Completed M.A. Theses
2019:
THE "COURTYARD HOUSE": A SPATIAL READING OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ANCIENT ANATOLIA AND GREECE
BİLGE,Elif - Supervisor: Lale Özgenel
2017:
SPACE AS PROTAGONIST IN THE NARRATIVE OF THE ILIAD
GÜNER, Gizem - Supervisor: Suna Güven
TWO HARBOR CITIES: SINOP AND ANTALYA DURING THE SELJUK AND OTTOMAN PERIODS
YILMAZ, Melike - Supervisor: Ali Uzay Peker
COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS, KARACHI AND ANGLO-INDIAN DWELLINGS DURING THE RAJ
AHMED, Nida - Supervisor: Suna Güven
2015:
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GEOMETRY IN MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (10TH-14TH CENTURIES)
ÖZDEN, Deniz - Supervisor: Ali Uzay PEKER
TRACING LITERARY ARCHITECTURE: SPATIAL IN-BETWEENNESS IN VIRGINIA WOOLF’S BETWEEN THE ACTS
ÖZCAN, Seçil - Supervisor: Sevil ENGINSOY EKİNCİ
PERSONIFYING HISTORY: VERNON LEE AND RE-IMAGINING THE FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE
KUTLUATA, Cemre Naz - Supervisor: Sevil ENGINSOY EKİNCİ
TRACING THE TRAJECTORIES OF MEMORY: THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE
COŞKUN, Semiha Deniz - Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
WORD, IMAGE & ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIOGRAPHY IN W.G. SEBALD’S AUSTERLITZ (2001)
SOKULLU, Seda - Supervisor: Sevil ENGINSOY EKİNCİ
2014:
PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE WOMEN AND THE PRODUCTION OF "DOMESTIC" SPACE IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY
MEHMETOĞLU, Y. İpek – Supervisor: Belgin TURAN ÖZKAYA
(GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES THESIS AWARD and ÇİĞDEM TANSEL VE KALBİYE TANSEL YAYIN ÖDÜLÜ)
2013:
LATE OTTOMAN RESORT HOUSES IN ISTANBUL: BÜYÜKADA AND KADIKÖY
KÖSEOĞLU, Irmak – Supervisor: Lale ÖZGENEL
INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE AND MUSIC AS GESAMTKUNSTWERK IN IANNIS XENAKIS'S SELECTED WORKS
ÖZCAN, Zeynep – Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
ONE HISTORIAN TWO BOOKS: BEATRIZ COLOMINA'S HISTORIOGRAPHICAL APPROACH IN 'PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY' AND 'DOMESTICITY AT WAR'
ÖZ KARAMANOĞLU, Sema – Supervisor: Belgin TURAN ÖZKAYA
EXPERIENCING THE ANCIENT THEATRE: A PERSPECTIVE ON INTERPRETING THE ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN THEATRE THROUGH REFLECTIONS FROM THE SPACE OF THE PERFORMER
YILDIRIM, Mehmet Salih – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
2012:
ARCHITECTURAL PERMEABILITY: STYLISTIC ENCOUNTER IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE MAKLI NECROPOLIS (14TH - 16TH CENTURIES)
JUNEJO, Rabela - Supervisor: Ali Uzay PEKER
THE ENTERTAINMENT STRUCTURES IN ROMAN PERGAMUM
BAYKARA, Ayşe Bike – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
INVESTIGATING THE HOUSE CHURCH AT DURA-EUROPOS: PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL SPACE
GÜNEY, Ahmet Öncü – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
CHANGING CONTEXT OF OLYMPİC VICTOR STATUES IN GREECE AND ROME
KÖSEOĞLU, AYÇA – Supervisor: SUNA GÜVEN
2011:
TRAVELLING/WRITING/DRAWING: KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL’S ARCHITECTURAL JOURNEY TO ITALY (1824)
BARAN, Mustafa Kemal – Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
BEYOND BUILT FORM: THE COLOSSEUM
ÇETİN, Yunus – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
ANALYZING THE MİMARLIK JOURNAL: A STUDY ON ARCHITECTURE IN TURKEY IN THE 1980S
GÖLOĞLU, Sabiha – Supervisor: Elvan ALTAN ERGUT
RECONSTRUCTING THE OTTOMAN IMPERIAL HAREM OF NINETEENTH CENTURY: MEMOIRS OF LEYLA SAZ ON THE OLD CIRAGAN PALACE
GÜNSOY, Belkıs Harika – Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
ELITE BENEFACTION IN ROMAN ASIA MINOR: THE CASE OF PLANCIA MAGNA IN PERGE
KALINBAYRAK, Aygün – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
TRANSFORMATION OF THE OTTOMAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN ANATOLIA: THE CASE OF TOKAT
KARDAŞ, Ayşegül – Supervisor: Elvan ALTAN ERGUT, Co-Supervisor: Ali Uzay PEKER
AFTERLIVES OF HAGIA SOPHIA: THE CHANGEI IN THE OFFICIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS PRESERVING ANTIQUITIES IN THE LATE OTTOMAN AND EARLY REPUBLICAN PERIODS
KAVAK KESKİN, Ümran – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
A DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF VISUAL EXPERIENCE AND THE SEBASTEION OF APHRODISIAS
ÖZTÜRK, Özgür – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
2010:
MAKING THE "HEART" OF RUSSIAN TERRITORIALIZATION: RAILWAYS AND MOSCOS RAILWAY STATIONS
ALPTEKİN, Ali Haydar - Supervisor: Namik ERKAL, Co-Supervisor: Elvan ALTAN ERGUT
INFLUENCES OF POLITICAL REGIME SHIFTS ON THE URBAN SCENE OF A CAPITAL CITY - CASE STUDY: TIRANA.
BLETA, Indrit – Supervisor: Belgin TURAN ÖZKAYA
THE BOOK, THE BODY AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY IN PETER GREENAWAY’S CINEMATOGRAPHY.
HORUZ, Semra – Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
THEATER IN NINETEENTH CENTURY ISTANBUL: CASES FOR THE TRANSLATION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY
YAZICI, Ezgi – Supervisor: Namık ERKAL
2009:
FROM THE "AUTHOR" TO THE "READER": VISITING LITERARY HOUSE-MUSEUMS IN İSTANBUL.
KARLIK, Özge – Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
SAVOIR VIVRE COSMOPOLITE: AHMED MIDHAT’S AVRUPA ADAB-I MUAŞERETİ YAHUT ALAFRANGA AS A SOURCE FOR MODERNIZATION OF THE CODES OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
ÇEKİÇ, Can Eyüp – Supervisor: Namık ERKAL
INTERSECTIONS: ARCHITECTURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND.
ACAR YILMAZTÜRK , Sibel - Supervisor: Sevil ENGİNSOY EKİNCİ
THE TURKISH PAVILION IN THE BRUSSELS EXPO ’58: A STUDY ON ARCHITECTURAL MODERNIZATION IN TURKEY DURING THE 1950S.
BANCI, Selda - Supervisor: Elvan ALTAN ERGUT
(GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES THESIS AWARD)
2008:
INVESTIGATING THE WATER SUPPLY OF ROMAN ANKARA
KAYTAN, Emre – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
THEORY & PRACTICE: SOCIO-POLITICAL AND PHILISOPHICAL DYNAMICS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE GRID-PLAN IN ANCIENT GREEK CITIES
IŞIK, Özgür Emre – Supervisor: Suna GÜVEN
A CASE IN FRENCH COLONIAL POLITICS OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM: ANTIOCH AND ALEXANDRETTA DURING THE MANDATE (1920-1938)
AÇIKGÖZ, Ümit Fırat - Supervisor: Belgin Turan Özkaya
(TÜRKİYE SOSYAL BİLİMLER DERNEĞİ YÜKSEK LİSANS TEZİ MANSİYON ÖDÜLÜ)
SIGFRIED GIEDION’S ‘SPACE, TIME AND ARCHITECTURE’: AN ANALYSIS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIOGRAPHY
CEYLANLI, Zeynep - Supervisor: Belgin Turan Özkaya
FORM AND SPACE IN ROMAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE: THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE ATRIUM HOUSE.
ŞEKER, Ayşegül - Supervisor: Lale Özgenel
2007:
A COMPARATIVE FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BATH-GYMNASIUM COMPLEX PLAN TYPE IN ROMAN ASIA MINOR AS A REFLECTION OF ROMANIZATION AND URBAN RENEWAL
DİNLER, Oya - Supervisor: Suna Güven
AN ANALYSIS OF ARCHITECT SINAN'S LATE PERIOD MOSQUES
KATİPOĞLU, Ceren - Supervisor: Jale Erzen
(METU THESIS AWARD)
EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION OF ART MUSEUMS: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM TURKEY
TAN, Ceyda Başak - Supervisor: Jale Erzen
THE PRESENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN THE POPULAR MEDIA:A RESEARCH STUDY ON POPLULAR HOME STYLE MAGAZINES IN THE POST-1980 PERIOD IN TURKEY
TANGLAY, Özgün- Supervisor: Jale Erzen
GRAND HOTELS IN MAJOR CITIES OF TURKEY, 1950-1980 : AN EVALUATION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND TOURISM.
TOZOĞLU, Ahmet Erdem - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
2006:
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BUILDINGS OF THE T-TYPE IN OTTOMAN CONTEXT: A NETWORK OF IDENTITY AND TERRITORIALIZATION
OĞUZ, Zeynep - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
ZOCALO: TRANSFORMATION OF AN AZTEC RELIGIOUS CENTER INTO A COLONIAL TOWN SQUARE IN MEXICO CITY
ÖZKAN, Meltem - Supervisor: Ali Uzay Peker
AYN RAND, OBJECTIVISM AND ARCHITECTURE
ÖZPEK, Burak Bilgehan - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
MYTH, LANDSCAPE & BOUNDARIES: THE IMPACT OF THE NOTION OF SACREDNESS ON GREEK URBANISM AND ARCHITECTURE
PINAR, Ekin - Supervisor: Suna Güven
FEMALE PATRONAGE IN CLASSICAL OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE: FIVE CASE STUDIES IN İSTANBUL
SÜMERTAŞ, Melike - Supervisor: Lale Ozgenel
FREVIEWING THE PERIODICAL YAPI (1941-1943): A STUDY ON ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE AND IDEOLOGY IN TURKEY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
ŞENER, Mehmet- Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
TRADITIONAL KARACASU (AYDIN) DWELLINGS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
TAŞDÖĞEN, Sezin - Supervisor: Lale Ozgenel
ROMAN URBAN SPACE FRAMED BY COLONNADES: MEDIATING BETWEEN MYTH, MEMORY AND HISTORY IN EPHESUS.
YONCACI, Pelin - Supervisor: Suna Güven
2005:
A STUDY ON POSSIBLE FOEIGN IMPACTS ON THE SUNGUR BEY MOSQUE IN NİĞDE
ESİN, Didem. - Supervisor: Ömür Bakırer
ARCHITECTURAL ELABORATION OF THE ‘PUBLIC’ IN THE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF LATE ANTIQUE ANATOLIA: CHANGES AND TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SETTING.
ÇONKIR, Esra- Supervisor: Lale Özgenel
AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONSERVATION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN TURKEY: THE CASE OF ANKARA
ELMAS, N.- Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
2004:
THE INSCRIBED-CROSS CHURCHES IN GÖREME
Arı, Meltem. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF DOMESTIC SPACE AND LIFE: THE EMERGENCE OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN NINETEETH CENTURY ISTANBUL
GÖZÜBÜYÜK, Dilşad. - Supervisor: Lale Özgenel
SYMBOL, SPACE AND MEANING IN HITTITE ARCHITECTURE
Onurlu, Sema. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
CRUSADER CASTLES IN CYPRUS AND THEIR PLACE WITHIN THE CRUSADING HISTORY
UÇAR, Gülnur. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
AN ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL INVENTORY OF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT: DOCUMENTING THE 19TH CENTURY HOUSES IN MENTESBEY
Ugur, Selen. - Supervisor: Lale Ozgenel
2003:
CHOICE AND CONTEXT IN THE LATE ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURE: QUESTIONING THE CILICIAN "DOMED BASILICAS"
Belgin-Henry, Ayse. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
BUILDING FOR WOMEN'S EDUCATION IN EARLY REPUBLICAN TURKEY: ISMET PASA GIRLS INSTITUTE IN ANKARA
Gürol, Pelin. - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
WORKERS' HOUSING PROJECTS BY SEYFI ARKAN IN THE ZONGULDAK COALFIELD: A CASE OF MODERNIZATION IN EARLY REPUBLICAN TURKEY
Imamoglu, Bilge. - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
A SURVEY ON THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION AT THE MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, 1956-1980
Uysal, Y. Yesim. - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
2002:
A STUDY ON THE PORTAL COMPOSITION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FACADE DESIGN OF ANATOLIAN SELJUK BUILDINGS
Caner, Cagla. - Supervisor: Omur Bakirer
OTTOMANS AND NATURE: LANDSCAPE, ARCHITECTURE AND LIFE IN THE OPEN
Iskender, Deniz. - Supervisor: Jale Erzen
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
EGYPTIAN INFLUENCES ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF ROMAN ASIA MINOR
Öztürk, Onur. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
BUILDING THE 'MODERN' ENVIRONMENT IN EARLY REPUBLICAN TURKEY: SÜMERBANK KAYSERI AND NAZILLI FACTORY SETTLEMENTS ,
Peri, Burak. - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
RESETTLEMENT OF BALKAN REFUGEES IN IZMIR DURING THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD: A SURVEY ON THE URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL PROPERTIES OF THE PLANNED DISTRICY OF DEGIRMENDAGI
Temizsoy, Arzu. - Supervisor: Cana Bilsel
FORMATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF URBAN FABRIC IN THE 19TH CENTURY BURSA
Türkoglu, Sinem. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu
THE IMAGE OF THE 'IDEAL HOME'/MODERN HOUSE IN POPULAR MAGAZINES DURING THE POST-WORLD WAR TWO PERIOD IN TURKEY
Yıldız, Şebnem. - Supervisor: Elvan Altan Ergut
2001:
REPRESENTATION OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE 16TH CENTURY OTTOMAN MINIATURE PAINTING.
BAHAR, Beyhan. - Supervisor: Jale ERZEN
2000:
MODERNIZATION AND ITS SPATIAL PRACTICE IN EARLY REPUBLICAN ANKARA IN TWO CASES: THE GAZI FARM AND THE ATATURK BOULEVARD
Akyürek, Göksun. - Supervisor: Belgin Turan
AN ARCHITECTURAL AND LITERARY OVERVIEW OF ANKARA BETWEEN 1923-1950
Dinçer, Emel. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu
1999:
AN INTERPRETATION OF THE DIVRIGI COMPLEX (ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ORNAMENTATION) FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE COSMOS UNDERSTANDING IN THE 13TH CENTURY ANATOLIA
Bostan, Selen, B. - Supervisor: Ali Uzay Peker
THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN IN THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF WESTERN EUROPE
Derer, Burcu. - Supervisor: Tansel Korkmaz
OTTOMAN BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE SEEN THROUGH FIVE SELATIN MOSQUES
Ersahin, Serap/ Supervisor: Inci Aslanaoglu
THE ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE SYRIAN ORTHODOX IN TUR ABDIN
Keser, Elif/ M. A. Thesis, Supervisor: Jale N. Erzen
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
OBSERVATIONS ON SELECTED OTTOMAN MOSQUES IN THE LIGHT OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE EIGHTEENTH AND THE BEGINNING OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURIES
Merzi, Serpil/ Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu
ARCHITECTURE AND FASHION: INDICES OF THE TURKISH WESTERNIZATION PROCESS THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE 'FASHIONABLE' IN HOTEL ARCHITECTURE.
SAVASKAN, Erkmen. - Supervisor: Aydan BALAMIR.
TEMPLES OF APOLLO AT DIDYMA AND CLAROS IN IONIA AS CENTERS OF ORACULAR AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Soyöz, Ufuk. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
1998:
THE CHURCH OF THEODOR METOCHITES: A RE-READING OF THE EDIFICE AS A MNEMONIC ARTEFACT
Erkmen, Alev. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
THE ORIGINS OF THE INSCRIBED CROSS CHURCHES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TYPE IN ISTANBUL
Sülüner, Sinan. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
RECONCILIATION OF AUTHORITY AND THE SUBJECTS: INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE IMPERIAL CULT AND EVOLUTION OF ITS ARCHITECTURE IN ASIA MINOR
Üçer, Idil. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
1997:
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRES IN ANATOLIA
Onrat, Fulya. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
EVALUATING THE PLACE OF HAGIA SOPHIA AMONG JUSTINIAN'S OTHER PERSUASIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
Özdemir, Kadir. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
1996:
MUSEUMS: CONCEPT, HISTORY, AND ARCHITECTURE WITH A SPECIAL SURVEY ON THE TURKISH CASE
Camgöz, Nilgün. - Supervisor: Jale N. Erzen
DRAMA, MARGINALITY, SPACE ARCHITECTURE OF RITUAL ACTION IN ARCHAIC GREECE A HELLENISTIC PARADIGM: PERGAMUM
Harmansah, Ömür. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
1995:
IMPACTS OF POLITICAL DESICIONS IN THE FORMATIONS OF RAILROAD ARCHITECTURE IN TURKEY BETWEEN 1865 AND 1950.
Araz, Melda. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
CONSTANTINOPOLIS: A STUDY ON THE CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE AS THE ARTIFICE OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT'S IMPERIAL PROJECT
Erkal, Namık. - Supervisor: Suna Güven
(MUSTAFA PARLAR THESIS AWARD)
A STUDY ON THE CHANGING TURKISH BATHING CULTURE UNDER THE WESTERN INFLUENCES
Işık, Figen. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.
1994:
"MARBLE STYLE OF ANATOLIA" A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF MARBLE IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF ASIA MINOR IN THE ROMAN PERIOD
Ceylan, Burcu. - Supervisor: Suna Güven.
1992:
THE ARCHITECTURE FOR A NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN TURKEY IN THE TRANSITION FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL PERIODS
Akturk, Sule. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.
A STUDY ON THE MARBLE WORK OF THE COBAN MUSTAFA PASHA MOSQUE IN GEBZE
Barakat, Heba Nayel. - Supervisor: Ömür Bakırer.
A STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN WESTERN ANATOLIA FROM THE ARCHAIC TO THE HELLENISTIC PERIODS
Özgenel, Lale. - Supervisor: Suna Güven.
1991:
HISTORICISM AND ARCHITECTURE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERPRETATIONS OF HISTORICISM IN CONTEMPORARY TURKISH AND WESTERN ARCHITECTURE
Altan, T. Elvan. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.
AN EXPLORATION OF 'SPACE' AND 'PERFORMANCE' IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AVANT-GARDE MOVEMENTS THROUGH A HISTORICAL SURVEY
Caglayan, Gaye. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.
IMPACTS OF WESTERNIZATION ON "YALI" ARCHITECTURE ALONG THE BOSPHOURS IN ISTANBUL WITH REFERENCE TO THE SELECTED EXAMPLES
Fisekcioglu, Sera. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.
1990:
USE OF IRON AS NEW BUILDING MATERIAL IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WESTERN AND OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE
Enginsoy, Sevil. - Supervisor: Inci Aslanoglu.