is an architect and postdoctoral researcher. She received her Bachelor’s degree (2008) from Istanbul Technical University and Master’s degree (2011) from Istanbul Bilgi University. She worked as an architect in various architectural offices and as a lecturer at several universities. In 2016, she was part of the team of Turkish Pavilion for the 15th Architecture Biennial of Venice. She completed her PhD entitled “Istanbul Walkabouts: A Critical Walking Study of Northern Istanbul”(2018) at Istanbul Technical University and continues performing walks around northern Istanbul for her independent walking project Istanbul Walkabouts. In September 2019, she joined the Chair of Architecture and Territorial Planning as a postdoctoral researcher holding the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship.

tuemerdem@arch.ethz.ch