{"id":5910,"date":"2002-01-30T07:45:29","date_gmt":"2002-01-30T07:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=5910"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:05:21","slug":"bulent-batuman-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=5910","title":{"rendered":"B\u00fclent Batuman, Ph.D. (Department Chair)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/batuman-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/batuman-1.jpeg 945w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/batuman-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/batuman-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/batuman-1-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B\u00fclent Batuman, Ph.D.<\/strong><br>Associate Professor, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Office:FF 304-A<br>Tel:3463<br>E-mail: batuman [at] bilkent.edu.tr<br>Cv:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/batuman.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"6397\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>Dr. B\u00fclent Batuman studied at the Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey) and received his Ph.D. in History and Theory of Art and Architecture from State University of New York\u2013Binghamton in 2006. His research areas include social production and politics of built environment, history and theory of modern architecture and urbanism, and urban politics. His articles have been published in various journals including Journal of Architecture, Journal of Architectural Education, Journal of Urban History, Urban Studies and Political Geography. His current research focuses on the architectural politics of Islamism and his latest book New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism: Negotiating Nation and Islam through Built Environment in Turkey was published by Routledge in 2018. He is member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Urban History and Praksis. He was a Fulbright visiting scholar at Penn State University in the 2017-18 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9366\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2005_sekreter-uyeler-690x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2005_sekreter-uyeler-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2005_sekreter-uyeler-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2005_sekreter-uyeler-768x1139.jpg 768w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"496\" data-id=\"9364\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2012_ABC_kapak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2012_ABC_kapak.jpg 320w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2012_ABC_kapak-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/New-Islamist-Architecture-and-Urbanism-Negotiating-Nation-and-Islam-through-Built-Environment-in-Turkey\/Batuman\/p\/book\/9781138953291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"9367\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2018_new_islamist-arch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2018_new_islamist-arch.jpg 475w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2018_new_islamist-arch-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dipnotkitap.com\/kitap\/kentin-suretleri\/275\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9368\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2019_kentin-suretleri-kapak-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2019_kentin-suretleri-kapak-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2019_kentin-suretleri-kapak-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2019_kentin-suretleri-kapak-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2019_kentin-suretleri-kapak-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2024_urban_refugee.png 670w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2024_urban_refugee-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealkent.com.tr\/urun\/mekanin-politikasi-kriz-kent-ve-mimarlik-bulent-batuman-9786259384382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9372\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2025_mekann_politikas-686x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2025_mekann_politikas-686x1024.png 686w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2025_mekann_politikas-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/01\/2025_mekann_politikas.png 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=5230\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5230\">Faculty<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=6176\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6176\">Graduate Students<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a 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