Tuğçe Gürleyen
About Tuğçe Gürleyen
Tuğçe Gürleyen is an urban planner currently working as a Project Assistant at Özyeğin University in Turkey. She has a diverse background in urban planning and sociology, with experience in both academic and professional settings.
Current Title and Role
Tuğçe Gürleyen currently holds the position of Project Assistant at Özyeğin University in Turkey. This role allows her to leverage her extensive background in urban planning and project development, primarily focusing on user-oriented approaches to urban design.
Previous Professional Experience
Tuğçe Gürleyen has amassed valuable experience in several roles. In 2017, she worked as an Urban Planner at Enspd Project Development in Istanbul. She has also completed internships, including working as an intern at the Ministry of Development in Madrid in 2014, at Bha Planlama for a month in 2014, and as an academic intern at Middle East Technical University (METU) for a month in 2012. Additionally, she briefly served as an Urban Planner at Arup in London.
Educational Background
Tuğçe Gürleyen has a strong academic foundation in various fields. She earned her Master of Science from Istanbul Technical University, completing the program from 2015 to 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Anadolu University, achieved between 2014 and 2018. Furthermore, she studied Information Systems at Middle East Technical University from 2014 to 2015 and obtained another Bachelor of Science in Regional Planning from the same institution, completing it from 2009 to 2015. Her early education was completed at Adana Anatolian High School from 2004 to 2008.
Key Projects and Contributions
Tuğçe Gürleyen has made notable contributions to significant projects in urban design. She was a key contributor to the TUBITAK 1001 Project 115K469, which focused on the relationship between spatial configuration and user behavior in urban square design at Istanbul's peripheral municipalities. Her involvement in user-oriented approaches to urban design highlights her expertise in integrating user behavior analysis into spatial planning, thereby enhancing the usability and efficiency of urban spaces.