Biography
Ela Ataç Kavurmacı was born in Bursa. Completed high school at Bursa Milli Piyango Anatolian High School in 2001. Received Bachelor degree (graduated with honor) in City and Regional Planning from Gazi University Faculty of Architecture Department of City and Regional Planning in 2005. She recevied Master's degree from the same department in 2008, and Ph.D degree from Middle East Technical University Department of City and Regional Planning in 2014. From 2005 to 2015 she worked as research assistant in Gazi University Department of City and Regional Planning. Her main research areas are urban geography, population geography, urban sociology, residential segregation, and qualitative and quantitative methods in social sciences. Ataç Kavurmacı has various publications in the international and national journals on the subjects of spatial distribution of socio-economic status groups in Turkish cities, residential segregation, poverty, and inequality. She has been working at TED University Department of City and Regional Planning since April, 2016.
Education Information
2008 - 2014
2008 - 2014Doctorate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Architecture, Department Of City And Regional Planning, Turkey
2005 - 2008
2005 - 2008Postgraduate
Gazi University, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir Ve Bölge Planlama, Turkey
2001 - 2005
2001 - 2005Undergraduate
Gazi University, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir Ve Bölge Planlama, Turkey
Dissertations
2014
2014Doctorate
Reading Turkish urbanisation through socio-economic residential segregation in 15 cities 
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Architecture, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2008
2008Postgraduate
Kent, güvenlik ve güvenli kent planlaması Bursa örneği
Gazi University, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir Ve Bölge Planlama
Research Areas
City and Regional Planning
Academic Titles / Tasks
2018 - Continues
2018 - ContinuesAssociate Professor
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2018Assistant Professor
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2005 - 2016
2005 - 2016Research Assistant
Gazi University, City and Regional Planning
Managerial Experience
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesFaculty Management Board Member
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesTED University SDG Student Hub student community advisor
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesVice Dean
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesRectorate Commissioner
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesRectorate Commissioner
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2019 - Continues
2019 - ContinuesFaculty Board Member
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design
2019 - Continues
2019 - ContinuesCurriculum Preparation Committee Member
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2018 - Continues
2018 - ContinuesAssoc.Prof.Dr.
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2021 - 2023
2021 - 2023TEDU Times Higher Education (THE) Ranking Committee Member
TED University, Faculty Of Architecture And Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022Birim Kalite Komisyonu Üyesi
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2021 - 2021
2021 - 2021Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) Accreditation Application Committee Member
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2019 - 2021
2019 - 2021Open Access and Open Science Committee Member
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department Of City And Regional Planning
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2018Assit.Prof.Dr.
TED University, Department of City and Regional Planning
Courses
Published journal articles indexed by SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2024
2024School-Based Residential Segregation in Ankara: A Divided Urban Pattern in Educational Lines
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY
, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-22, 2024 (SSCI)
2019
2019Modeling Educational Inequalities: Class, Academic Achievement, and Regional Differences in Turkey
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY
, vol.51, no.5, pp.659-692, 2019 (SSCI)
2017
2017Turkish-Style Segregation Socio-Economic Divisions in Seven Metropolitan Areas
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
, vol.45, no.3, pp.235-270, 2017 (SSCI)
2017
2017Reading Educational Inequalities in Turkey: Statistics and Geographic Distributions
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
, vol.42, no.192, pp.59-86, 2017 (SSCI)
2016
2016A DIVIDED CAPITAL: RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION IN ANKARA
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
, vol.33, no.1, pp.187-205, 2016 (AHCI)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2023
2023Residential segregation monography of Adana: an index based approach
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Türkmen İ. U.
Grid - architecture, planning and design journal (Online)
, vol.6, no.2, pp.536-563, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2015
2015Turkish Cities in the Bigger Picture: The Distribution of "Socio-Economic Status" Through the Cities
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art, Humanities, Design And Planning , vol.3, no.4, pp.55-68, 2015
2015
2015Segregation in Istanbul: Measuring segregation in an ever-changing city
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Social Space , vol.9, no.1, pp.35-62, 2015
2013
2013Türkiye Kentlerinde Ayrışma ve Siyaset
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Işık O.
TOPLUM VE BILIM , no.127, pp.229-248, 2013
2013
2013Türkiye Kentlerini Okumak, Anlamak: Sosyo-Ekonomik Statüye Bağlı Mekansal Ayrışma Üzerinden Bir Değerlendirme
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
TOPLUM VE BILIM
, no.126, pp.35-64, 2013
2011
2011Rural Poverty Dynamics: An Evaluation on Agricultural Policies of Turkey
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
GAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
, vol.24, no.3, pp.559-572, 2011 (ESCI)
2009
2009Kentsel Mekanda Gelişen Suça Müdahale Etmede Disiplinlerarası Güvenlik Politikaları
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Gürbüz D.
Polis Bilimleri Dergisi (Turkish Journal of Police Studies) , vol.11, no.1, pp.25-47, 2009
Refereed Congress / Symposium Publications in Proceedings
2023
2023Cumhuriyet’in Yüzüncü Yılında Türkiye’de Demografik Yapının Değişimi: Eşitsiz Modernleşmenin Coğrafi Görünümleri ve Nüfusun Sürdürülebilirliği
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Türkiye'nin 100+100 Yılı: Ekolojik Notlar Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 18 November 2023
2023
2023Cumhuriyetin 100. Yılında Planlama
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Dünya Şehircilik Günü, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 November 2023
Books & Book Chapters
2014
2014Bölünmüş Kentte Kimlik Odakları: Deventer’de Türkler
Güzey Ö., Gültekin N., Kırsaçlıoğlu O., Aksoy E., Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Sonçağ Yayınları, 2014
2012
2012Kentsel Yoksulluk
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Kentsel Planlama: Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Melih Ersoy, Editor, Ninova Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012
2011
2011Türkiye Mevcut Planlama Sistem ve Mevzuatının Yeni Dönem Şartlarına Uygunluk Açısından Değerlendirilmesi, Yeni bir Planlama Sistemi Üzerine Düşünceler
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Yasal ve Yönetsel Boyutları ile Planlama, , Editor, TC. Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı Teknik Araştırma ve Uygulama Genel Müdürlüğü Basımı, Ankara, 2011
2011
2011Cultural interactions of diversity in Europe: The spatial characteristics of social exclusion of Turkish community in the Netherlands
Güzey O., Gültekin N., Kirsaçlioǧlu O., Aksoy E., Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Housing Policy, , Editor, pp.39-75, 2011
2007
2007Gelişen Kentlerin Verimli Toprak Kayıpları
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Kent ve Bölge Üzerine Çalışmalar; Prof.Dr. Orhan Kuntay'a Armağan, , Editor, Gazi Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Yayını, Ankara, 2007
2007
2007Risk Toplumunda Kentsel Mekanda Güvenlik
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Toplumsal Sorunlara Sosyolojik Bakışlar, Necmettin Özerkmen, Editor, Asil Yayıncılık, 2007
Episodes in the Encyclopedia
Other Publications
Supported Projects
2024 - 2026
2024 - 20266 Şubat Kahramanmaraş Depremleri Sonrası Kitlesel Göçün Değerlendirilmesi: Ankara Ve Mersin Örneği
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Con Wright G. (Executive), Çakıroğlu Çevik A., Ataç Kavurmacı E., Çelik K., Eraydın Z., Deniz A., et al.
2017 - 2018
2017 - 2018
Statistical and Visual Methods in Residential Segregation Analysis
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
(Project Abstract)
Ataç Kavurmacı E. (Executive), Türkmen İ. U.
Activities in Scientific Journals
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesGrid - architecture, planning and design journal (Online)
Editor
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesGrid - architecture, planning and design journal (Online)
Editor
Memberships / Tasks in Scientific Organizations
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesPLANED: Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Okulları Akreditasyon Derneği
Member
2014 - Continues
2014 - ContinuesTMMOB Chamber of City Planners
Member
2014 - Continues
2014 - ContinuesTurkey Association of Planning Schools
Member
Awards
September 2019
September 2019ULAKBİM Publication Award
TÜBİTAK
July 2019
July 2019TEDU Aacademic Publication Award
TEDU
September 2018
September 2018ULAKBİM Publication Award
ULAKBİM UBYT, TÜBİTAK
September 2018
September 2018TEDU Aacademic Publication Award
TEDU
Congress and Symposium Activities
15 July 2024 - 17 July 2024
15 July 2024 - 17 July 2024
Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts: Sustainable Cities, Cultures & Crafts
Panelists
Barcelona-Spain
17 November 2023 - 17 November 2023
17 November 2023 - 17 November 2023
Türkiye'nin 100+100 Yılı: Ekolojik Notlar Sempozyumu
Panelists
Ankara-Turkey
Invited Talks
November 2023
November 2023