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Prof. Dr. Ömür Bakırer received her Ph.D. in Art History at the University of Ankara, after receiving her Master’s degree at the University of Chicago. She pursued her post doctoral study in Architectural Conservation at New York University. She took a short course of architectural conservation at the University of York. Bakırer taught at the Architecture Department of Middle East Technical University for a long time and retired recently.
Her research interest cover a wide range of topics such as history of Seljuk and Ottoman architecture, emphasis on building types and the use of traditional building materials, written and visual sources for the study Anatolian, architecture, especially Seljuk and Ottoman periods, architectural conservation, and archaeometry. Prof. Bakırer has participated in many national and international symposiums and conferences and published many articles and chapters in books. She published several books including Selçuklu Öncesi ve Selçuklu Dönemi Anadolu Mimarisinde Tuğla Kullanımı (Ankara: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, 1981) and Onüç ve Ondördüncü Yüzyıllarda Anadolu Mihrabları (Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2000).
Besides her academic career, Prof. Dr. Bakırer is a ceramist. She had her first ceramic solo exhibition in Ankara in 1959. Since then, she has held many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad.
Awards:
2001, Prof.Dr.Mustafa Parlar Foundation for Education and Research, "the ODTU Dissertation of the Year 2000-2001"
2004, 41th Art Society, "Plastic Arts Awards" in the Ceramic section
2005, ODTÜ, Prof.Dr.Mustafa Parlar Foundation for Education and Research, "ODTÜ the Educator of the Year 2004-2005"
2005, ODTÜ. "40th Year Service Plaque"
2005, ODTÜ, the Institute of Social Sciences, "ODTÜ, the Dissertation of the Year for Hicran Topçu′s Doctoral dissertation”
2005, Art Society 40th anniversary, "2004 Plastic Arts, Ceramic Award"
Selected publications:
“Tuğladan Taşa: Anadolu Selçuklu Mimarisinde Süreklilik ve Değişim,” Türkler. 8,Ortaçağ, (2002), s.829-839.
“Travelers in the Ottoman Empire and Topkapı Palace,” Archaeology, Anthropology and Heritage in the Balkans and Anatolia: The Life and Times of F.W.Hasluck. 2 (2004), pp.217-236.
"Brick into Stone: Continuity and Change in Anatolian Seljuk Architecture," The Turks. 2, (2002), pp.729-736.
"Anadolu Selçuklu Mimarisinde Taşçı İşaretleri," Uluslararası Sanat Tarihi Sempozyumu, Prof.Dr.Gönül Öney′e Armağan. (2002), s.59-69.
"Sivas Keykavus Darüşşifası′nda Taş, Tuğla ve Çini," Ortaçağ’da Anadolu, Prof.Dr.Aynur Durukan′a Armağan. (2002), s.75-90.
"Tuğla, Taş ve Cam," Selçuklu Çağında Anadolu Sanatı. (2002), s.291-308.
"Tekfur Sarayı Cam Buluntuları," Ortaçağ ve Türk Dönemi kazı ve Araştırmaları Sempozyumu (19-20 Nisan 2001). 5 (2001), s.41-56.
“Divriği Ulu Camisi ve Darüşşifasında Yapıdan Gelen İzlerin Düşündürdükleri,” Uluslararası Selçuklu Kültür ve Medeniyeti Semineri (11-13 Ekim 2000). 1 (2001), s.73-84.
Onüç ve Ondördüncü Yüzyıllarda Anadolu Mihrabları. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2000.
"Glass in Ottoman Architecture," The Great Ottoman Turkish Civilization. 4, (2000), pp.410-420.
"Niğde Sungurbey Camisi′nin Taçkapı ve Pencereleri İçin Bazı Düşünceler," Celal Esat Arseven Anısına Sanat Tarihi Semineri. 1 (2000), s.73-84.
"Story of the Three Graffiti," Muqarnas, an annual on the visual culture of the Islamic world. 16 (1999), pp.42-69.
Selçuklu Öncesi ve Selçuklu Dönemi Anadolu Mimarisinde Tuğla Kullanımı. Ankara: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, 1981.
Reference: staffroster.metu.edu.tr
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