Academics

Prof. Dr. Mine TURAN

Chair of Department

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Architecture (1990 – Awarded with degree)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1994)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE), Department of Architecture (2000)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historic buildings and environments
  • Documentation of historic buildings

Prof. Dr. Hülya YÜCEER

Vice Chair of Department

Manager of Design Architecture and Urban Research Center (TAMİKAM)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (1993)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (1997)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2005)
Certificate on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict ICCROM-International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property-Rome, Italy (September 2011- November 2011)
Research Fellow at English Heritage, Department of Heritage Protection Reform, London, UK (June 2011- September 2011)

Research Interest

  • Architectural conservation
  • Cultural heritage and conflict
  • Cultural heritage and tourism
  • Adaptive reuse of historic buildings
  • Design in historic environment

Prof. Dr. Elif UĞURLU SAĞIN

Vice Rector

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Architecture (2002)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architectural Restoration (2005)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture (2006-2012)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historic buildings
  • Characterization and conservation of historic building materials
  • Historic lime mortars and plasters, historic building bricks

Assoc. Prof. Dr. F. Nurşen KUL

Erasmus Coordinator

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Architecture (1998)
M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (2003)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (2010)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage
  • Values of cultural heritage
  • Conservation for 20th century architecture
  • Early Republican architecture

Inst. Dr. Kerem ŞERİFAKİ

Material Conservation Laboratory Coordinator

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Architecture (2002)
M.Sc.: İYTE, Department of Architectural Restoration (2005)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture (2017)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historical structures
  • Historical construction materials
  • Historical mural paintings 

Asst. Prof. Dr. Felat DURSUN

Visiting Scholar

Educational Background

B. Sc.: Çukurova University, Department of Geological Engineering (2005)
M.Sc.: Dicle University, Department of Mining Engineering (2008)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering (2017)

Research Fellow: Getty Conservation Institute, LA, USA (2014-2015)

Postdoc: University College London, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, London, UK (2022-2023)

Research Interest

  • Characterization and conservation of natural building stones
  • Stone in architecture
  • Geoarchaeology

Res. Assist. Dr. Ayşen ETLACAKUŞ

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Architecture (2006)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architectural Restoration (2012- 2015)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2015-2023)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of Historic Buildings
  • Conservation of Historic Rural Settlement
  • GIS-Based Evaluation of Cultural Heritage
  • Cultural Landscape
  • Historic Landscape Characterization

Res. Assist. Dr. Fatma Sezgi MAMAKLI

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2013)
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2013-2016)
Assosciate’s: Anadolu University, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (2019)
B. Soc.: Anadolu University, Department of Sociology (2020-…)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2016-2023)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage

Res. Assist. Dr. Keziban Müge ÇELİK

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture (2013)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architectural Restoration (2013-2016)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2016-2022)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage

Res. Assist. Şeyma SARIBEKİROĞLU

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (2015)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology (İZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2015-2017)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (İZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2018-….)

Research Interests

  • Conservation of rural architectural heritage
  • Conservation of 20th-century architectural heritage

Res. Assist. Hatice Ayşegül DEMİR

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture(2019)
M. Sc.:  İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2019-2022)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Structural analysis
  • Historic construction techniques
  • Conservation of historic urban environments

Res. Assist. Nihan BULUT

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture (2018)
M. Sc.:  Middle East Technical University, Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2018-2022)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Climate change and disaster risk management for cultural heritage
  • Conservation management of multi-layered historic settlements
  • Industrial heritage and adaptive reuse

Res. Assist. Tuğçe AYDINALP

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Economy University, Department of Architecture (2019)
Associate’s: Anadolu University, Cultural Heritage and Tourism  (2020)
M. Sc.:  İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2019-2022)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Characterization and conservation of historic building materials

Res. Assist. Zeynep ÖZKAYA İLBEY

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Architecture (2020-Awarded with degree)
M. Sc.: Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Architecture, M.Sc. in Restoration (2020-2023)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2023-…)

Research Interests

  • Conservation of historic buildings
  • Conservation of rural heritage
  • Sustainable conservation strategies

Prof. Dr. Başak İPEKOĞLU (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Gazi University (ADMMYO), Department of Architecture (1978)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1981)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (1993)
Certificate on Stone Conservation, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Venice – ITALY (1979)
Certificate on Preventive Conservation in Museums, ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property), Rome – ITALY (1982)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of monuments 
  • Conservation of traditional historic districts 
  • Historic construction materials 
  • Anatolian Seljuk Architecture 

Prof. Dr. Hasan BÖKE (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1984)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1987)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1995)
NATO Science Fellowship Award by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, with a project on “The Control of Sulfation Reaction of Marble by Using Some Chemical Compounds” in Geoscience Department, Louisville University, K.Y. USA. (November 1996 – May 1997)

Research Interest

  • Sulphur dioxide – calcite reaction mechanisms and its contro
  • Characterization of the physical, mechanical and chemical proporties of the historic mortars and plasters
  • Archaeometric studies on medieval glazed ceramics
  • Durability and compatibility of historic building materials

Inst. Dr. Önder MARMASAN (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Middle East Techical University, Department of Architecture (1984)
M.Arch.: Middle East Techical University, Department of Restoration (1988)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of City and Regional Planning (2007)

Research Interest

  • Historic construction techniques and materials
  • Conservative planning and legislation
  • Cultural landscapes
  • Remote sensing

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Sarp TUNÇOKU (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Ankara State Engineering and Architecture, Department of Architecture (1978)
M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1993)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (2001)

Research Interest