Researcher and writer (b. 19
August 1932, Trabzon). He attended Trabzon Cudi Bey Primary School (1944),
Trabzon High School (1950) and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of
Political Science (1954), Ankara University, Faculty of Law (1955) and New York
University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1960). He entered Ankara
University as an assistant in 1957. Here he completed his PhD (1961) and became
assistant professor in 1965 and professor in 1971. He worked as an academician
at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, the Middle East Technical
University, the Gazi University and the Turkish
Republic Of Northern Cyprus East Mediterranean University. He was the
Dean of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science (1971-75). He served as
Director of the Housing and City Planning Institute (1982).
His articles were published Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Amme İdaresi, İller ve
Belediyeler
Reviews and Cumhuriyet newspaper. He
prepared over 25 Turkish and English compilations. In 1993, he won the Abdi İpekçi Special Peace
Award and the Imperial Japanese Medal. He is a member of the United Nations
Turkish Association and a former member of the Turkish Language Association.
WORKS:
STUDY-RESEARCH:
Şehir ve Bölge Planlaması Bakımından
Şehirleşme Hareketleri (Urbanization Movement from the Point of View of
City and Regional Planning, 1961), Türkiye'de
Konut Kooperatifleri (Housing Cooperatives in Turkey, 1967), Eski Ankara'da Bir Şehir Tipolojisi
(City Typology in Old Ankara, 1971), Şehirciliğin
Kurumsal Temelleri (Institutional Basis of Urbanization, 1972), 100 Sorunda Şehirleşme, Konut ve Gecekondu
(Urbanization, Housing and Shanty Towns in 100 Question, 1972), İzmir' in Mahalleleri (Neighborhoods of
İzmir City, 1973), Kentbilim İlkeleri
(Fundamentals of Urban Science, 1976), Şehircilik,
Sorunları, Uygulama ve Politika (The Problems of City Planning: Practice
and Politics, 1978), Kentbilim Terimleri
Sözlüğü (The Dictionary of Urban Science, 1980), Kent ve Siyasal Şiddet (City and Political Violence, with A. Ünsal,
1982), Yerel Yönetimler (Local
Administrations, with F. Yavuz, 1983), Çevre
Sorunları (Problems of Environment, with F. Yavuz , 1983), Kentleşme ve Konut Politikası (The
Politics of Urbanization and Housing, 1984), Türkiye'de Kent Yönetimi (City Governance in Turkey, 1988), Kentleşme Politikası (The Politics of
Urbanization, 1990), Çevrebilim
(Ecology, 1993), Yerinden Yönetim ve
Siyaset (Decentralization and Politics, 1992), Fransa ve İspanya'da Yerinden Yönetim (Decentralization in Spain
and France, 1994), Avrupa'nın
Bütünleşmesi ve Yerel Yönetimler (Integration of Europe and Local
Administrations, 1999).
COLLECTION: Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırma ve Yöntem (Research and Methodology
in Social Sciences, 1976), İnsan, Çevre,
Toplum (Human, Environment, Society, 1994).
In addition to these his
translations have been published.
