architect, architectural historian, urbanwalker. cemedede@pm.me; dedekarginoglu@bilkent.edu.tr

Born in 1991 in Ankara. Graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture in 2016, and received his master’s degree (M.A.) from METU Faculty of Architecture, Architecture History Graduate Program in 2019. Continues his education as a Ph.D. candidate in the same program. In cooperation with his academic works, he participated in various student and professional initiatives, and projects of non-governmental organizations. He also worked in occupational associations and architectural design offices. Currently, he collaborates in numerous academic and non-academic projects and studies on nineteenth and twentieth-century Turkish architecture, architectural historiography in Turkey, and Ankara city culture. More on that, he is a full-time instructor at Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design.

Proud Ankaraian and pedestrian. Half of urbanwalks.ankara.

– “American Traces in Ankara 1950-1969 – Mapping and Exhibition Project”, Ankaraaks & Embassy of the United States of America in Ankara, Project Advisor, November 2022-…

– “Modern Turkish Architecture Illustrated – Graphic Novel and Animation Series”, Arkitera & Vitra & Karakarga Press, Author, June 2022-… (with Umut Şumnu, Onur Kutluoğlu, Kayahan Kaya, and Bahadır Yazıcı)

– “urbanwalks.ankara – City walks series, October 2020- (with Cemre Gökpınar)

– “Ankara’nın 1950 Sonrası Mimarlık Ortamından İki Örnek: Balin Oteli ve Dedeman Oteli”, in T. Elvan Altan (ed.), Ankara’da İz Bırakan Mimarlar V: Kadri Kalaycıoğlu & Vedat Yalçınkaya, e-book. Ankara: VEKAM Press, will be published in 2025.

– Sultanahmet’te Var Bir Yılan, graphic novel (with Umut Şumnu, Kayahan Kaya, and Bahadır Yazıcı). İstanbul: Karakarga Press, 2024.

– Yüzen Köşk’ün Anahtarı, graphic novel (with Umut Şumnu, Kayahan Kaya, and Bahadır Yazıcı). İstanbul: Karakarga Press, 2024.

– Ankara Palas’ın Merdivenleri, graphic novel (with Onur Kutluoğlu and Umut Şumnu). İstanbul: Karakarga Press, 2024.

– “Tübitak’ın İlk Binası Neredeymiş?”, Lavarla, published on August 9, 2023.

– “Çeşitli, Derinlikli, Kalabalık: Dalokay’ı Anmak”, Mimarlık 425, pp. 14-16, 2022.

– “S. Baydur Evi’nin Öyküsü” in Nuray Bayraktar (ed.), Ankara’da İz Bırakan Mimarlar IV: Sabih Kayan, e-book. Ankara: VEKAM Press, 2022, pp. 44-62.

– “Erken Cumhuriyet Ankara’sında Bir Kamusal Mekân: Millet Bahçesi”, Journal of Ankara Studies 7(2), pp. 355-374, 2019.

– Architecture of the State: Ankara “İstasyon Caddesi” in the Late Ottoman and Early Republican Periods. Unpublished Master’s Thesis (Supervisor: T. Elvan Altan), METU Faculty of Architecture, 2019.