Invited Speech(s)

“Urban Peacebuilding in Times of a Pandemic”, Roundtable discussions (together with Dan Miodownik [chair], Scott Bollens, Ivan Gusic, Lior Lehrs, and Noam Brenner), The 10th Annual Eurasian Peace Science Conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (virtual), 13 January 2022

Special speaker of 75^th anniversary of the Fulbright program, US Embassy Cyprus, Nicosia, 29 October 2021

“Yerle Duygusal Etkileşim: Araştırma Metotları ve Analiz” (Emotional Interaction with a Place: Research Methods and Analysis), Kent ve Mimarlık Yüksek Lisans Tez ve Araştırmaları Seminerleri, Özyeğin University, İstanbul, Online, 26 Mart 2021

“Love of place: Emotional engagements and psychological process”, EFPSA 2019 Conference, Environmental psychology: Humans in their surrounding world, Organised by the European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations (EFPSA), Prague, Czech Republic, 21-24 November 2019

“Constructing a peace praxis”, In Between: Visions from Contested Cities, Organised by the Davis Institute for International Relations from the Hebrew University and the Center for Regional Initiatives (IPCRI) in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 20-22 November 2019

“Urban peacebuilding with community”, Cyprus Issue, and the role that the European Union, Organised by Department of International Relations and Global Politics, The American University of Rome European House in Nicosia, Cyprus, 14 January 2019

“Divided Cities in Conflict- Urban Peacebuilding”, Organised by: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Jerusalem, & Israel-Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives (IPCRI), Home for Cooperation, Nicosia, Cyprus, 14 October 2018

“The Famagusta Ecocity Project: The Story and the Principles” (together with Christina Elia and Fiona Mullen), The “Journey” International Summer School, Organized by: Cyprus University of Technology and Climate-KIC, Limassol, Cyprus, 05 July 2017 

“Attachment to the Frozen Crises”, Joint Master Seminar S3: “Crisis Architecture – 2 / Relation Nature – City: Permanent crisis situation”, Organized by: Hepia, part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, 01 – 05 December 2014

“The Famagusta Ecocity Project: Turning a Fragmented City and Ghost Town into a Vibrant and Unified Model of Ecology and Peace”, 13th Annual Canova International Architect Encounter, Organized by: Canova Association, Domodossola, Italy, 26 – 30 June 2014

“The Fracture and Destruction of the Memory of a City and a New Hope: Famagusta Ecocity Project”, Reviving Famagusta, From Ghost Town to Eco-city? Conference, London School of Economics, Organized by: Hellenic Observatory European Institute and LSE Cotemporary Turkish Studies, Shaw Library,  London, UK, Friday 21 February 2014

Post-Graduate Response (together with Ali Tanrıkul & Yara Saifi) for “Community, Collaboration & Communication in the Design Studio” paper by Noam Austerlitz & Avigail Sachs, International Architectural Education panel, Design Studios Teaching Practices, Organized by: Open House International Journal, Famagusta/ North Cyprus, 2006

“Architecture and Utopia: Brutal City”, Student Meeting 8.5, Arkitopya, Organized by: Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2004

Organization Committee Work(s)

Scientific Committee Member: GENDER & ART and Other Gender Studies, The 8^th International Conference on Gender Studies, Center for Women’s Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2022

Organization Secretariat: Second International Conference, Unspoken Issues in Architectural Education, Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2022 Committee Member: International Urban Design Conference: Young Researchers Forum@Re-Discovering Urban Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2020 Committee Member: Eastern Mediterranean University International Design Week (EMU INT-DW), Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2019

Committee Member: Eastern Mediterranean University International Design Week (EMU INT-DW), Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2018

Assistant Coordinator: “Risky Travels” Sculpture Exhibition, Paphos 2017 European Capital of Culture, Cyprus, 2017

Committee Member: MOBBİG (Turkish Republic and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Architecture Schools Department Chairs Communication Group) 43, Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2016

Committee Member: Housing Education, Research & Advisory Center (HERA-C), Housing Talks I, “A room of one’s own”, Invited speakers Hüseyin Özinal & Neşe Yaşın, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2014

Committee Member: International Conference: “Meaning of Architecture for Communities in Transformation” INTBAU Cyprus, Nicosia, North Cyprus, 2013

Committee Member: Housing Congress III: Housing in Cyprus: Planning, Design and Implementation in North Cyrus, Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Architecture & Cyprus Chamber of Turkish Architects, Nicosia, North Cyprus, 2012

Local Committee Member: AicE-Bs 2011 Famagusta, cE-Bs© Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia & Co- Host: EMU Urban Research & Development Centre, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2011

Team Leader: Border-Land New Social Housing International Workshop at Master Level, Team Leader of PhD Helping Cruise, HERA-C Eastern Mediterranean University Famagusta/ North Cyprus & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, 2009

Committee Member: Medi-triology 2, International Gazimağusa Symposium, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2007

Committee Member: International Summer School, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2005

Committee Member: MOBBİG (Turkish Republic and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Architecture Schools Department Chairs Communication Group) 16, Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2003

Coordinator (with Netice Yıldız): Exhibition “A section from Turkish Cypriot Artists Baki Boğaç, Feridun Işıman, İnci Kansu, Güner Pir, Emel Samioğlu”, For the occasion of MOBBİG 16, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 20

Institutional Representation(s)

Representing EMU Department of Architecture: MOBBİG (Turkish Republic and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Architecture Schools Department Chairs Communication Group) 39 ‘Çokluk’, İstanbul Bilgi University , İstanbul, Turkey, November 2014 Representing Yeniboğaziçi Municipality: Cittaslow International Assembly, Vaals,  Alphen-Chaam, Midden-Delfland, Netherlands, 18-22 June 2014 Representing Yeniboğaziçi Municipality: Cittaslow International Assembly, Seherihisar/ Turkey, 06-09 June 2013

Workshop(s)

Workshop Executor (with Yonca Hürol, Kağan Günçe, Afet Coşkun and Nevter Zafer Cömer):  “A Story of a House in the Walls”, 7th International Design Week, Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Architecture, Famagusta/ North Cyprus, 2017

Representative of The Famagusta Ecocity Project: “A Famagusta Workshop”, Organized by EMU Department of Architecture for İstanbul Technical University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, The project 3, Regional Analysis and Development Scenarios, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2014

Workshop Executor (with Asu Tozan): “Design by Nature: Biomimetics”, 2. International Design Week, Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2014

Workshop Executor (with Üstün Alsaç and Yonca Hürol): International Gazimağusa Symposium, Medi-Trilogy, Faculty of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 2004

Workshop Participant: LabPlace İstanbul, Workshop executors: Pelin Tan, Zühre Sözeri, 1st Istanbul Architecture Festival organized by Arkitera Architecture Center, İstanbul, Turkey, 2004

Poster Presentation(s)

Poster Presentation (with Üstün Alsaç and Pınar Alsaç): “Famagusta Utopias”, UIA World Congress of Architecture, İstanbul, Turkey, 2005

Competition(s)

Participant (with Şebnem Önal Hoşkara, Esra Can Akbil, Mohsen S. Far, Amir Rashidi & Koorosh  Ghotb- Group Entopia): Urban Intervention: The Howard S. Wright Design Ideas Competition for Public Space: INVOID FORUM Project, AIA Seattle, Next 50 Seattle Center 2012, Seattle Centre, Seattle, USA, 2012 Competition in  Sand Sculpture with Yara Saifi, Deniz Sarı and Barçın Boğaç 2009

III. Sand Sculpture Festivalö Eastern Mediterranean University  Departments of:  Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, and Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design together with EMU-Activity Center, 31^st May 2009, Famagusta/ North CYPRUS

Competition in Construction of Structures Using Wood participation with Ahmet M. Saymanlıer and Ali Tanrıkul 2006

Bergen International Wood Festival,  Bergen/ NORWAY