ESRA DEMİRCİOĞLU

Assistant Professor ESRA DEMİRCİOĞLU is affiliated with Gaziantep University, serving in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her work focuses on Urban and Regional Planning, Migration, and Land Assembly, with expertise in Urban Sustainability and Informal Settlements.

• PhD in City and Regional Planning (ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, 2010)
• MSc in City and Regional Planning (GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, 2004)
• BSc in Geodesy and Photogrammetry (YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, 2000)

Her research interests span urban resilience, refugee settlement, land readjustment, and public space design. She has led projects on social integration (TÜBİTAK 2018-2022) and earthquake impact on planning (2023-2024).

Recent publications highlight trends in shopping center rents, migration-driven urban fabric, and land readjustment across Turkey. Her work bridges theoretical planning (e.g., housing location theory) and practical governance (e.g., market-led tools).

Academic leadership includes roles as Department Chair (2024) and Dean Assistant (2012-2021). She supervises Master’s theses and teaches courses like Contemporary Planning and Planning Studio.