Address: Department of City and Regional Planning, New Building, Room: 425, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

E-mail: hulyasa@metu.edu.tr

Education

PhD     Middle East Technical University, City and Regional Planning (2025-ongoing)

MSc     Middle East Technical University, Urban Design (2025)

BSc     TED University University, City and Regional Planning (2021)

             Erasmus in Krakow University of Technology, Poland (2019-2020 Fall)

Research Interests: Urban Morphology, Public Space, Socio-Spatial Patterns, Urban Segregation, Culture Industries, Culture-led Regeneration, Creative Placemaking, Creative Class

Academic Experience

Dokuz Eylül University (April 2024-November 2025),  

Asssisted Courses: Proje 1, Proje 2, Koruma ve Yenileme, Şehir Altyapısı, Bölge ve Metropoliten Planlama, Ekoloji ve Şehir Planlama, Planlamada İstatistik, Planlamada Matematiksel Modeller, Şehir Coğrafyası, Şehir Sosyolojisi

Middle East Technical University (November 2025-ongoing)

Assisted Courses

401 Planning Studio VII

Publications

Conference Proceedings

Saçın, H., & Büyükcivelek, A. B. (2025). The urban factor in creatives’ migration motivation: The case of highly skilled Turkish migrants to the Netherlands. AESOP 2025 Annual Congress, Istanbul, Türkiye.  

Awards and Certificates

1^st Ranking Student Graduation Award in TEDU Department of City and Regional Planning, 2021, Ankara, Turkey.