Burak Beyhan

Prof. Dr. Burak Beyhan is a Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. His academic journey includes:

• Education: Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning (Middle East Technical University, 1990–1996), MSc in Regional Planning (METU, 1996–1999), and PhD in Urban and Regional Planning (METU, 2000–2006).

His research focuses on urban planning, GIS, regional development, and spatial analysis, with emphasis on historical cartography, socio-ecological resilience, and computational geospatial methods. He integrates open-source tools for spatial problem-solving.

Publications (2011–2025) reveal trends in:

• Historical GIS and cultural memory revitalization.
• Urban morphology algorithms and open-source GIS tool development.
• Regional planning policy and sports-driven urban transformation in Turkey.

Awards & Honors:

• ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Book Award (2003)
• Young Social Scientists Award (Mansiyon, 2002)
• MFAY Incentive Award (2001)
• Prof. Dr. İlhan Tekeli MSc Thesis Award (1999)

Supervision & Projects: Advised MSc theses on rural-industrial spatial organization and cultural planning. Led projects including:

• Development of campus spatial information systems (WEB-GIS).
• EU COST-A17 on SME regional development (2001–2005).
• TÜBİTAK-funded socio-economic change studies (2014–2016).