Ali Faruk Göksu

A city planner (yes, you read that right: a planner, not a “planning person”), A. Faruk Göksu provides consultancy to the public and private sectors, particularly on urban regeneration. Göksu was the executive of PORTAŞ A.Ş., which carried out the Portakal Çiçeği Valley Project, Turkey’s first public–private partnership. Göksu acts as a consensus manager in bringing residents, municipalities and the private sector together on a project basis. He also develops models and methods, particularly for Anatolian cities, on innovative approaches such as the Transfer of Development Rights, land consolidation, public participation and consensus-building, and teaches urban regeneration at university. He is the founder of TAK Kadıköy, TAK Kartal, Vizyon Atölyesi and Atölye Muğla Bir. In these workshops he produces projects on the future of cities, balancing theory and practice. The Yeşil Yol (Green Way), Yeşil Kuşak (Green Belt) and Kıyı-Köşe programs are important initiatives on the agenda, particularly for improving quality of life and reducing urban risks.