Atalay (he/him) is an Urban & Community Designer. Atalay holds his bachelor’s degree in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, including two exchange semesters at École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble. His focus areas have been Community Building & Management, Strategic Design, Design Research and Project Management.
Atalay currently works at ATÖLYE as Community Designer, mainly works on programs and projects focused on research, strategy and community design. Atalay also co-founded EKA Creative Studio -a design ecosystem- in 2019 and currently leading its Community function.