ZEYNEP AKTÜRE

Curriculum Vitae (as of December 2007)

                      TEACHING EXPERIENCE     SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONOURS             CONFERENCES      CURRENT AFFILIATIONS    PUBLICATIONS

 

 

Address                  :  Department of Architecture, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gulbahce Campus, 35430 Urla, Izmir / TURKEY.

phone                       :  +90 232 7507098 (office) / +90 232 7507064 (Department Secretary)

fax                             :  +90 232 7507012 (Department Secretary)

e-mail                       :  zeynepakture@iyte.edu.tr / zakture@gmail.com

Born                         :  December 17, 1968; Ankara, Turkey

Languages            :  Turkish (mother tongue), English (advanced), Spanish (intermediate), Modern Greek (intermediate), French (reading)

Interests                 :  Architectural characteristics, historiography, conservation and presentation of archaeological sites in general and ancient theatres in particular; urban, architectural and art history and theory (the Antiquity and the Modern Era); architectural design; editorial, translation and publication work.

Education Record

1996 – 2005            Ph.D. in Architecture, METU Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

                                      (dissertation: A Typology of Ancient Theatres in Modern Spain and Greece – A Geo-Historical Approach; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Cevat Erder, 457p.)

1991 – 1995            M.S. in Architecture-Restoration, METU Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

                                      (dissertation: Guidelines for Future Models of Conservation and Utilisation of the Theatre of Ephesos; Advisor: Inst. Emre Madran, Co-Advisor: Prof. Dr. Cevat Erder, 689p.)

1986 – 1990            B.Arch. from METU, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture.

                                      Graduated at the second rank among 82 students from METU Department of Architecture at the Spring Term 1989-90 (CUM GPA: 3.38/4.00).

Employment Record

20.02.2006 –        Assist.Prof. at Izmir Institute of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture. 

11.1996-10.2002   Research Assistant at METU Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture.

08-11.1996           production co-ordinator at Panfilm, Istanbul, during the Turkey shootings of The Odyssey, an adaptation from Homer's Odysseia for the American cable network NBC, produced by Roger Halmi of Hallmark Entertainment and directed by Andrei Konchalovski.

11.1992–05.1993  employed as architect at KABA Conservation and Evaluation of Historic Works – Architecture Ltd., Ankara; for the Preliminary Research and Evaluation Project for the Conservation Plan of Foça.

04.1991–11.1992  co-ordinator at the SANART Association for the Promotion of Visual Arts in Turkey; in the Association's first International Conference and Art Events Identity, Marginality, Space.

10.1990–04.1991  employed as architect at Yakup Hazan Architecture Workshop, Ankara; for the Conservation Plan of the Historic Town Centre of Şanlıurfa.

1987, 1989, 1990   participated in the archaeological excavations and conservation works at the Apollo-Smintheion Temple and its vicinity in the Ancient Troas (under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Coşkun Özgünel, Department of Classical Archaeology, Ankara University, Ankara).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

IZTECH Department of Architecture (2006         )

20072008         CP 401 Urban Design

20072008         AR 221 History and Theory of Architecture I

2006 Summer     AR 190 Summer Practice

20062007         AR 201 Architectural Design I

20052007         AR 222 History and Theory of Architecture II

20052008         AR 526 Research Seminar

METU Department of Architecture (1997-2002)

20012002         ARCH 301-302 Architectural Design III-IV (assisting Inst. Berrak Seren and Inst. Erkin Aytaç)

1996 – 2000         ARCH 401-402 Architectural Design V-VI (assisting Prof. Dr. Yıldırım Yavuz)

1997 Summer     ARCH 190 Summer Practice in Cumalıkızık

1997 Summer     ARCH 102 Introduction to Architectural Design (assisting Inst. Türel Saranlı)

SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONOURS

Scholarships

·       2006 W.D.E Coulson & Toni Cross Aegean Exchange Fellowship of The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) to do research on ‘Roman Period Transformations in Ancient Theatres in Modern Greece’. (August 22, 2006September 26, 2006)

·       2004-2005 Post-Graduate Research Scholarship of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation to conduct research on ‘Modern Interventions at Ancient Theatre Remains in Greece: Chronology and Guiding Principles’ for ten months under the supervision of Prof. Manolis Korres (School of Architecture, National Metsovian Technical University of Athens) and Dr. Fani Mallouchou-Tufano (Director, Documentation Office of the Acropolis Restoration Service, Athens). (December 15, 2004December 14, 2005)

·       2001-2002 Postgraduate/Doctoral Scholarship offered by IKY (Republic of Greece, State Scholarship Foundation) to conduct research on the architectural characteristics and historiography of the ancient theatres in Greece for one year under the supervision of Prof. Manolis Korres (School of Architecture, National Metsovian Technical University of Athens). The Scholarship has been postponed to the academic year 2002-2003. (December 1, 2002November 30, 2003)

·       2001 Grant of the Spanish Ministry of Exterior Affairs, distributed through the Agencia Español del Cooperación Internacional and the Turkish Ministry of Education, to participate in the Summer Courses on Spanish Language and Culture and to conduct research on the architectural characteristics and historiography of the ancient theatres in Spain. (Madrid, July 2001)

·       Participated, as one of the three representatives from Turkey, in the International Workshop '90 for Students of Architecture: Budapest on the Blue Danube, organised by the Technical University of Budapest and the Hungarian section of the International Union of Architects (UIA), July 2-14, 1990. (International Workshop '90 for students of Architecture: Budapest on the Blue Danube, edited by C.K. Polónyi. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1991.)

Architectural Project Awards

·       She was among the design assistants of S.G. Bilsel, F.C. Bilsel, S.M.C. Bilsel, D. Jansenn, and A.A. Bilsel in their proposal for The Gallipoli Peace Park International Ideas and Design Competition, which was awarded by one of the fifteen honourable mentions following the ten prizes in March 1997.

·       Her proposal in collaboration with A. Yertutan, S. Bayrak and S. Doğan was awarded a consolation prize in the national architectural projects competition organised by the Turkish Ministry of Settlement and Public Works for Ankara Congress and Cultural Centre in June 1995 and an Award of The Association of Turkish Free-Lance Architects.

·       In April 1991 her proposal in collaboration with S. Doğan and A. Kırmıt was awarded one of the ten equal prizes in the architectural ideas competition Gelenekten Geleceğe Evimiz (Our House from Tradition to Future), announced by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and later published in a volume collecting the prize-winning entries (Gelenekten Geleceğe Evimiz. Ankara: T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı, Güzel Sanatlar Müdürlüğü, 1992, pp. 23-51).

Other Awards, Degrees, and Fellowships

·       CAORC/Getty Cultural Heritage Workshop: Research, Resources, and Methods, Istanbul, Turkey (September 7-10, 2007). Travel and accommodation expenses covered from a fund newly-established by the Getty Foundation.

·       2004-2005 Graduate Thesis of the Year Award granted by a joined-committee of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Applied Mathematics, and Marine Sciences for her Ph.D. dissertation entitled A Typology of Ancient Theatres in Modern Spain and Greece – A Geo-Historical Approach, supervised by Prof. Dr. Cevat Erder.

·       2005 Scott Opler Emerging Scholar Membership of the Society of Architectural Historians.

CONFERENCES

International Conference Paper (published)

·       Aktüre, Z. 2007. ‘Geographic distribution and architectural characteristics of ancient theatres in modern Spain – a structuralist interpretation’, pp. 17-33 in Ben Croxford, Nick Ray, Roman Roth, Natalie White (eds.) TRAC 16Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, Cambridge 2006, Cambridge University, UK (March 24-25, 2006). Oxford: Oxbow Books.

·       Aktüre, Z. (in press). ‘A panorama of the ancient theatres in Modern Spain: a structuralist view highlighting processes of “Romanization”’, Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 10), Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey (March 9-11, 2006). Oxford: BAR International Series.

·       Aktüre Z. 2006. ‘On the bridging powers of geometry in the study of ancient theatre architecture’, pp. 387-94 in Reza Sarhangi and John Sharp (eds.) Bridges LondonBridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science; Conference Proceedings, 2006. London: University of London Institute of Education and London Knowledge Lab.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. (in press). ‘Geographic distribution and architectural characteristics of Roman theatres in Greece – a theoretical approach based on Fernand Braudel’s three planes of historical time’, Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 9), Chieti University, Italy (February 24-26, 2005). Oxford: BAR International Series.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. ‘A historiography of recent past interventions at the ancient theatre of Ephesos,’ volume 2, pp. 801-11 in Vasco Fassina (ed.) Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone (organised by Instituto Veneto per i Beni Culturali in Venice, June 19-24, 2000). Elsevier, Amsterdam et.al.

International Conference Presentation (abstract published)

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2005. ‘Building the new Europe on the ancient stage’, Europe – Our Common Home? VII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES), Berlin, Germany (July 25-31, 2005).

A 2000-character abstract published in the Abstract Book of the Meeting, p. 384.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2005. ‘On the impact of the memory of Ancient Greece and Rome on modern interventions at ancient places of performance in Greece’, 58th Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (April 6-9, 2005).

A 300-word abstract published in the Abstract Book of the Meeting, p. 122.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2003. ‘¡Hagamos teatro clásico en nuestros teatros clásicos!’ – On the local roots of modern Greco-Roman drama festivals in Greece and Spain’, 34th Annual Congress of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (July 2-5, 2003).

A 500-word abstract in English published in Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Bulletin XXVIII (1-2, Spring/Fall 2003) 33.

A 1500-word abstract in Spanish published as ‘¡Hagamos teatro clásico en nuestros teatros clásicos!: Sobre las raíces locales de los festivales de teatro greco-romano en Grecia y en España’, in volume 2, pp. 161-165 of Estudios de historia iberoamericana II: XXXIV Reunión Anual de la Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (SSPHS), Madrid, 2-5 de julio de 2003, edited by María Soledad Gómez Navarro, 2004.

International Conference Presentation (unpublished)

·       Aktüre Z. 2007. Hagia Sophia: Plus c’est la meme chose, plus ça change’, 29th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), hosted by the Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK (December 1416, 2007).

·       Aktüre Z. 2007. Authenticity in space in the case of modern performances in ancient theatres’, 29th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), hosted by the Department of Archaeology, University of York, UK (December 1416, 2007).

·       Aktüre Z. 2007. Reading into the mysteries of the Ephesian Artemis in the Artemis Hall of the Ephesos Museum in Selçuk, Turkey’, 4th Annual AHRA (Architectural Humanities Research Association) International Conference – Architecture, Urbanism & Curatorship, Kinston University, London UK (November 17–18, 2007).

·       Aktüre Z. 2007. ‘Roman period theatre construction activity in Sicily – a theoretical approach based on Fernand Braudel’s three planes of historical time’, 10th Anniversary Mediterranean Studies Congress, Universidade de Évora, Portugal (May 30 – June 2, 2007). The presentation was read in the absence of the author.

·       Aktüre Z. 2007. ‘Roman period transformations in ancient theatres in modern Greece: Macedonia, Thrace, and the Northern Aegean Islands’, Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA 11), Istanbul Technical University, Turkey (April 2429, 2007).

·       Aktüre, Z. 2007. ‘Typological studies of ancient Roman theatre architecture in the context of the old and new Europe: the “tree” vs. the “rhizome” model’, Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC 17), University of London, UK (March 29 – April 1, 2007). The presentation was read in the absence of the author.

·       Aktüre Z. 2006. ‘Roman period transformations in ancient theatres in modern Greece, with a focus on Macedonia, Thrace, and the Northern Aegean Islands’, 4th International Conference on European History: from Ancient to Modern, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece (December 2831, 2006).

·       Aktüre Z. 2006. ‘Dead or alive? Ancient Roman performance buildings in the modern Greek landscape’, 28th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), hosted by the Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, UK (December 1517, 2006).

·       Aktüre Z. 2006. ‘On the bearing of the memory of ‘Roman occupation’ on modern interventions in the ancient places of performance in Greece’, CongressCATH 2006 – The Afterlife of Memory: Memoria/Hisotria/Amnesia, University of Leeds, UK (July 58, 2006).

·       Aktüre Z. 2006. The reinvention of an imperial past: the rediscovery and promotion of the Roman Italica under the Spanish Habsburgs’, 9th Annual Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association – Genoa, Columbus, & The Mediterranean, Università di Genova, Italy (May 2427, 2006).

·       Aktüre Z. 2005. ‘A historiography of modern interventions to ancient theatre and odeon remains in Greece’, 3rd International Conference on European History: from Ancient to Modern, organized by the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), Athens Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, Greece (December 2931, 2005).

·       Aktüre Z. 2005. ‘A typology of ancient theatres in modern Spain – a geo-historical approach’, The Architecture of Archaeology and the Archaeology of Architecture, Conference organised by Dr. Diane Archibald, British School at Rome and the Facoltà di Architettura “Valle Giulia”, Università degli Studi Roma “La Sapienza” , Italy (September 1517, 2005).

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2004. ‘On senses of “form” and “structure” in studies on ancient theatre architecture’, CongressCATH 2004 – Architecture of Philosophy, Philosophy of Architecture, School of Fine Arts, History of Art & Cultural Studies, University of Leeds, UK (July 911, 2004).

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2004. ‘To restore or not to restore? Modern implementations at Roman theatres in Spain’, 7th Annual Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association – Catalonia & The Mediterranean, Universitat de Barcelona and Institut Europeu de la Mediterrània, Spain (May 2629, 2004).

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2002. ‘Greek or Roman? Roman period theatres of the Iberian Peninsula and the Vitruvian canon’, 5th Annual Congress of the Mediterranean Studies Association – Iberia & The Mediterranean, Universidad de Granada, Spain (May 29 – June 1, 2002).

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. ‘Cultural stratification at Gordion,’ The 7th Meeting of NATO-CCMS Cultural Technologies Pilot Study Group, Weathering Processes in Ceramics and Stone Artifacts During Burial, METU Cultural and Convention Centre, Ankara, Turkey (June 29 – July 1, 1998).

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘Re-making of the Theater of Ephesos: Notes on the rediscovery, excavation, documentation and conservation of the historic monument,’ The 6th Meeting of NATO-CCMS Cultural Technologies Pilot Study Group, Weathering Processes in Ceramics and Stone Artifacts During Burial, Efes Museum, Selçuk, Turkey (April 1012, 1997).

International Conference Organisation

·       Art and Environment - International Symposium and Art Events. METU, Ankara; September 20-22, 1997. Member of the organizing committee on the part of the SANART Association.

National Conference Presentation (published)

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2005.Yunanistan’daki antik tiyatrolarda yapı-mekan-zaman ilişkisi üzerine bir deneme’ (An essay on the structure-space-time correlation in antique theatres in Greece), pp. 168-90 in Lale Özgenel (ed.) Eskiçağ'ın Mekanları, Zamanları, İnsanları. ODTÜ Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Programı, Doktora Araştırmaları Sempozyumu III. 23 Haziran 2003, ODTU Ankara (Spaces/Times/Peoples of the Antiquity – METU Graduate Program in History of Architecture, Doctoral Research Symposium III. June 23, 2003 METU, Ankara). Istanbul: METU Faculty of Architecture and Homer.

National Panel Participation

·       Sinan ve Çağdaş Eğitimimizdeki Yeri (Architect Sinan and His Place in our Contemporary Education), organised by the Ankara branch of the Turkish Chamber of Architects as part of '1990 Sinan Week Activities'.

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS

Society of Architectural Historians (2005 )

Mediterranean Studies Association (2002 – )

Turkish Chamber of Architects (member of UIA – International Union of Architects / 1990 )

Architects' Association 1927 (1994 – )

      Board Member in June 1996-July 1998

SANART Association of Aesthetics and Visual Culture (earlier: Association for the Promotion of Visual Arts / 1991 )

      Secretary General in January 1998-November 1999; Vice President in December 1993-November 1994

Ankara Jazz Association (1998 – )

 

ZEYNEP AKTÜRE

List of Publications (as of December 2007)

                                   Book Editing          Copy Editing and Foreword            EncyclopedIa EntrIes     National Ideas Competition Publication  Articles in Turkish Periodicals within Professional Field of Activity   Reviews in Turkish Periodicals within Professional Field of Activity              Essays in Periodicals outside Professional Field Activity               TranslatIon Work

 

Book Editing

·       Tuna, N., Z. Aktüre and M. Lynch (eds.) 1998. Thracians and Phrygians: Problems of Parallelism - Proceedings of an International Symposium on the Archaeology, History and Ancient Languages of Thrace and Phrygia; Ankara: 3-4 June 1995. Centre for Research and Assessment of the Historic Environment (TAÇDAM) and METU Faculty of Architecture Press, Ankara. 173p.

·       Aktüre, Z. (ed.) 1997. Sanat ve Çevre - Sanart Üçüncü Dönem Sempozyum ve Etkinliklerine Hazırlık Toplantıları - Metinler (Art and Environment – Preparatory Meetings of Sanart Third Symposium and Art Events – Proceedings). SANART, Ankara. 99p.

·       Junod, B. and Z. Aktüre (eds.) 1992. Identity Marginality Space - Pre-Symposium Lectures & Panel Discussions Ankara, May 1991 - June 1992. METU, Faculty of Architecture, Ankara. 129p.

·       Aktüre, Z., S. Doğan ve S. Köse (eds.) 1992. Kimlik Sınırsallık Mekan - Ekim '92 Sempozyumuna Hazırlık Konferansları ve Panel Toplantıları; Ankara, Mayıs 1991-Haziran 1992 (Identity Marginality Space - Pre-Symposium Lectures & Panel Discussions; Ankara, May 1991 - June 1992). ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi, Ankara. 137p.

Copy Editing and Foreword

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. ‘Türkçe Baskıya Önsöz’ (Foreword to the Turkish Edition), pp. 8-9 in Anytime Konferans Bildirileri Kitabı (Anytime Conference Proceedings), edited by C.C. Davidson. Mimarlar Derneği, Ankara. 304p.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. ‘Sunuş’ (Foreword), pp. ii-iv in ANY Seçmeler (ANY Selections), edited by H. Pamir. Mimarlar Derneği, Ankara. 200p. (copy editing with S. Doğan)

·       Cengizkan, A. 1997. MOBBİG IV: Proceedings of the fourth meeting of MOBBİG (Chairpeople of the Departments of Architecture in Turkey) at METU Faculty of Architecture, Ankara on May 2-3, 1997. METU Faculty of Architecture Press, Ankara. 94p. (foreword by A. Cengizkan)

EncyclopAedıa Entrıes

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘Adler, Dankmar’, pp. 21-2 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 1, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘Avusturya/Mimarlık/19. ve 20. yy.’ (Austria/Architecture/19th-20th c.), pp. 167-70 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol.1, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       S. Germaner and Z. Aktüre 1997. ‘Belçika/Mimarlık’ (Belgium/Architecture), pp. 212-4 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 1, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997.Förderer, Walter. M.’, p. 613 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 1, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘İngiltere/Mimarlık/19. ve 20. yy.’ (Egland/Architecture/19th-20th c.), pp. 847-50 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 2, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       S. Germaner and Z. Aktüre 1997. ‘İspanya/Mimarlık’ (Spain/Architecture), pp. 868-71 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 2, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘Kraliçe Anne Üslubu’ (The Queen Anne Style), pp. 1057-8 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 2, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1997. ‘Padavra Üslubu’ (The Shingle Style), pp. 1417-8 in Eczacıbaşı Sanat Ansiklopedisi (Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art) vol. 3, edited by A. Gevilili, D. Hasol and B. Özer. YEM Yayın, İstanbul.

National Ideas Competition Publication

·       Aktüre, Z., S. Doğan and A. Kırmıt, 1992. Gelenekten Geleceğe Evimiz Proje Yarışması (Our House from Tradition to Future Project Competition), Ankara: T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı, Güzel Sanatlar Müdürlüğü, pp. 23-51.

Articles in Turkish Periodicals within Professional Field of Activity

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2002. ‘Sevil’de İki Fuar, İki Mimar, İki Anıt: Plaza de España ve Puente del Alamillo’ (Two Fairs, Two Architects, Two Monuments in Seville: Plaza de España and Puente del Alamillo), Arredamento Mimarlık 100+50: 108-115.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2001. ‘Kamusal Mekanda Sürekliliğin Yeniden İnşasına İki Örnek: Madrid Atocha Garı ve Mérida Ulusal Roma Sanatı Müzesi’ (Two Examples for the Restitution of Continuity in Public Space: Madrid Atocha Station and The National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida), XXI Mimarlık Kültürü Dergisi 10: 80-86.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1991. 'Mimar Bir Heykeltraş: Walter M. Förderer, Mimari-Heykel' (A Sculptor Architect: Walter M. Förderer, Architectural Sculpture), Arkitekt 5: 20-25.

Reviews in Turkish Periodicals within Professional Field of Activity

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Son İki Ayın Mimari OlayıKentler: Daha Az Estetik, Daha Çok Etik' (The Architectural Event of the Last Two Months – Cities: Less Aesthetics, More Ethics), XXI Mimarlık Kültürü Dergisi 5: 98-105.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Venedik'te Mimarlık' (Architecture in Venice), Mimarlık 295: 64-6.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Anytime Konferansı Bildiriler Kitabı, 2000' (Anytime Conference Proceedings, 2000), XXI Mimarlık Kültürü Dergisi 2: 182-3.

Essays in Periodicals outside Professional Field Activity

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2002. ‘Ah, Evropa!’, Hayalet Gemi 66: 25-31.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2002. ‘Bedene Övgü’ (In Praise of the Body), Hayalet Gemi 65: 35-43.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2002. ‘Kuzeyde Bir Yer’ (A Place in the North), Hayalet Gemi 64: 3-12.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2001. ‘Kent ve Köpekler’ (Dogs and The City), Hayalet Gemi 63: 42-48.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2001. ‘In Medias Res’, Hayalet Gemi 60: 9-16.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2001. ‘Kelam ile Yazı Arasında’ (Between Utterance and Writing), Hayalet Gemi 59: 26-35.

·       Aktüre Şiram, Z. 2001. 'Efsane Yaratıkları ile Randevu' (A Date with Mythical Creatures), Hayalet Gemi 58: 43-50.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Mavi-Yeşil-Kırmızı-Beyaz' (Blue-Green-Red-White), Hayalet Gemi 56: 3-11.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Özgün' (Authentic), Hayalet Gemi 54: 24-35.

·       Aktüre, Z. 2000. 'Dışarıda' (Outside), Hayalet Gemi 53: 26-34.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. 'Chicago-İstanbul: Değiştikçe Aynı' (Chicago-Istanbul: Same as Different), Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 28-29: 42-9.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. 'Corona Borealis ya da Avrupa Uygarlığının Üzerinde Temellendirildiği Aşk ve İhanet Öykülerinin Gökteki Arması' (Corona Borealis or the Celestial Emblem of the Stories of Love and Treachery on which the European Culture is Grounded), Hayalet Gemi 49: 36-44.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. 'Ben, Para: Florin ve Floransa' (I, Money: Florin and Florance), Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 26: 52-7.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. 'K627: Yiten Dehaya Ağıt' (K627: Requiem for the Genius Lost), Hayalet Gemi 48: 16-22.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. 'Son Yemek Varsayımı' (Last Supper Hypothesis), Hayalet Gemi 47: 35-42.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1999. ‘Armageddon’, Hayalet Gemi 46: 34-40.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. ‘Óbuda+Peşte+Buda=Avrupa’nın “Asi” Başkenti’ (Óbuda+Peşte+Buda=The "Rebellious" Capital of Europe), Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 24: 86-92.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. "Halk Bankası Teması Üzerine Bir Varyasyon" (A Variation on the Theme of People's Bank) Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 24: 62-7.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. ‘EFES – Yedi Aşamada Maddeden Sonsuza’ (Ephesos – Seven Steps from Matter to Eternity), Hayalet Gemi 45: 34-9.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. Anlatıl(a)mayan Venedik’ (The Inexplicable Venice) Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 23: 54-9.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. In Hoc Signo Vinces!’, Hayalet Gemi 44: 40-5.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. Dünün Dünyası’ndan Bugüne Kalanlar’ (Remains from the World of Yesterday), Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 22: 56-66.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1998. ‘Kara Artemis’in Altınları’ (The Gold of Black Artemis), Uzman Gözüyle Bankacılık 20: 78-89.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1995. 'İl Futurismo', Hayalet Gemi 25: 33-40.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1995. 'Mumiya', Hayalet Gemi 24: 26-31.

·       Aktüre, Z. 1995. 'Viyana Güzel Şehirdir ...' (The Beautiful Vienna), Hayalet Gemi 23: 18-20.

TranslatIon Work

·       Erzen, J. 2000. 'Sevgili ANY' (Dear ANY), p. 304 in Anytime Konferans Bildirileri Kitabı (Anytime Conference Proceedings), edited by C.C. Davidson. Mimarlar Derneği, Ankara.

·       İnam, A. 2000. 'Fabula Tempus – Hazırlıksız Deneyim Gereksinimi Üzerine Hazırlıksız Bir Konuşma' (Fabula Tempus – An Extempore Speech on the Need for Extempore Experience), pp. 280-1 in Anytime Konferans Bildirileri Kitabı (Anytime Conference Proceedings), edited by C.C. Davidson. Mimarlar Derneği, Ankara.

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