Turgay Ateş

Veli Turgay Ateş (1948 – October, 16, 2016) was a Turkish City and Urban planner and Landscape architect. He is graduated from M.E.T.U Fac. of Arch. Dept of City and Regional Planning in 1972, held his M.A degree in 1979 and held his Ph.D in Landscape Architecture, at Fac. of Agriculture, Dept. of Landscape Architecture in 1985. He has given lectures on urban design, Landscape architecture and to interior designers Advanced Design Graphics at M.E.T.U, University of Ankara, Bilkent University at related departments between 1976-1995 as part-time instructor. He was the chief planner of Pioneer projects for Turkey during his duty as a consultant of the Mayor of Ankara between 1978-1980 like Batıkent Housing Project (300.000 pop.), Pedestrianization Project of Kızılay Central district, Bus-priority system for ANKARA. He has gold and silver medals for Turkish Garden’s which designed by him at the International Garden Festival at Liverpool (IGF 84) and International Garden Expo 83 at Munich (IGA 83). At national competitions he won many prizes, among them Ulus city center reorganization Project, Adana 5th of January City Square, İzmit, Gaziantep, Zonguldak Master Plans, İzmit and Eskişehir National Fairs, between 1972-1985. Since 1985 he has completed over 150 landscaping and urban design projects among them so many 5 star hotels, marinas, urban bridges, seafronts and private gardens.