About Us

The Department of City and Regional Planning was established in 2012. It consists of the Sub-Department of City and Regional Planning. The department aims to train city and regional planners who have up-to-date expertise, sensitivity and awareness of design, and are able to perceive and interpret the rapidly changing technological, scientific, social, economic and organizational conditions under the influence of globalization. Graduates will have the skills and competencies in the application and advanced research of city and regional planning, be open to lifelong learning, research and development in their profession, be able to follow and actively participate in national and international developments in their field, and have a vision and the knowledge and skills to work in coordination with the related disciplines of the planning profession.
The department's area of expertise lies at the intersection of many disciplines. Planning requires an interdisciplinary synthesis to align the concepts of the social and natural sciences with the theories of urban planning and design, and to use these concepts to create healthier, more inclusive, and livable urban spaces. For this reason, education in the Department of City and Regional Planning consists of theoretical instruction and studio studies that require a synthesis of many different disciplines. One of our most important goals, therefore, is to develop the ability of our students to work in this teamwork, to evaluate social developments, and to train them to be individuals who can continuously learn and balance the representation of the social groups that are the subject of planning. Theoretical courses cover basic information across a broad spectrum (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Economics, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Public Relations, Education, Law, Information Science, Psychology, Sociology, Quantitative Techniques, etc.) to support studio work. Studios teach research, analysis, and planning techniques and create plans in sample areas whose scale changes depending on the academic year (urban parts, cities, metropolitan areas, or regions).