{"id":7486,"date":"2011-09-09T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:32:34","slug":"7486","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=7486","title":{"rendered":"Osman Batuhan T\u00fcrker"},"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=\"1883\" height=\"1885\" src=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2.jpg 1883w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/batuhanturkerphotograph2-1534x1536.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1883px) 100vw, 1883px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Osman Batuhan T\u00fcrker<\/strong>, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: FF 307 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-Mail: ob.turker [at] bilkent.edu.tr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pages<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cv2024turker.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cv2024turker.pdf\">cv<\/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>O. B. T\u00fcrker [with a pseudonym; &#8216;Otto Turker&#8217; in arts] is a cross-disciplinary artist and researcher continuing his artistic practices in his workshop in Ankara. Turker&#8217;s constructions mediate contemporary dialogues through architectural and structural processes, cross-spanning disciplines of cultural and archival studies, recycling technologies, and material-oriented art &amp; science. Turker was awarded by various institutions including the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Architizer, Izmir Association of Architects in Private Practice, Istanbul Municipality, ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair, and World Architecture Community.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>He also has taken part in more than twenty international collections and exhibitions.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Turker is currently teaching art and architecture at Bilkent University and pursuing Proficiency in Painting at Hacettepe University.&nbsp;<\/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\">Exhibitions (Selected)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>2025, Solo Presentation: Otto Turker, Belmart Space Gallery, Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024, Contemporary Istanbul 19th Edition, \u0130stanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024, Contemporary Istanbul Bloom 3rd Edition, \u0130stanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023, &#8221;I am on a Long and Narrow Path&#8221;,&nbsp;\u0130zmir Resim Heykel M\u00fczesi,&nbsp;\u0130zmir&nbsp;Tobacco Factory for Culture and Arts,&nbsp;\u0130zmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023, Bas No.1, Belmart Space Gallery, Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023, Architecture is Art, CerModern, Ankara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022, Ba\u015fkent Culture Route Festival, Gen\u00e7 Sanat&#8217;22, CSO ADA, Ankara.2021, Beyo\u011flu Culture Route Festival, Zafer Tunaya Culture Center,&nbsp;\u0130stanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards (Selected)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>2023, Success Award, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 9. Contemporary Art&nbsp;Project Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020, Exhibition Award, Ownage&nbsp;Project,&nbsp;6. ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017,&nbsp;First Prize,&nbsp;\u0130zmir Association of Architects in Private Practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016, Group, Architizer A+ Pre Fab Award, Architizer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\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-1 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 href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=6232\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6232\">Staff<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=4510\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4510\">Faculty Positions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructor,<br \/>\nOffice: FF 307 E-Mail: ob.turker [at] bilkent.edu.tr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[153,135,180,161],"class_list":["post-7486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fulltime-faculty","tag-architectural-design","tag-history","tag-art","tag-theory-and-criticism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7486"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9576,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions\/9576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}