As a young urban planner who has recently graduated, I am quite curious, dynamic, enthusiastic and have a calm nature that can adapt to any environment. Therefore, my realistic, pragmatic and rational perspective has always been helpful in making decisions at critical times and taking the right steps while maintaining my composure. Aiming to use the advantage of my curious personality in every aspect of my life, I made research and observations my focus. Along with the history and development of cities and current urban phenomena, I enthusiastically research urban and human history, the development of science and technology, climate change and sustainability, city-nature relations and how urban policy and sociology are shaped. In addition to these, I have a special interest in visual and auditory arts, as I spent my childhood surrounded by paintings, movies and music.

Kaan Akar

As a young urban planner who has recently graduated, I am quite curious, dynamic, enthusiastic and have a calm nature that can adapt to any environment. Therefore, my realistic, pragmatic and rational perspective has always been helpful in making decisions at critical times and taking the right steps while maintaining my composure. Aiming to use the advantage of my curious personality in every aspect of my life, I made research and observations my focus. Along with the history and development of cities and current urban phenomena, I enthusiastically research urban and human history, the development of science and technology, climate change and sustainability, city-nature relations and how urban policy and sociology are shaped. In addition to these, I have a special interest in visual and auditory arts, as I spent my childhood surrounded by paintings, movies and music.

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As a young urban planner who has recently graduated, I am quite curious, dynamic, enthusiastic and have a calm nature that can
adapt to any environment. Therefore, my realistic, pragmatic and rational perspective has always been helpful in making decisions
at critical times and taking the right steps while maintaining my composure.
Aiming to use the advantage of my curious personality in every aspect of my life, I made research and observations my focus. Along
with the history and development of cities and current urban phenomena, I enthusiastically research urban and human history, the
development of science and technology, climate change and sustainability, city-nature relations and how urban policy and sociology
are shaped. In addition to these, I have a special interest in visual and auditory arts, as I spent my childhood surrounded by
paintings, movies and music.

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Language

English
Advanced
Turkish
Fluent
Italian
Beginner

Work Experience

URBAN PLANNER - ASSISTANT SPECIALIST at MUAD PLANLAMA MIMARLIK İNŞ. SAN. VE TIC. LTD. ŞTI.
August 26, 2024 - September 14, 2025
WORLD BANK - Climate and Disaster Resilient Cities Project - P173025 Preparation of Demolition Audit and C-ESMP Informing possessor about project Preparation of digital visual documents Urban transformation consultancy
OFFICE CLERK at İZMIR PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF YOUTH AND SPORTS –
October 10, 2023 - January 31, 2024
Document and Archive Arrangement • Control of the Order of Study Rooms, Laundries, Entertainment Rooms and Dormitory Blocks • Assistantship in the Meetings • Listening to Student Opinions and Requests and Forwarding Them to Administrators
WAITER at Ohannes Burger
July 1, 2019 - February 28, 2022

Education

MASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING at Università Iuav di Venezia
September 29, 2025 - September 29, 2027
CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNER at İzmir Institute of Technology
August 16, 2019 - July 3, 2024

Qualifications

WA Awards 46th Cycle Architecture/Student – World Architecture Community
March 24, 2026 - March 24, 2026
Our group project CITown, which competed in the WA Awards 46th Cycle Architecture/Student category organized by the World Architecture Community, was deemed worthy of the award. The names of the 8-person urban design and architecture team are: Cem Bülbül, Kemal Berke Okoldan, Oğuzhan Gencer, Esranur Uysal, Rengin Doğa Yandım, Melis Yağcı, Kaan Akar and Efe Çağatay Şanlı. Link https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-projects/hnnpg/citown-project-pages.html
Worthy of Exhibition – National Graduation Project Competition for City and Regional Planning Students
March 24, 2026 - March 24, 2026
Our graduation project titled “Kadifekale: Heritage Ecosystem”, prepared together with Şevval Ayvaz in our final undergraduate semester, was submitted to the 2024 National Graduation Project Competition for City and Regional Planning Students. The conservation plan, covering İzmir’s Kadifekale, Basmane, and the Historic Kemeraltı Conservation Area, advanced through the first two stages of the four‑phase evaluation process and, although eliminated in the third stage, was selected as one of the projects worthy of exhibition. Link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-EGXrkGfhAEp9ZAosf1wkUZZC_gNB-tK?usp=sharing
Worthy of Exhibition – National Graduation Project Competition for City and Regional Planning Students
October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024
Our graduation project titled “Kadifekale: Heritage Ecosystem”, prepared together with Şevval Ayvaz in our final undergraduate semester, was submitted to the 2024 National Graduation Project Competition for City and Regional Planning Students. The conservation plan, covering İzmir’s Kadifekale, Basmane, and the Historic Kemeraltı Conservation Area, advanced through the first two stages of the four‑phase evaluation process and, although eliminated in the third stage, was selected as one of the projects worthy of exhibition. Link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-EGXrkGfhAEp9ZAosf1wkUZZC_gNB-tK?usp=sharing

Industry Experience

Government, Travel & Hospitality, Real Estate & Construction