis

Özge Demirci [on leave]

B.Arch. Dokuz Eylul University, M.Sc. METU
room: - phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: utilization of algae for built environment, alternative energy systems for buildings, sustainability strategies in architecture, energy efficiency in buildings, building information modeling

Bengisu Derebaşı

B.Arch., M.Arch., METU
room: 403 phone: (210) 6230

Fields of interest: architectural representation, architecture and language, print culture

Simay Cansu Ekici

B.Arch., METU
room: 315 phone: (210) 6233 

Fields of interest: architectural conservation, industrial heritage, conservation of modern architecture, social sustainability 

Dilara Yaraş Er

B.Arch., Izmir University of Economics
room: 409 phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: architectural theory, rural and urban landscape, politics of space, social and environmental justice, gender studies

Melis Erdem [on leave]

B.Arch., Bilkent University; M.Arch., METU
room: 427 phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: architectural representation, visual language, temporal image, spatial narrative, embodied perception, architecture promenade, urban culture, metropolitan life, architectural theory and criticism

Kübra Nesrin Erdoğan

B.Arch., M.A., METU
room: 405 phone: (210) 6204 - 

Fields of interest: post-war italian architecture, gender studies and feminism, history of modern architecture, representation in architectural historiography

Serda Buket Erol

B.Arch., METU
room: 406 phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: architectural theory and history, urban design, public spaces, social equity

Ertuğ Erpek

B.Arch., METU
room: 323 phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: Architectural and Urban Design, Architectural Discourse, Contemporary Architectural Theory, Architectural Criticism, Virtual Place Design, Digital Theory

Beste Fakıoğlu

B.Arch., M.Arch., METU
room:- phone: (210)-

Fields of interest: tall buildings, structural systems, built environment

Pınar Gökçınar Balkan

B.Arch., M.Arch., İzmir Institute of Technology
room: 315 phone: (210) 6233 

Fields of interest: cultural heritage, conservation of cultural heritage, urban conservation, historic environment, architectural conservation

Gizem Güner

B.Sc., Bilkent University, M.A., METU
room: 405 phone: (210) 6204 

Field of interest: urban design, gender studies, architectural historiography, narrated spaces, architecture and literature

Dr. Bilge Alp Güney

room: - phone: - (210) -
Field of interest: 

Dilara Güney

B.Arch., METU
room:406 phone:(210) -

Field of interest:  building performance, building information modeling, machine learning-based energy simulations, GIS-based simulation visualization

Nadide Gür

B.Arch., Gazi University
room:414 phone:(210) 7287 

Field of interest:  architectural design, computational design, spatial perception, generative design, neuro-architecture

Fisun Güven


room:- phone:(210) 

Field of interest: 

İrem Hafız

B.Arch., Izzet Baysal University, M.Arch., METU
room:405 phone: (210) 6204 

Field of interest: architectural theory, form creation (Gestaltung), form and empathy, building style

Tuğçe Halıcı

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room: phone: (210) -

Field of interest:

Bilge Karakaş [on leave]

B.Arch. METU, M.Arch. İzmir Institute of Technology
room: 313 phone: (210) 6212

Fields of interest: architectural theory and history, collective memory, right to the city

Gülnur Güler Kavas

B. Arch., M.Arch. METU
room:423  phone: (210) 6217 

Fields of interest: urban design, ideology of architecture

Elif Kaymaz

B. Arch., M.Arch. METU
room:323  phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: architecture and the city in late Ottoman Empire and Turkey, planning history, cinema studies, digital humanities, entangled modernities, urban rituals, spaces and practices of moving image exhibition, urban demolition/destruction, actor-network theory

Nihan Büşra Kezer [on leave]

B. Arch. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi
room: 414 phone: (210) 7287

Fields of interest: architectural design, housing and culture, spatial perception, history of modern architecture, Turkish architecture in the republican period

Elif Miray Kısaer

B.Arch. TOBB ETU, M.Sc. METU
room: 423 phone: (210) 6217

Fields of interest: architectural conservation, cultural heritage management, conservation of modern heritage

Sinan Cem Kızıl

B.Arch., M.Arch., METU
room: 414 phone: (210) 7287  

Fields of interest: architectural design and theory, philosophy, territoriality, urban form, social and political theory

Nilüfer Kızılkaya

B.Arch., METU
room: 313 phone:(210) 6212 

Fields of interest: development of building materials and structures, fire safety design, fire-resistant materials 

Gökhan Okumuş

B.Arch., Uludağ University; M.Sc. METU
room: 315 phone: (210) 6233 

Fields of interest: Conservation and Management of Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites, Sustainability of Multi-Layered Cultural Landscapes, Urban Complexity, Gölyazı (Apolyont) Bursa, Conservation of Modern Heritage

Öncü Özalp

B.Arch., IUE; M.Arch., METU
room:313 phone: (210) 6212 

Fields of interest: architecture and culture, politics of design, architectural theory and design, architecture and aesthetics

Merve Öztürk

B.Arch., Eskişehir Osmangazi University
room:315 phone:(210)6233  

Field of interest: conservation of industrial heritage, conservation of modern heritage

 

Hüseyin Polat

B.Arch., Eskişehir Osmangazi University; M.Arch., METU
room: 427 phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: architectural design, architectural theory and criticism, industrial tectonics

Feyza Topçuoğlu

B.Arch., Bilkent University; M.S. Bilkent University
room:403 phone: (210) 6230

Fields of interest: public space, urban culture, architectural and urban design, urban transformation and regeneration, theory of architecture, modernization of turkey

Orçun Sena Saraçoğlu

B.A. Bilkent University
room: 405 phone: (210) 6204

Fields of interest: interior design, early islamic architecture, seljuk and ottoman architecture, cosmological patterns and symbolism in architecture, philosophical repercussions in architecture

Sezin Sarıca

B.Arch., METU; M.Arch., METU
room: 313 phone:(210) 6212 

Fields of interest: display environments, architectural representation methods, large-scale exhibitions, architectural exhibitions

Semih Solak

B.Arch., Gazi University; M.Arch., Gazi University

Fields of Interest: production of space, architecture and literature, urban space, narrated spaces

Gökçe Nihan Demirel

B.Arch., METU
room: 313 phone: (210) 6212 

Fields of interest: Structural design, tall buildings

Elif Gökçen Tepekaya

B.Arch., M.Arch., ITU
room: 313 phone: (210) 6212

Fields of interest: architectural design and theory, architecture and representation, architectural space, urban museums, urban and society, gender.

Fatih Topak

B.Arch., M.Sc., METU
room: 423 phone: (210) 6217 

Personal Web Page

Fields of interest: intelligent environments, IT in architecture, human-building interaction, building automation systems

Selin Tosun

[Research Assistant Representative]

B.Arch., METU, M.Arch., Architectural Association
room: 414 phone: (210) 7287

Fields of interest: urbanism, sustainable development, smart cities, spatial justice

Başak Tükenmez [on leave]

B.Arch., M.A., METU
room: - phone: (210) -

Fields of interest: history of modern architecture, domestic architecture, house and daily life, media, consumption

Mercan Yavuzatmaca

B.Arch., Dicle University; M.Sc., METU
room: 315 phone: (210) 62 33 

Fields of interest: conservation of cultural heritage, late antique and byzantine architecture in anatolia, construction techniques of fortifications. 

Ozan Yetkin

B.Arch. METU, M.Sc. METU
room: DDS phone: (210) -

Personal Web Page

Fields of interest: computational design, automation algorithms, machine learning, geometry optimization, design and objective space exploration

Sıddı Zeynep Yılmaz [on leave]

B.Arch., Eskisehir Osmangazi University, M.Arch., Ozyegin University
room: 427 phone: (210) - 

Fields of interest: housing, meaning of home, identity, belonging, memory