“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody,
only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”
— Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961
I develop theoretical and computational frameworks for understanding and transforming urban systems — drawing on statistical mechanics, complexity theory, fractal geometry and space syntax. My research measures urban morphology, spatial complexity and resilience; analyses the transition from closed, top-down plans to adaptive and participatory planning; and integrates agriculture and food systems into urban design.
On GitHub, these themes become computational instruments: decision dashboards, retrieval-augmented systems, multi-modal pipelines (text · audio · video · spatial), simulations and agent-based models, and visualisations built for researchers and policy makers.
Keywords — sub-fractal scaling · urban morphology · space syntax · statistical mechanics · dual-phase modelling · adaptive capacity · RAG · agentic AI
In progress — regime-conditioned urban morphology · belief emergence · quantum-gravity atlas
 Urban Complexity Sub-fractal and dual-phase analyses of urban form — measuring how cities scale, adapt and transition between morphological regimes. |
 Spatial Intelligence GIS-native analytics and regime-conditioned models that turn spatial data into audit-ready evidence for planning decisions. |
 Agentic Systems Multi-model AI workbenches — IDEs, RAG platforms and simulation engines — that operationalise research as usable software. |
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Also in the lab — Periodic Intelligence Lab · CytoAtlas Pro 3D · Solar Observatory · Synapse IDE — Psychiatry · Medigenius AI · EchoForge · Neuro-Clarity · AURA · ŞEYMA · ÆON
2025Urban complexity: Izmir's adaptive capacity through sub-fractal difference analysis — Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science · doi:10.1177/239980832513792822025Advanced Quantification of Urban Complexity and Adaptive Capacity: Sub-Fractal Analysis and Spatial Statistics in Izmir — AESOP 2025, Istanbul · presentation2025Exploring Regionalization and Centralization in Izmir: A Dual-Phase Analysis of Urban Morphology Using Sub-Fractal and Space Syntax Methods — AESOP 2025, Istanbul · poster2025How Can Urban Planners in Türkiye Foster Stronger Connections with the Agricultural/Food Sector While Transitioning from Closed Plans to Open Plans? — Journal of Planning · doi:10.14744/planlama.2024.523862024Dijitalleşen Araçlarda Kentsel Karmaşıklığın Ölçülmesi ve Alt-Fraktal Analizlerin Mekansal İstatistiği — 8 Kasım Dünya Şehircilik Günü 47. Kolokyumu · presentation2024Transition from Traditional Urban Models to Complex System Models — Journal of Planning · doi:10.14744/planlama.2024.382432023Conceptualizations of Urban, Rural and Region in "Urban Age" — Architectural Sciences and Recent Approaches and Trends in Urban and Regional Planning · book chapter2023İzmir Bölgesinin Merkezileşme Eğilimlerinin Alt-fraktal Analiz Yöntemiyle İrdelenmesi — 23. Ulusal Bölge Bilimi ve Bölge Planlama Kongresi · conference paper
📎 Full list of works and software — ORCID 0009-0001-4809-3950
| Domain | Instruments |
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| Quantitative & modelling | Fractal / sub-fractal analysis · spatial statistics · hotspot & cluster analysis · statistical mechanics · time series · regression & GLM · Monte Carlo · agent-based simulation |
| Programming & data | Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · PyTorch · Pandas · NumPy · Jupyter · PostgreSQL · SQLite · FastAPI · REST APIs |
| AI & language models | LLM integration · RAG · prompt engineering · multi-model orchestration · multimodal pipelines · Whisper transcription · evaluation & benchmarking |
| Spatial & design | GIS · QGIS · urban design & planning · map design · dashboard design · 3D modelling · CGI & visualisation |
| Platforms & devops | React · Next.js · Node.js · Vite · Streamlit · Docker · GitHub Actions · Git · VS Code · Linux |
| Scholarship | Academic writing · peer review (Heliyon, Land Use Policy) · conference presentations · studio & course instruction · interdisciplinary projects |
