DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

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Academics

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilüfer TALU

Chair of Department

Educational Background

BA: Dokuz Eylül University, Architecture Department, 1996
MSc: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department, 2002
PhD: İzmir Institute of Technology, Architecture Department, 2008

Research Interests

  • Design Culture
  • Social Context
  • Product Design
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Prof. Dr. Alexander van ECK

Educational Backround

BS: History of Art and Architecture, State University of Groningen, 1983 
MSc: Art History, University of Amsterdam, 1987
PhD: Humanities, Free University of Amsterdam, 1995

Research Interests

  • Renaissance Art
  • Baroque Art
  • Levantine Art
  • alexandervan@iyte.edu.tr
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Fulya Ertem BAŞKAYA

Educational Background

BA: Bilkent University, Department of Graphic Design , 1999
MSc: Bilkent University, Department of Graphic Design, 2001
MPhil: Amsterdam University, Cultural Analysis Department, 2003
PhD: Bilkent University, Department of Graphic Design, 2006
Assoc.Prof.Dr.: YÖK, 2017

Research Interests

  • History and Theory of Photography
  • Visual Culture
  • Design and Creativity
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Bahar EMGİN ŞAVK

Educational Backround

BS: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2006
MSc: İzmir University of Economics, Design Studies, 2008
PhD: Bilkent University, Visual and Cultural Studies, 2014

Research Interests

  •  Design History 
  •  Material Culture
  •  Science and Technology Studies
  • baharemgin@iyte.edu.tr
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Selin Gürdere AKDUR

Educational Background

BA: Hacettepe University, Wood Product Industrial Engineering , 2007
MA: Kadir Has University, Design, 2012
PhD: Middle East Technical University, Industrial Design, 2019

Research Interests

  • Social Design
  • Participatory, Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Design
  • Design, Technology and Society
  • selingurdere@iyte.edu.tr
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Instructor Dr. Canberk YURT

Educational Background

BA: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2014
MSc: İzmir University of Economics, Design Studies, 2019
PhD: İzmir University of Economics, Design Studies, 2025

Research Interests

  • Product Design
  • Sustainability
  • Circular Design
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Instructor Dr. M. Ferit AYDIN

Educational Background

BA: Middle East Technical University, Industrial Design, 2009
MSc: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design, 2015
PhD: Gazi University, Industrial Design, 2023

Work Interests

  • Product Design
  • Design Innovation
  • User Experience
  • feritaydin@iyte.edu.tr
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Instructor Yankı GÖKTEPE

Educational Background

BA: Dokuz Eylül University, Architecture Department, 1995
MSc: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department, 2000

Research Interests

  • Packaging Design
  • Medical Design
  • Product Design
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Part-time Instructors

Instructor Gizem PİRİNÇCİLER

Educational Background

BA: Yaşar University, Industrial Design & Visual Comminucation Design, 2015
MSc: Politecnico Di Milano, Design for the Fashion System, 2018

Work Interests

  • Product Design
  • Brand Aesthetics and Product-Brand Relationship
  • Service Design & Design for Fashion Systems
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Instructor Ezgi Yelekoğlu BAYLAN

Educational Background

BA: İzmir University of Economics, Industrial Design Department, 2013
MSc: Domus Academy, Product Design, 2016

Work Interests

  • Product Design
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Instructor Nur AYDIN

Educational Background

BA: Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2012
MSc: Izmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department, 2019
PhD Candidate: Gazi University, Department of Industrial Design

Work Interests

  •  Packaging Design
  • Consumption
  • Origami
  • Design Education
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Research Assistants

Res. Asst. Ayça BÜYÜKÇINAR

Educational Background

BA: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Product Design Department, 2008
MSc: İstanbul Technical University, Art History Department, 2015
PhD Candidate: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Design Department

Research Interests

  • Product Design
  • User-centered Design
  • Co-design with Children
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Res. Asst. Zeynep OĞRAK

Educational Background

BA: Karabük University, Industrial Design Department, 2018
MSc: University of Ferrara, Department of Industrial Design, 2019
MSc: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2021
PhD Candidate: Mimar Sinan University, Industrial Design

Research Interests

  • User Experience
  • Interaction Design
  • Emotional Design
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Res. Asst. Sedef Betül Gül ERGENÇ

Educational Background

BA: İzmir University of Economics, Industrial Design Department, 2021
MSc Student: Ege University, Industrial Design Culture and Applications, 2025
PhD Student: İzmir Institute of Technology, Architecture Department 

Research Interests

  • Visual Communication Design
  • Design Management 
  • Product Design
  • Lighting Design
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Res. Asst. Hazal DOĞUKAN

Educational Background

BA: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2020
MSc Student: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Ceramic and Glass Design Department, 2025
PhD Student: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Design Department

Research Interests

  • Ceramic and Glass Product Design
  • Sustainable Design
  • Environmental Design Methods
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Res. Asst. Hatice Nur BOYAN

Educational Background

BA: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2019
MSc Student: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2025

Research Interests

  • Craft and Design
  • Design Fixation
  • Product Design
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Res. Asst. Ceyda ÇOLAK

Educational Background

BA: Eskişehir Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2017
MSc Student: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department 

Research Interests

  • Product Design
  • Sustainable Design
  • Biomaterials in Design
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