Tomruk, B. (2026). Restoring Delta Resilience: Phased Socio-Ecological Model for Coastal Recovery in Mediterranean Turkey. Restoration Ecology, e70374. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70...
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi
Banu Tomruk
Publications
Tomruk, B. (2026). Planning through exception: The rise of elite informality in Istanbul. Cities,
169, Article 106528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.citi...
Tomruk, B., & Uçar, E. (2026). Reflective planning towards conservation and future of Sille. A|Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 23(1), 141–160. https://doi.org/10.58278/0.2026.121
Kırtaş, E., & Tomruk, B. (2023). Social and spatial impacts of changing urban form in Ayazağa, Turkey. Urban Morphology, 27(1), 31–50. https://doi.org/10.51347/UM27.0002
Tomruk, B. (2010). Medium-scale Anatolian cities: Conceptual and physical routes of urban transformation. Architectural Design, 80(1), 46–51.
Tomruk, B. (2012). Bursa'da Kentsel Dönüşüm: Timsah, Koza, Karagöz ve Hacivat. Dosya: Büyük Projeler (TMMOB Ankara), (28), 59–65.
Tomruk, B. (2008). Bursa'nın Kentsel Mimari Dönüşüm Dinamikleri. Mimarlık, (344), 29–33.
Conference Papers
“Climate Change as an Urban Planning Issue: Participatory Planning Approaches” Architecture and Urban Studies Conference, DAKAM, Istanbul, October 2021.
“Transformation of Urban Space: the case of Ayazağa” (in Turkish) ISUF, III. Urban Morphology Symposium, Middle East Technical Unversity, Ankara, May 2021.
“Reproduction of Urban Space: Ayazağa Neighbouhood” (in Turkish) 5th Conference on Urban Studies, Urbanization and Quality of Life, Institute of Urban Studies, Ankara, October 2020.
“Spatial Manifestations of Neoliberal Urbanism in the case of Istanbul: Interrogating Massive Mix-use Projects” 17th International Planning History Society Conference, Delft, July 2016.
“Emerging Urban Dynamics: The Re-Making Public Spaces of Bursa” 14th International Planning History Society Conference, Istanbul, July 2010.
“Bursa Interrogated: Search for a New Identity?” 4th International Iaps-Csbe Housing Network Conference, Istanbul, October 2009.
Research Projects
Harvard University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) / Visiting Researcher (2024–2025)
Research Project: Post-disaster Ecological Restoration and Circular Design Strategies for Samandağ in Hatay, Türkiye
Funded by: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) – International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship