Original plans, maps, drawings, and documents preserved in the archive of the Map and Plan Documentation Unit are shared with the public through exhibitions that present key periods in planning history. These exhibitions aim to make Türkiye's planning heritage visible and to highlight its academic and societal significance.

Selected Exhibitions

100th Anniversary of the Capital Ankara Planning Exhibition

2023 - Exhibition Curators: A. Burak Büyükcivelek, Olgu Çalışkan, Hasan Okan Çetin, Dilara Yaraş Er, Selen Karadoğan, Ayşegül Sarı, Nil Uzun

Organized within the scope of the centennial of the Republic, this exhibition featured original plans and maps documenting the planning history of Ankara. It contributed to a deeper understanding of the spatial development of the capital.

Jansen and Ankara: The Story of Designing a Capital through Maps, Plans, and Sketches

2019 - Goethe-Institut - Exhibition Curators: Duygu Cihanger Ribeiro, H. Eren Efeoğlu, Onur Tümtürk, Irmak Yavuz

2018 - Contemporary Arts Center - Exhibition Curators: H. Eren Efeoğlu, Onur Tümtürk, Irmak Yavuz

Prepared in collaboration with TED University Faculty of Architecture, Çankaya Municipality, and Goethe-Institut Ankara, this exhibition was based on archival materials including the plans and original drawings of Hermann Jansen. It brought to the public important documents illuminating the modern planning process of Ankara.

The exhibition was also presented earlier in 2018 at the Contemporary Arts Center. Within the scope of the International Jansen and Ankara Symposium, original hand-drawn sketches, plans, and design studies of Hermann Jansen, compiled from the archive of the Department of City and Regional Planning at ODTÜ, were presented alongside selected city plan examples accessed from the architectural archives of Technical University of Berlin. 

Gönül Tankut 10th Anniversary Commemoration Exhibition 

2015 - Exhibition Curators: Duygu Cihanger Ribeiro

This exhibition was organized to commemorate the contributions of Gönül Tankut to the field of planning. It was prepared using materials from her personal collection as well as archival documents.

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