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Zihni Turkan
Prof. Dr. Zihni TURKAN YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ

Zihni TURKAN

1958 yılında Baf / Kıbrıs’ta doğdu. İlk öğrenimini Kıbrıs’ta, orta öğrenimini Türkiye’de Ankara Bahçelievler Cumhuriyet Lisesi’nde tamamladı. 1981 yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İnşaat ve Mimarlık Fakültesi Mimarlık Bölümü’nden Yüksek Mimar ünvanı ile mezun oldu.
Mesleğini, Kıbrıs’ta serbest mimar olarak mimari proje ve şantiye uygulamaları ile sürdürdü.
1992-93 akademik yılında, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi’nin kurucu kadrosunda öğretim görevlisi olarak yer aldı.
Ankara Üniversitesi’nde yürüttüğü doktora çalışmasını, 2000 yılında tamamladı. Halen Y.D.Ü. Mimarlık Fakültesi Mimarlık ve İç Mimarlık Bölümlerinde Doç. Dr. olarak öğretim üyeliği yapmaktadır.
Uygulanmış mimari tasarımları, yayınlanmış kitap, bildiri ve makaleleri yanı sıra meslek kuruluşları olan Mimarlar Odası ile Kıbrıs Türk Mühendis ve Mimar Odaları Birliği’nde, Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliği ile Başkanlık, Anıtlar Yüksek Kurulu’nda, K.K.T.C. Trafik ve Ulaştırma Hizmetleri Komisyonu’nda ve K.K.T.C. İnşaat Encümeni’nde Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliği, iki toplumlu çalışmalar koordinatörlüğü, çeşitli mesleki temsiliyetler gibi birçok görevlerde bulundu.
Çeşitli zamanlarda ise proje yarışma jüri üyeliği, sempozyum ve kongrelerde de organizasyon komitesi üyeliği ile koordinatörlük görevlerini gerçekleştirdi.
Zihni Turkan, Yük. Mimar Memnune Turkan ile evlidir.


Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Architectural Design, Architecture (Other), History of Architecture
Can Kara
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Can KARA YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web

He was born on July 5, 1977 in Yeşilyurt, Cyprus. Can Kara, whose father and mother are teachers, graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning in 1999, and completed his master's degree in Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of City Planning in 2003.
He returned to Northern Cyprus in 2004 to take part in the United Nations-supported bi-communal-bi-regional Nicosia Master Plan team. In addition to this project, he worked on many different international projects such as NATURA2000, SAVE-GIS (USAID supported), Solid Waste Landfill Project (EU supported) and so on. He received the Aga Khan Architecture award for his Nicosia Master Plan works.
After completing his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Architecture at Eastern Mediterranean University in 2013, he worked as a part-time faculty member at Eastern Mediterranean University. He carried out the TÜBİTAK-supported "Famagusta Urban Life Quality Research", Kyrenia Municipality Girne-Çatalköy Zoning plan and Famagusta İskele Yeniboğaziçi development plan studies.
He has been working full time at Near East University Faculty of Architecture since 2017. Assoc. Dr. Can Kara teaches courses on Urbanism, Residential Area Planning and Design, and Geographic Information Systems. He has publications on these subjects on many different platforms. He is a member of the KTMMOB Chamber of City Planners and the representative of the Chamber of Urban Planners of the High Council of Monuments of the Department of Antiquities.

Urban Analysis and Development, Urban Planning and Health, Urban Design, City and Regional Planning, Transport Planning, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Geographic Information Systems
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Elnaz FARJAMİ It is not affiliated with an institution
Built Environment and Design, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Sustainable Architecture

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Aminreza Iranmanesh
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aminreza IRANMANESH Uluslararası Final Üniversitesi

Aminreza Iranmanesh is an associate professor of architecture and urbanism, currently teaching at Final International University in Cyprus. He earned his PhD in Architecture from Eastern Mediterranean University in 2019. His research delves into urban network analytics, social media, GIS science, urban geography, and architectural pedagogy. Presently, he is examining the emerging relationships between digital communication mediums and both urban form and design education.

Urban Geography in Regional Planning, Urban Morphology, Architectural Design
Ayten Özsavaş Akçay
Assoc. Prof. Ayten ÖZSAVAŞ AKÇAY YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Architectural History, Theory and Criticism
Çilen Erçin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çilen ERÇİN NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
Urban Design, Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Design
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğşad TÜLBENTCİ YAKIN DOĞU ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Built Environment and Design
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Semra Sema UZUNOĞLU BAHÇEŞEHİR KIBRIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture
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Prof. Dr. Zeynep ONUR Uluslararası Final Üniversitesi
Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architectural Design, Sustainable Architecture
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