Cengiz Bektaş

• Name — Cengiz Bektaş • Born — 26 November 1934 • Birthplace — Denizli, Turkey • Died — 20 March 2020 • Place of death — Istanbul, Turkey • Occupation — Architect, poet, engineer, writer • Significant Buildings — Etimesgut Mosque, Ankara Babadağlılar Bazaar, Denizli Turkish Language Association, Ankara Kantogan House, Datça Akdeniz University Olbia Social Center, Antalya

Bektaş was born in Denizli. He attended the State Academy of the Fine Arts in Istanbul and took part as a student in Kurt Erdmann's 1955 field trip to study Islamic architecture in Anatolia. He graduated in architecture in 1959 while also attending the Technical University of Munich. He taught at various other universities in both Germany and Turkey, notably Middle East Technical University.

Bektaş spent his time between the years of '59 to '62 working as a freelance architect in Munich. In 1962, however, he was requested by Middle East Technical University in Ankara to work as a teacher, which he accepted. He went on to work there for a while, after leaving voluntarily to embark on other opportunities. Since 1963, Bektaş has been working at his own workplace and has also been giving lectures at universities.

• Etimesgut Mosque, Ankara (1964) • Babadağlılar Bazaar, Denizli (1973) • Turkish Language Association, Ankara (1974) • Kantogan House, Datça (1977) • Mertim skyscraper, Mersin (1987) • Library in the Hakiç, Istanbul (1988) • Dr. Atalay Tunçdemir House, Bartın (1988) • Bakırköy International Industrial Bank, Istanbul (1988) • Ayfer Yağcı Bazaar, Balıkesir (1989) • Library/Esin Aksoy House, Istanbul (1989) • Büyükada Turkish-Swedish Cultural House, Istanbul (1989) • Fe-Farma Medical Supplies Factory, Elazığ (1990) • Akdeniz University Olbia Social Center, Antalya (1999) – awarded by Aga Khan • Akdeniz University Meltem entrance – dismantled in 2019 • Aphrodisias Oct Museum, Aydın (2007)

• Kepirtepe Architecture Summer School (Summer School, 2009) • National Convention of Architects by IIA at Bangalore, India (NATCON 2008) - as a Key Speaker presented Talk "Traditions extended" • Architecture and the City Festival-1: "Cities, Coasts..." (Festival, 2005) • Young / business / L 3: Workshop on Architecture Students (Workshop, 2004) • 1st Istanbul Architecture Festival (Festival, 2004) • Star Gathering 2004 – Project Platform (Meeting, 2004) • Cengiz Bektas: Added to Tradition (Interview, 2004) • Discuss Architects: Building Making Art (Talk, 2004) • Making Buildings Art II (Panel, 2004) • Dolphins Aran Conference: Traditions Added (Conference, 2004) • Find the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Meeting I (Meeting, 2004) • Arkitera Platform 14 (Meetings, 2003) • Dialogue Arkitera 2002 – Cengiz Bektas (Talk, 2002) • Urban Conservation and Renewal (Panel, 2000) • Beşiktaş-Samatia Road Project (Panel, 1991)