Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu

Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu is an Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University, affiliated with the Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture. He holds a Ph.D. in History of Architecture from Middle East Technical University (2013) and has held academic roles at Abdullah Gül University, including Vice Dean and Department Head.

Research Focus: His work spans architectural design, urban history, and Ottoman/Turkish modernization. Key themes include spatial politics, cultural transformations, and infrastructure impacts on cityscapes across the late Ottoman and Republican eras.

Awards:

• METU SBE Postgraduate Thesis Award (2014)

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2019-2025) explore Ottoman urban spectacle, national identity formation through architecture, and game-based historical education. Geographically centered on Istanbul, Ankara, and Balkan cities, methodologies blend textual analysis with spatial visualization.

Professional Engagements: Memberships include the Society of Architectural Historians and European Association of Urban Historians. Past visiting scholarships at the University of Chicago and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.