ZEHRA BETÜL ATASOY

Instructor (Dr.) ZEHRA BETÜL ATASOY

Education

Doctorate

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Urban Systems

Master's Degree

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
History of Architecture

Bachelor's Degree

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Architecture

Research Areas

  • History of Architecture
  • Urban History
  • History of Everyday Lİfe
  • Gender Studies
  • History of Medicine

Work Experience

2025 / Continuing Assistant Professor
Kadir Has University Faculty of Art and Design

2020 / 2025 Visiting Scholar Dr.
Kadir Has University Faculty of Art and Design

2014 / 2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant
NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design

2014 / 2014 Writer-Editor
Natura Stone Architecture and Interior Magazine

2011 / 2013 Writer-Editor
Arkitera Architecture Center

Publications

  • Atasoy, Zehra Betül (2023), "Contesting a Perpetual Display of State Power in Taksim Square and Gezi Park", Routledge Handbook of Public Space Use, Design, and Management, Routledge
  • Atasoy, Zehra Betül (2021), "Gendered Expressions of Labor: The Case of Sümerbank Defterdar Textile Factory (Feshane)", Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies, Vol.8, No.1, 435-442 DOI: 10.2979/jottturstuass.8.1.32
  • Atasoy, Zehra Betül (2021), "Gebeliğini Arzu Etmeyen Kadın Hekimini de Bulabilir”: Erken Cumhuriyet İstanbul’unda Kürtaj", Journal of Turkish Studies/ Türklük Bilgisi Araştırmaları (JTS/TÜBA) , No.55, 65-88.
  • Atasoy, Zehra Betül (2017), "Erken Cumhuriyet İstanbul’unda Frengi ve Fuhuşun Mekansal Yansımaları", Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e Salgın Hastalıklar ve Kamu Sağlığı, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
  • Atasoy, Zehra Betül (2016), "19. Yüzyıl Amerikan Gezi Metinlerinde Geç Osmanlı Mimarlığına Dair Gözlemler", Geç Osmanlı Döneminde Sanat Mimarlık ve Kültür Karşılaşmaları, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

Courses Offered

Course Name Course Code Period
History of Interior Architecture IAR221 2024/25 Fall
Interior Architecture Project III: Spatial Re-Use Studio IAR301 2024/25 Fall
Interior Architecture Project IV: Interior-Urban and Environment Interface Studio IAR302 2024/25 Fall
Contemporary Architectural Discourse and Criticism IAR431 2024/25 Fall
Health Scapes and the Built Environment IAR354 2024/25 Fall