Education: Ph.D. 2003, Atatürk University Research Areas: Rural Settlements; Seasonal Settlements; Rural Development; Agricultural Climatology. Selected Studies: “An Example of Temporary Settlements that Have Lost Their Functional Characteristics in Turkey:  Tavas Vineyard Houses” (2010); “Industrial Natural Stones Acquiring an Important Economic Function in Denizli:  Marble and Travertine” (2010); “Land use and majorissues of planning in city of Trabzon” (2011); “A Temporary  Settlement Type Resulting From Horticulture in Germencik: Fig Damları” (2013); ''Natural Environment Factors  Effecting on the Railway Route between Alaşehir-Eşme Train Stations (2014); “An Example of Natural Disasters in  the Eastern Black Sea Coastal Zone: Beşikdüzü Flood and Landslides of September 21, 2016” (2017) are some of his published articles.