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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.
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Education
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
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentProfessor
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2018 - 2025
2018 - 2025Associate 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
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentHead of Department
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2022 - Present
2022 - PresentTED University SDG Student Hub student community advisor
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2021 - Present
2021 - PresentRectorate Commissioner
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2019 - Present
2019 - PresentFaculty Board Member
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design
2022 - 2025
2022 - 2025Member of the Faculty Board
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design
2022 - 2025
2022 - 2025Vice Dean
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design
2018 - 2025
2018 - 2025Assoc.Prof.Dr.
TED University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of City and Regional Planning
2021 - 2024
2021 - 2024Rectorate Commissioner
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 - 2022Member of Unit Quality Commission
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
Non Academic Experience
2022 - 2024
2022 - 2024Sustainable Campus Reward Program
University, TED University, Sustainable TEDU, Sustainable Campus Reward Program, Sustainable Campus Reward Program
2022 - 2024
2022 - 2024Sustainable TEDU Quarterly Activity Bulletin
University, TED University, Sustainable TEDU, Quarterly Activity Bulletin, Sustainable TEDU Quarterly Activity Bulletin
2022 - 2024
2022 - 2024Sustainable TEDU CO-DESIGN Meetings
University, TED Üniversitesi, Sustainable TEDU, CO-DESIGN Meetings, Sustainable TEDU CO-DESIGN Meetings
2022 - 2022
2022 - 2022Quality Commission, KIDR 2021 Report Writing
University, TED Üniversitesi, Quality Commission, KIDR 2021 Report Writing, Quality Commission, KIDR 2021 Report Writing
Supervised Theses
in Progress
in ProgressPostgraduate
Participatory Planning Approaches and Urban Commons
Ataç Kavurmacı E. (Advisor)
E.Güzel(Student)
in Progress
in ProgressPostgraduate
Biophilic urbanism
Ataç Kavurmacı E. (Advisor)
E.Kartal(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
Changing urban forms, spatial perceptions, and relations: A spatial urban reading of Sıhhiye, Ankara
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
S.SEVGİ(Student)
Designed Lessons
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
CITY 302-402 Mixed Planning Studio
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Eraydın Z.
City 301-401 Mixed Planning Studio
Eraydın Z., Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Representation and Promotion Activities
Planlama Okulları Akreditasyon Derneği (PLANED) Toplantısı
Institutional Representation, Dünya Şehircilik Günü, TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası, Turkey, Bursa, 2025 - 2025
Sustainable TEDU, Sustainable Campus Reward Program
Institutional Promotion, TED University, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2023
TÜİK Kır-Kent Tanımının Revize Edilmesi Danışma Toplantısı
Institutional Representation, TURKSTAT Consultation Meeting on the Revision of the Rural-Urban Definition, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
TEDUCITY Stüdyo Sergisi: Eskişehir'de Kentsel Sürdürlebilirlik
Institutional Promotion, TEDUCITY Studio Exhibition: Urban Sustainability in Eskisehir, Turkey, Eskişehir, 2022 - 2022
CITYBOOK: 2017-2022 has been published and sent to the all City and Regional Planning Departments in Turkey
Institutional Promotion, TED University, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
TEDÜ'de Bir Gün Stüdyo Sunumları
Institutional Promotion, TED Üniversitesi, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Association of Turkish Schools of Planning
Institutional Representation, METU, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Eco-Climate Summit
Institutional Representation, ATO Congresium, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Quality Commission, KIDR 2021 Report Writing
Institutional Representation, TED University, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Sustainable TEDU, Quarterly Activity Bulletin
Institutional Promotion, TED University, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Sustainable TEDU, CO-DESIGN Meetings
Institutional Promotion, TED University, Turkey, Ankara, 2022 - 2022
Student and Instructors Meeting with Yılmaz Büyükerşen, Mayor of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
Institutional Representation, Eskişehir Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Turkey, Eskişehir, 2021 - 2021
Articles
All (12)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (5)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (6)
ESCI (1)
Scopus (6)
TRDizin (4)
Other Publications (3)
2024
20241. School-Based Residential Segregation in Ankara: A Divided Urban Pattern in Educational Lines
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY
, vol.57, no.3, pp.195-216, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
2023
20232. Residential 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 (TRDizin)
2019
20193. Modeling 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, Scopus)
2017
20174. Turkish-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, Scopus)
2017
20175. Reading 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, Scopus, TRDizin)
2016
20166. A 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, Scopus)
2015
20157. Turkish 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
20158. Segregation in Istanbul: Measuring segregation in an ever-changing city
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Social Space , vol.9, no.1, pp.35-62, 2015
2013
20139. Türkiye Kentlerini Okumak, Anlamak: Sosyo-Ekonomik Statüye Bağlı Mekansal Ayrışma Üzerinden Bir Değerlendirme
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
TOPLUM VE BILIM
, no.126, pp.35-64, 2013 (TRDizin)
2013
201310. Türkiye Kentlerinde Ayrışma ve Siyaset
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Işık O.
TOPLUM VE BILIM , no.127, pp.229-248, 2013 (TRDizin)
2011
201111. Rural 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, Scopus)
2009
200912. Kentsel 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
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
20251. School and residenial segregaion in Ankara: The re-producion of urban divisions
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
37th AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, İstanbul, Turkey, 7 - 11 July 2025, pp.1-5, (Summary Text)
2024
20242. Demographic Change in Turkey by Years and Cities
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts: Sustainable Cities, Cultures & Crafts, AMPS Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 15 - 17 July 2024, pp.1-5, (Summary Text)
2023
20233. Cumhuriyet’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, (Unpublished)
2023
20234. Cumhuriyetin 100. Yılında Planlama
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Dünya Şehircilik Günü, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 November 2023, (Unpublished)
Books
2014
20142. Bölünmüş Kentte Kimlik Odakları: Deventer’de Türkler
Güzey Ö., Gültekin N., Kırsaçlıoğlu O., Aksoy E., Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Sonçağ Yayınları, 2014
2012
20123. Kentsel Yoksulluk
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Kentsel Planlama: Ansiklopedik Sözlük, Melih Ersoy, Editor, Ninova Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012
2011
20114. Türkiye 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
20115. Cultural 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
20076. Gelişen 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
20077. Risk Toplumunda Kentsel Mekanda Güvenlik
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
in: Toplumsal Sorunlara Sosyolojik Bakışlar, Necmettin Özerkmen, Editor, Asil Yayıncılık, 2007
Episodes in the Encyclopedia
Other Publications
Funded Projects
2024 - 2026
2024 - 2026
6 Şubat Kahramanmaraş Depremleri Sonrası Kitlesel Göçün Değerlendirilmesi: Ankara Ve Mersin Örneği
TUBITAK Project , 1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects
(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 , BAP Other
(Project Abstract)
Ataç Kavurmacı E. (Executive), Türkmen İ. U.
Activities in Scientific Journals
2023 - Present
2023 - PresentGrid - architecture, planning and design journal (Online)
Editor
2023 - Present
2023 - PresentGrid - architecture, planning and design journal (Online)
Editor
Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations
2023 - Continues
2023 - ContinuesPLANED: Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Okulları Akreditasyon Derneği
Member
2014 - Continues
2014 - ContinuesTurkey Association of Planning Schools
Member
2014 - Continues
2014 - ContinuesTMMOB Chamber of City Planners
Member
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
January 2025
January 2025AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis.
Conference Paper (Full Text)
January 2025
January 2025AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis.
Conference Paper (Full Text)
January 2025
January 2025AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis
Conference Paper (Full Text)
January 2025
January 2025AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis.
Conference Paper (Full Text)
May 2024
May 2024INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
Other Indexed Journal
October 2022
October 2022İdealkent
National Scientific Refreed Journal
May 2022
May 2022ICONARP INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
National Scientific Refreed Journal
December 2021
December 2021KENT AKADEMISI DERGISI
September 2021
September 2021METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE
August 2021
August 2021ICONARP INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
February 2021
February 2021MEGARON
December 2020
December 2020İdealkent
Roles in Event Organizations
October 2026
October 2026Accessible Urban Neighbourhoods
Scientific Congress
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
Ankara, Turkey
July 2025
July 2025
AESOP Congress 2025 - Inclusion Track
Scientific Congress
Ataç Kavurmacı E.
İstanbul, Turkey
November 2022
November 2022
TEDUCITY STUDIO EXHIBITION: URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN ESKISEHIR
Art Activities
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Aycan Özkan B.
Eskişehir, Turkey
October 2021
October 2021CITY401 Student and Instructors Meeting with Yılmaz Büyükerşen (Mayor of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality)
Social Activities
Ataç Kavurmacı E., Aycan Özkan B.
Eskişehir, Turkey
Awards
Congress and Symposium Activities
10 July 2025 - 10 July 2025
10 July 2025 - 10 July 202537th AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis
Session Moderator
İstanbul-Turkey
08 July 2025 - 08 September 2025
08 July 2025 - 08 September 202537th AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis
Session Moderator
İstanbul-Turkey
07 July 2025 - 11 July 2025
07 July 2025 - 11 July 2025
37th AESOP Annual Congress on Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis
Panelists
İstanbul-Turkey
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 202347. World Urbanism Day Colloquium Keynote Speech
Conference
TMMOB Chamber of City Planners and Ankara Metropolitan Municipality-Turkey
Citations
Total Citations (SCOPUS): 39
h-index (SCOPUS): 4
Jury Memberships
December-2025
December 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Zuhal Nalcakar (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
December-2025
December 2025Doctoral Examination
Mehmet Uysal Doktora Yeterlik Jürisi - Gazi Üniversitesi
December-2025
December 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Mine Özdemir (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Gazi Üniversitesi
December-2025
December 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Merve Varankaya (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
December-2025
December 2025Post Graduate
Şirine Jedidi Yüksek Lisans Tez Savunması - Gazi Üniversitesi
December-2025
December 2025Doctoral Examination
Ertuğrul Yılmaz Doktora Yeterlik Jürisi - Gazi Üniversitesi
October-2025
October 2025Competition
Şehir Planlama Odası Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Öğrencileri Bitirme Projesi Yarışması 2025 - Plancılar Odası
July-2025
July 2025Doctorate
Deniz Yardım, Deprem Sonucu Oluşan İçgöçün Sosyal Ağlarla İlişkisi - Gazi University
June-2025
June 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Zuhal Nalcakar (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Middle East Technical University
June-2025
June 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Mine Özdemir (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Gazi University
March-2025
March 2025Appointment to Academic Staff-Professorship
Çankaya Üniversitesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü Profesörlük Kadrosuna Atama-Yükseltilme Jüri Üyesi - Çankaya Üniversitesi
January-2025
January 2025PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Zuhal Nalcakar (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
January-2025
January 2025Doctorate
Momodou Lamin Joof (Thesis Defence): "Climate Change Adaptation and Justice in Informal Settlements: The Case of Ebo Town, The Gambia" - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
December-2024
December 2024PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
Mine Özdemir (Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee) - Gazi Üniversitesi
May-2024
May 2024Doctoral Examination
Zuhal Nalçakar - ODTÜ Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü Doktora Yeterlik Jüri Üyeliği - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
May-2024
May 2024Doctoral Examination
Mine Özdemir - Gazi Üniversitesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü Doktora Yeterlik Jüri Üyeliği - Gazi Üniversitesi
February-2024
February 2024Doctorate
Community-Based Approach to the Competitiveness of Micro Tourism Clusters: The Case of Ürgüp: Nuray Topuz, Gazi University, Department of City and Regional Planning - Gazi University
August-2023
August 2023Award
İlhan Tekeli Şehircilik Kültürü Vakfı Tez Ödülleri - İTŞKV - İlhan Tekeli Şehircilik ve Kültür Vakfı
May-2023
May 2023PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
High-speed Train Investments As a Strategy of Sustainable Transportation Planning: The Case Study of Eskisehir Province in Turkiye, Merve Varankaya. ODTÜ, CRP - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
December-2022
December 2022PhD Thesis Monitoring Committee Member
High-speed Train Investments As a Strategy of Sustainable Transportation Planning: The Case Study of Eskisehir Province in Turkiye, Merve Varankaya - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
November-2022
November 2022Doctoral Examination
Merve Varankaya, ODTÜ Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü - Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
May-2022
May 2022Post Graduate
Changing Urban Forms, Spatial Perceptions, and Relations: A Spatial Urban Reading of Sıhhiye, Ankara, Serap Sevgi Ünkaracalar - TED Üniversitesi
May-2022
May 2022Doctorate
Yerel Kalkınmada Yenilikçilik Ağları ve Yakınlık, İzmir'deki Kırsal Kalkınma Odaklı Sürdürülebilir Tarım Girişimleri, Merve Yazar Yıldıztekin - Gazi Üniversitesi
April-2022
April 2022Post Graduate
Mekan Dizim Analizinin Kent Planlamada Kullanılması, Ünzile Çetinceviz - Gazi Üniversitesi
February-2022
February 2022Doctorate
Ankara’da Yürünebilirliğin Analizi ve Değerlendirilmesi: Ajan Bazlı Modelleme Yaklaşımı, Maghsoud Ghanat Bari - Gazi Üniversitesi
Scientific Research / Working Group Memberships
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022