Institute Faculty

Earthquake Engineering Department

ayfer-erken

Ayfer Erken, PhD., Prof.
BS: Yıldız Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1979
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Earthquake Engineering, 1982
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, Geotechnical Engineering, 1987
Research Areas: Soil Dynamic Behaviors, Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading, Bearing Capacity Failures, Contaminated Soils.                                       
Phone: (212) 285 7525   
E-mail: erken@itu.edu.tr   
Office: DEP



abdullah-gedikli

Abdullah Gedikli, PhD., Prof.
BS: Akdeniz Univesity , 1985
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1989
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1996
Research Areas: Fluid-Soil-Structure Interaction, Embedded Pipes, Pressure Vessels, Seismic Control, Engineering Design and Analysis of Structures, Variational Segmentation, Time History Analyses in Earthquake Engineering.
Phone: (212) 285 6539
E-mail: gedikliab@itu.edu.tr
Office: INB350




mbariscan-ulkerMB Can Ulker, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2001
MS: Istanbul Technical University,  Geotechnical Engineering, 2004
PhD: North Carolina State University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Raleigh, NC, US, 2009
Research Areas: Computational Geomechanics, Soil- Structure Interaction (SSI), Constitutive Modeling in Soil Dynamics, Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering and Coastal Geotechnics, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.
Phone: (212) 285 7529
E-mail: mbulker@itu.edu.tr    
Office: DEP210                 


             

ufuk-yazganUfuk Yazgan, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
BS: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, 2001
MS : Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, 2003
PhD: ETH Zürich, İsviçre, 2009
Research Areas: Earthquake Engineering, Dynamic Analysis of Structures, Structural Reliability Analysis, Earthquake Damage Predictions, Earthquake Risks Assessment Models, Assessment of Earthquake Induced Structural Damage.
Phone: (212) 285 7526
E-mail: ufukyazgan@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP



ihsanengin-balİhsan Engin Bal, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Karadeniz Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2000
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2005
PhD: ROSE School, University of Pavia Dept. of Civil Engineering, Italy, 2008
Research Areas: Earthquake Risk Assessment of Structures and Infrastructural Systems, Earthquake Behavior of Historical Structures, Design and Strengthening of RC and Masonry Structures.
Phone: (212) 285 7527
E-mail: iebal@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP214




gulsentaskin-kaya

Gülşen Taşkın, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Geomatics, 2001
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2003
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2011
Research Areas: Earthquake Damage Assessment using Remote Sensing Image, Multi-temporal Image Analysis, Change Detection, Pattern Recognition.
Phone: (212) 285 7530
E-mail: tasking@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP215






fatih-sutcuFatih Sütçü, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Yıldız Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2000
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2003
PhD: Tohoku University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Japan, 2006
Research Areas: Structural Dampers, Seismic Isolation of Buildings.
Phone: (212) 285 7524
E-mail: sutcufa@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP






tugrul-turanTuğrul Turan, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2002
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2004
PhD: Oregon State University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Oregon US, 2010
Research Areas: Bridges, Steel Structures, Shell Structures, Steel Plate Structures.
Phone: (212) 285 6532/125
E-mail: tturan@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP211



zeynep-deger

Zeynep Değer, PhD.
BS: Middle East Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2008
MS: University of California Los Angeles, Dept. of Civil Engineering, CA, US, 2009
PhD: University of California Los Angeles, Dept. of Civil Engineering, CA, US, 2012
Research Areas: Structural Earthquake Engineering, Modeling and Seismic Performance Assessment of Tall Buildings, Structural Earthquake Design Methods, Analytical Modeling and Behavior of RC Structures. 
Phone: (212) 285 7531
E-mail: tunaz@itu.edu.tr 
Office: DEP215




resat-oygucReşat Oyguç, PhD.
BS: Yıldız Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2001
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2004
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2011
Research Areas: Performance Based Seismic Design, Multiple Earthquake Excitations, Inelastic Design of Nuclear Power Plants, Seismic Risk of Historical Structures.
Phone: (212) 285 7533
E-mail: oyguc@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP211




mustafa-yavuz


Expert Mustafa Yavuz 

Phone: (212) 285 7532
E-mail: mustafayavuz@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP209

 


   



Evrim Research Assistant Evrim Oyguç
 BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2012
 MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2014
 Academic Advisor: Prof.Dr. Abdul Hayır
 Phone: (212) 285 6532/119
 E-mail: ​eoyguc@itu.edu.tr
 Office: DEP209





Goktug

 Research Assistant Göktuğ Ünal 
 BS: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, 2013
 Academic Advisor: Prof.Dr. Alper İlki
 Phone: (212) 285 6532/132
 E-mail: ​unalg15@itu.edu.tr
 Office: DEP209

 





Disaster and Emergency Management Department

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ibrahim-demir

İbrahim Demir, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1982
MS: Istanbul Technical University
PhD: Istanbul Technical University
Research Areas: Solid Waste Management, Leachate Treatment, Recycling of Solid Waste
Phone: (212) 285 7528
E-mail: idemir@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP






azime-tezer

Azime Tezer, PhD., Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1987
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 1990
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, 1997
Research Areas:
Phone: (212) 293 1300/2259
E-mail: tezera@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP




hikmet-iskender

Hikmet İskender, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1984
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 1987
PhD:  Istanbul Technical University, 1998
Research Areas: Fire Engineering, Military and Industrial Explosives, Emergency/Disaster Management and Trainings.
Phone: (212) 285 6532/143
E-mail: iskender@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP




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Research Assistant Yücel Torun
BS: Middle East Technical University, 2012
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2015
Academic Advisor: Doç.Dr. Zaide Duran
Phone: (212) 285 6219
E-mail: ytorun@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP Z13