The opening event of the 2025 Ankara Urbanism Biennial, jointly organized by our Department of City and Regional Planning and the İlhan Tekeli Foundation for Urbanism Culture, will take place on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 2:30 PM in the Architecture Auditorium. The Biennial, themed "Neighborhood & Views from the Neighborhood", is coordinated by the Foundation's board members dear Funda Erkal and curated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevinç Bahar Yenigül.

The opening event will begin at 2:30 PM with welcoming remarks and continue with a talk by our faculty member Prof. Dr. Serap Kayasü, titled "The Transformative Power of Neighborhoods."

At 3:15 PM, a Panel of Editors Authors will be held for the Festschrift Books compiled in honor of our faculty members who serve on the Board of Trustees of the İlhan Tekeli Foundation for Urbanism Culture. The book projects are as follows:

• The Habitus of an Architect-Researcher: A Book for Ali Cengizkan, edited by Gökçeçiçek Savaşır
• Thinking Urban and Regional Development: A Book for Ayda Eraydın, edited by Bilge Armatlı Köroğlu and Tanyel Özelçi Eceral
• Places and Traces: A Book for Murat Güvenç, edited by Eda Ünlü Yücesoy and Burcu H. Özüduru
• Planning, Policy, Practice, and Experiences: A Book for Semahat Özdemir, edited by Nilgün Kiper
• The Past, Present, and Future of Housing: A Book for Ali Türel, edited by Leyla Alkan

The program will continue at 5:00 PM with a book signing session for the Festschrift volumes and conclude with a cocktail reception at 6:00 PM.

All interested parties are cordially invited to the Opening of the 2025 Ankara Urbanism Biennial.