Metrics
Publication
18
Open Access
1
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Education
2015 - 2018
2015 - 2018Postgraduate
Middle East Technical University, Graduate School Of Natural And Applied Sciences, Kentsel Tasarım, Turkey
2010 - 2015
2010 - 2015Undergraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Architecture, Şehir Ve Bölge Planlama, Turkey
Dissertations
2025
2025Doctorate
Rhythmanalysis of Urban Migrants in Rural Gallipoli
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty Of Architecture, Department Of City Regional Planning
2018
2018Postgraduate
DESIGN PROBLEMATIQUE OF PAIRED BORDER CITIES
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Şehir Ve Bölge Planlama, Kentsel Tasarım
Foreign Languages
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedEnglish
Research Areas
Avesis Research Areas:
Social Sciences and Humanities, Sociology, Social Strafication and Mobility, Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Urban Planning and Development, Engineering and Technology
WoS Research Areas:
Social Sciences (SOC), SOCIAL SCIENCES, GENERAL, URBAN STUDIES, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Scopus Research Areas:
General Social Sciences, Urban Studies, Development
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2018 - Present
2018 - PresentResearch Assistant
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City Regional Planning
Managerial Experience
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023Araştırma Görevlisi Bölüm Temsilcisi
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City Regional Planning
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020Member of Department Quality Commission
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City Regional Planning
2018 - 2019
2018 - 2019Member of Department Strategic Planning Commission
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City Regional Planning
Non Academic Experience
2015 - 2016
2015 - 2016City Planner
Business Establishment Private, Boğaziçi Proje Engineering &Consulting, Transportation Planning, City Planner
Articles
All (7)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (2)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (4)
ESCI (2)
Scopus (4)
TRDizin (2)
Other Publications (1)
2026
20261. When City Meets Village: A Rhythmanalysis of Lifestyle Migrants’ Everyday Life in Gallipoli, Turkey
Erkan Öcek R., İslam T.
Sociologia Ruralis , vol.66, no.3, pp.70044, 2026 (Scopus)
2025
20252. Not Just Any Village: Lifestyle Migration and the Search for Cultural Compatibility in Turkey's Gallipoli Peninsula
Erkan Öcek R., İslam T.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY
, vol.16, no.2, pp.393-405, 2025 (Scopus)
2025
20253. Permeability of Borders, Ideas and Spaces
Varış Husar S. C., Mehan A., Husar M., Ceylan Çalışkan R., Erkan Öcek R., Song S., et al.
disP - The Planning Review , vol.61, no.1, pp.24-40, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
2025
20254. From Urban Dwellers to Rural Residents: Housing, Employment, and Integration Challenges of Urban-to-Rural Migrants
Ocek R., İSLAM T.
PLANLAMA-PLANNING , vol.35, no.3, pp.482-495, 2025 (ESCI, TRDizin)
2025
20255. Who Moves to the Countryside, and Why? A Systematic Review of Urban-to-rural Migration
Erkan Öcek R., İslam T.
PLANLAMA-PLANNING
, vol.35, no.1, pp.171-181, 2025 (ESCI, TRDizin)
2023
20236. What’s next? Some priorities for young planning scholars to tackle tomorrow’s complex challenges
Varış Husar S. C., Mehan A., Erkan R., Gall T., Allkja L., Husar M., et al.
European Planning Studies
, vol.31, no.11, pp.2368-2384, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
2021
20217. Exploring Behaviour of Homo Ludens: Sense of Play and Sense of Place
Erkan R.
Journal of Urban Research and Development
, no.2, pp.47-58, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
20251. Transformation of Everyday Life Practices of Urban Migrants in Rural Gallipoli Peninsula
Erkan Öcek R., İslam T.
The 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025: Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, İstanbul, Turkey, 07 July 2025 - 11 February 2026, pp.906-907, (Summary Text)
2024
20242. KENTLİ GÖÇMENLERİN KIRSAL GÜNDELİK YAŞAM DENEYİMLERİ
Erkan Öcek R., İslam T.
3. ULUSAL BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMALAR KONGRESİ, Ankara, Turkey, 27 - 28 January 2024, pp.163-164, (Summary Text)
2023
20233. Kentsel Temponun Ötesinde Kırsal Yaşamın Nabzı: Kentli Göçmenlerin Gündelik Yaşam Pratikleri, Gelibolu Yarımadası Örneği
Erkan R., İslam T.
8 Kasım Dünya Şehircilik Günü 47. Kolokyumu: Yeni Yüzyılda Planlama, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 November 2023, (Unpublished)
2022
20224. SITE SELECTIONS OF EVERYDAY ACTS: SPATIAL FORMS OF APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC SPACE
Erkan R.
AESOP 16th Young Academics Conference: In Search of Well-Being in Liminality: No Longer, Not Yet, İstanbul, Turkey, 5 - 08 April 2022, pp.58, (Full Text)
2020
20205. Homo Ludens Playing in Public Spaces: A Case Study of Kadiköy-Maltepe Coastline of Istanbul
Erkan R.
INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN CONFERENCE Young Researchers Forum@Re-Discovering Urban Design, Gazimagusa, Cyprus (Kktc), 9 - 11 December 2020, pp.29-30, (Summary Text)
2019
20196. Mekansal Okunabilirliği Sinema Filmlerinde Aramak
Erkan R., İslam T., Kesici N.
Mekan Sempozyumu, Samsun, Turkey, 12 - 14 December 2019, (Unpublished)
2018
20187. Typology of Boundaries and Their Effects on Paired Border Cities
Erkan R.
URBANISM AT BORDERS, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 5 - 07 September 2018, (Unpublished)
Books
2023
20231. Boundary Typologies and Their Effect on Paired Border Cities
Erkan R.
in: Border Urbanism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Quazi Mahtab Zaman,Greg G. Hall, Editor, Springer Nature, Zug, pp.55-81, 2023
2023
20232. Boundary Typologies and Their Effect on Paired Border Cities
ERKAN ÖCEK R.
in: Urban Book Series, Springer International Publishing Ag, pp.55-81, 2023
2022
20223. AESOP YA 2022 Book of Abstract - AESOP 16th Young Academics Conference: In Search of Well-Being in Liminality: No Longer-Not Yet
Altınok A. (Editor), Aydın E. (Editor), Bal Ş. (Editor), Bingöl H. B. (Editor), Can D. (Editor), Can N. N. (Editor), et al.
Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, 2022
2018
20184. 'Life' Seeding the Life within a Wounded Tissue / 'The Seed': Enriching the Life Pattern of the Local Community aftern Conflict
ERKAN R., Kalkanlı D., Kaya B., Türk D.
in: Conflict Planning and Design / Çatışma Planlama ve Tasarım, Çalışkan O., Editor, Metu Faculty Of Architecture, Ankara, pp.110-115, 2018
Activities in Scientific Journals
2024 - Present
2024 - PresentTurkish Journal of Sense of Place and Urban Studies
Committee Member
Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations
2022 - Present
2022 - PresentAESOP Young Academics Network
Board Member
2015 - Present
2015 - PresentTMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası
Member
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020YTÜ - ICUS (International Center of Urban Studies)
Secretary General
Roles in Event Organizations
April 2022
April 2022AESOP 16th Young Academics Conference: In Search of Well-Being in Liminality: No Longer-Not Yet
Scientific Congress
Erkan-Öcek R., İbişoğlu Ç., Bal Ş., Aydın E., Kırpık E., Dutoğlu T., et al.
İstanbul, Turkey
June 2021
June 202114. İSTANBUL BULUŞMALARI
Workshop Organization
Türken A. Ö., Dutoğlu T., Bal Ş., Erkan-Öcek R., Kesici Söylemez N., Aydın E., et al.
İstanbul, Turkey
Congress and Symposium Activities
28 October 2022 - 05 November 2022
28 October 2022 - 05 November 2022We, the City: Democracy and Innovative Practices of Participation in Berlin and İstanbul
Working Group
Berlin-Germany
01 April 2019 - 01 April 2019
01 April 2019 - 01 April 2019Joint Workshops: Spaces of Encounters and Change: Mapping Syrian Migrant Economies in Neukölln and Aksaray İSTANBUL
Working Group
Berlin-Germany
01 May 2018 - 01 May 2018
01 May 2018 - 01 May 2018Social innovation and regional development: Join our Social Innovation Community (SIC) Summer School in Samsun, Turkey
Working Group
Samsun-Turkey
01 August 2017 - 01 August 2017
01 August 2017 - 01 August 2017