Seçil Özalp

Urban Planner, Ph.D.

Strategic Planning
Sustainable Development
Urban Policy Research

EXPERIENCE

Mesken
May 2023 - Present
Founding Partner

Istanbul Planning Agency (IPA)
March 2020 - February 2021
Vision 2050 Office Coordinator

Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
Türkiye Spatial Strategic Plan Project Office
May 2019- January 2020
Project Office Coordinator and Urban Planning Expert

The British Academy Newton Mobility Fund
"The New Urban Agenda and Housing Development in Istanbul" Research Project
October 2018- March 2019
Urban Planning Researcher

Istanbul Ticaret University
Conservation-Focused Rural Planning Model Project
October 2017- December 2018
Urban Planning Expert

The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey
October 2014-March 2015
Urban and Regional Planning Expert

Istanbul Metropolitan Planning and Urban Design Center (IMP)
2005- 2012
Urban and Regional Planner

EDUCATION

Istanbul Technical University
2006 - 2017
PhD, City and Regional Planning

Istanbul Technical University
2003 - 2006
MS, Urban Planning

Dokuz Eylül University
1998 - 2002
BS, City and Regional Planning