Zeynep started her PhD with UDSU in early October of 2018. She graduated Urban and Regional Planning and Architecture with Double Major Programme  from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.  During the education and right after graduating she worked in several Architectural design offices as Architect in Istanbul for almost 2 years. After moved to Glasgow, she took the opportunity for being a part of UDSU at the University of Strathclyde.

Zeynep’s research is be focusing on different factors that affect the resilience of residential typologies and how to develop a framework to support the decision making processes in order to generate resilient urban form.