Doç. Dr. Ebru Erbaş Gürler

Res. Asst. Arzu Türk (PhD)

 

Research Interests: Landscape Change and Memory, Landscape Archaeology and History, Landscape Semantics, and Anatolian Palimpsest Landscapes

Email: turka@itu.edu.tr

Address: Taşkışla, Faculty of Architecture, 121B

Web Page: https://research.itu.edu.tr/en/persons/turka/

Arzu Türk is a researcher and landscape architect. She completed her PhD at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in early 2025, where her research focused on historical landscape character transformation around Alaca Höyük, Çorum. During her doctoral studies, she spent a year as a visiting researcher at Newcastle University’s School of History, Classics and Archaeology, supported by the TÜBİTAK 2214-A and ARIT Ilse B. Hanfmann fellowships. Since the Fall 2025-2026 semester, Dr. Türk has been teaching in the Department of Landscape Architecture at ITU. Her current research interests include landscape change and memory, landscape archaeology and history, the semantics of landscape, and Anatolian palimpsest landscapes. She is currently directing research projects in the fields of landscape archaeology and cultural landscapes, including a collaborative project supported by Greece. Additionally, she actively participates in architectural and urban design competitions and has won several prestigious awards, including a first-place prize.

EMPLOYMENT

2017-Cont.
Rsearch Assistant
Istanbul TeCHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Landscape Architecture

2015-2016
Editor
XXI Mimarlık, Mekan ve Tasarım (mAGAZINE)

 

2014
Designer
Vitra

EDUCATION

2025
PhD
Istanbul TeCHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Landscape Architecture

2019
Master
Istanbul TeCHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Landscape Architecture

2014
Bachelor
Istanbul TeCHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Landscape Architecture

PUBLICATIONS

  • Türk, A., Arıkan, B., & Turner, S. (2025). Impacts of Land Cover Change in a Cultural Landscape: Vulnerability Assessment of the Archaeological Landscape of Alaca Höyük, Türkiye. ITU AIZ.
  • Türk, A., Bozkurt, M., (2025). Let's Play the AI based Board Game: New Era for the Landscape Architecture Education, DLA
  • Guler, Arzu, and Ebru Erbas Gurler. 2022. “Recoding Landscape Education: Research-Based Studio Approach.” Journal of Design Studio 4 (spi1): 5–18. https://doi.org/10.46474/jds.1074514.
  • Germanidou, S., & Güler, A. (2024). Rock-cutting a quarry to form cisterns. The functional transformation of a productive landscape in Pyrgos, Messinian / Outer Mani, southern Greece. Rocky Landscapes at the Intersection of People and Rocks, 23-25 May, İstanbul, Türkiye.
  • Güler, A., Arıkan, B., & Turner, S. (2023). Memory Transfer or Amnesia: The Archaeopark Project of Gölpınar Hittite Reservoir. AMPS - Past and Present - Built and Social A Conference on Culture, History, Art and Design, June 28, Prague.

AWARDS

  • Culture and Art Hub Architectural Project Competition Second Prize, (2023), Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Büşra Yavuz, Beril Yavuz. Consultants: Arzu Türk (Landscape Architect), Onur Topönder (Civil Engineer), Ahmet Boybada (Mechanical Engineer), Rıza İnce (Electrical Engineer), Başak Tekin (Architect)
  • Tarsus Waterfall Tourism Facilities Architectural Project Competition, 1st Price (2022). Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Arzu Türk (Landscape Architect). Assistant: Berivan Güzel
  • 12th National Landscape Architecture Awards, Olivelo - Ecological Life Park in the Periphery of Izmir, Urban Deisgn Project, Encouragement Award (2021), Team: Prof. Dr. Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay (Team Leader), Prof. Dr. Fatih Terzi, Assoc. Prof. Dr.. Ebru Erbaş Gürler, Ozan Ertuğ, Prof. Dr. Adnan Kaplan, Dilara Akülke, Res. Asst. Arzu Türk, Ayşen Tabak Oflaz, Ayça Keskin, Mert Akay, Res. Asst. Pınar Gökçe, Aykut Uçar, Emir Drahşan. Assistant: Utku Güler
  • Konya Karapınar Solar Energy Santral - SCADA Flagship Building Architecture Competition, Mention Award (2021), Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Arzu Türk, Doruk Kemal Kaplan, Mehmet Okumuş, İdil Bayar, Dilan Özdemir
  • Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Main Transfer Building Architecture Competition, 1st Mention (2020), Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Ali Gürer, Arzu Türk, Kemal Doruk Kaplan, Mehmet Okumuş. Assistant: Demet Sati.
  • Erenköy Psychiatric Education and Research Hospital Architecture Competition, 2nd Price (2020), Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Kerem Bostan, Ergin Kalmaz, Demet Satı, Ali Gürer, İdil Bayar, Merve Meriç Ercan, Arzu Türk, Kemal Doruk Kaplan.
  • Bakırköy Cumhuriyet (Özgürlük) Square and Neighbourhood Urban Design Project Competition, 1st Mention (2020), Team: Kemal Bal, Nil Bıçak, Erol Kalmaz, Arzu Türk, Hazal Günal.
  • Olivelo - Ecological Life Park in the Periphery of Izmir Design Competition - Purchasing Award (2020), Team: Prof. Dr. Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay (Team Leader), Prof. Dr. Fatih Terzi, Doç. Dr. Ebru Erbaş Gürler, Ozan Ertuğ, Prof. Dr. Adnan Kaplan, Dilara Akülke, Araş. Gör. Arzu Türk, Ayşen Tabak Oflaz, Ayça Keskin, Mert Akay, Araş. Gör. Pınar Gökçe, Aykut Uçar, Emir Drahşan, Yardımcı: Utku Güler
  • Gallipoli Historical Site New Martyrdom Design Competition, 3rd Mention (2017), Team: Assoc. Prof. Ebru Erbaş Gürler (Team Leader), Prof. Dr. Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay, Prof. Dr. Azime Tezer, Volkan Taşkın, Özge Meriç, Ebru Yetişkin, Dilara Akülke, Res. Asst. Arzu Türk, Büşra Yılmaz Şirin, Dilara Kuş, Res. Asst. Ebru Satılmış, Gizem Ezgi Kurangil, Utku Güler, Ayşen Tabak Oflaz, Assistants: Cansu Güreser, Can Aydın, Didem Kara, Ferhat İbrahimoğlu, Özge Subaşı, Çisem Demirel, Fatma Sultan Yaman, Gülcihan Yalnız, Melis Üzümcü
  • Martyr Teacher Neşe Alten Elementary School Garden Landscape Design Competition , 3rd Price (2013), Team: Güzin Öztok, Arzu Türk
  • National Landscape Architecture Chamber (PMO), Promised Young Landscape Architect Award (2013)
  • Ai Jing National Landscape Planning and Design Competition (China), Excellency Award (2013)

CORPORATE and PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • İTÜ PEM – Thursday Seminars, 2025-2026 Spring
  • ITU TA - Design Workshop for High school Students, 2019-2024-2025
  • Workshop, “Olağan [içi]: Gündelik Stresler ve Beklenen Şoklar + Dirençli Mahalle + Bakırköy”, 17-19 October 2025
  • 3. Peyzaj Mimarlığı Eğitim ve Öğretim Çalıştayı, Organization Team, 10-11 May 2024
  • Koç Üniversitesi ANAMED, Environmental Archaeology Online Program, 31 Temmuz 2024.
  • NIT Urban Heritage Lab, Archaeological Heritage and Liveable Cities, Eylül, Aralık 2023
  • Invited Moderator, “Koruma Sohbetleri” Series on Youtube, Arkeomedya-Lags.RG, 2021
  • Coursera, Programming for Everybody, (Getting Started with Python), University of Michigan, 9 Aralık 2020.
  • TMMOB Peyzaj Mimarları Odası, Online Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri Temel ArcGIS Eğitimi, 07 Eylül 2020-08 Ekim 2020.
  • “PEYZAJ-SIZ”, TAP, Workshop in MEF University, Organization Team, 5 November 2018
  • Türkiye Peyzajları II. Ulusal Konferansı, Organization Team, 20-21 November 2017
  • “Re-Experiencing & Re-Discovering Talas, Atölye Çalışması, Organization Team, October 2017
  • Türkiye Peyzajları II. Ulusal Konferansı / Peyzaj Politikaları Bildiri Kitabı, Editor, 2017
  • İTÜ Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü, Bölüm Kitabı, Editor, 2018
  • A|Z ITU Journal Of The Faculty Of Architecture, Editorial Secretariat, 2017
  • The Adaptive Niche Workshop, ITU - University of Dammam, 28 November 2016.
  • XXI Mimarlık, Mekan ve Tasarım Dergisi, Editor, 2015

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

  • İTÜ - Elmalı Hacımusalar Mound Archaeological Excavation, Excavation Team Member, 2025 Season (Site Director: Prof. Dr. Bülent Arıkan)
  • Principal Researcher, ”Elmalı Ovasının Antalya ve Çevresinin Peyzaj ve Yerleşim Mimarisindeki Tarihsel Değişimin Çoklu Yöntem Yaklaşımıyla İncelenmesi", İTU BAP – GAP, Araş. Gör. Dr. Arzu Türk (Principal Researcher), Prof. Dr. Bülent Arıkan (Researcher), Araş. Gör. A. Merve Çilingir (Researcher), MGA-2026-47654, 2025-ongoing.
  • Principal Researcher, “Kaya Oyma Tarım Alanlarında Peyzaj Karakter Analizi ve Hidro-Mekansal Modelleme İncesu Kayseri Örneği”, İTU BAP – HIZDEP, FHD-2026-47963, 2026 – ongoing.
  • Researcher, “The Rural Landscape and Production of İncesu, central Cappadocia. Sustenance and Resilience from Byzantine to Pre-modern times" (Kapadokya'nın Merkezi İncesu Kırsal Peyzajı ve Üretimi: Bizans'tan Modern Öncesi Döneme Geçim ve Dirençlilik)”, Dr. Sophia Germanidou (Principal Researcher), Dr. Arzu Türk (Researcher) American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2025
  • Researcher, “Parsel Düzeyindeki Konut Yenilemelerinin Kentsel Çevre ve Yaşam Kalitesine Etkilerine Yönelik Planlama Stratejileri ve Eylemleri”, ITU BAP MGA-2025-46521, Yürütücü : Doç. Dr. Elif Kısar Koramaz (Principal Researcher), Araştırmacılar: Prof. Dr. Turgay Kerem Koramaz, Prof. Dr. Meltem Erdem Kaya, Doç. Dr. Özlem Özer, Araş. Gör. Dr. Arzu Türk, Araş. Gör. Umutcan Pektetik, Araş. Gör. Elif Ağaoğlu Yıldırım, Araş. Gör. Gizem Aluçlu Armutcu, Araş. Gör. Burak Belli (Devam Ediyor).
  • İTÜ - Elmalı Hacımusalar Mound Archaeological Excavation, Excavation Team Member, 2024 Season (Site Director: Prof. Dr. Bülent Arıkan)
  • Researcher, ”Tarihi Peyzaj Karakterizasyonu ile Geçmiş Peyzajların İzini Sürmek: Alaca Höyük", ITU BAP - DTP, Prof. Dr. Bülent Arıkan (Principal Researcher), Araş. Gör. Arzu Türk, SDK-43740, 2022-2025
  • Principal Researcher, ”Tarihi Peyzaj Karakterizasyonu ile Geçmiş Peyzajların İzini Sürmek: Alaca Höyük", TÜBİTAK 2214-A Yurtdışı Doktora Sırası Araştırmacı Bursu Programı, Araştırmacı: Araş. Gör. Arzu Türk, İngiltere, Newcastle Üniversitesi, Tarih, Klasikler ve Arkeoloji Fakültesi (School of History, Classics and Archeology) (2022-2023).
  • Principal Researcher, ”Tracking The Past Landscape Traces With Historic Landscape Characterization: Alaca Höyük", Ilse B. Hanfmann Bursu, ARIT (American Research Institute in Türkiye), Ilse B. Hanfmann Bursu, ARIT (American Research Institute in Türkiye), Araştırmacı / Bursiyer: Araş. Gör. Arzu Türk (2022-2023).

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