GTU Academic’s TÜBİTAK 1002-A Project Receives Support

January 22, 2026 - GTU Office of Press and Public Relations
 

A project led by Asst. Prof. Pınar Özyılmaz-Küçükyağcı, a faculty member of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Gebze Technical University (GTU), analyzing service quality in urban parks through digital data, is accepted for support under the TÜBİTAK 1002-A Rapid Support Module.

In line with its vision as a research university, Gebze Technical University (GTU) continues to achieve academic success focused on societal impact. The project prepared under the coordination of Asst. Prof. Pınar Özyılmaz-Küçükyağcı from the Department of City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture at GTU, has been approved for funding within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 1002-A Rapid Support Module.

Service Quality To Be Measured Through Digital Footprints

Titled “Evaluating Services in District-Level Parks Through Online Visitor Reviews: The Case of Kadıköy” (İlçe Düzeyindeki Parklarda Hizmetlerin Çevrimiçi Ziyaretçi Yorumları Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi: Kadıköy Örneği), the project aims to analyze visitor satisfaction in parks located in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district using innovative methods. Under the study, user comments shared on digital platforms will be examined through qualitative content analysis, enabling service quality and user experience to be revealed through a data-driven approach.

Data-Driven Solutions for Urban Life

With increasing population density and intensive urban development in metropolitan areas, the role of green spaces in individual and social well-being is becoming increasingly critical. The project seeks to optimize the multidimensional benefits of parks, such as social interaction and psychological well-being, by analyzing visitor experiences through positive and negative coding systems. The resulting data will be associated with spatial information and made tangible through map-based visualizations.

A Guide Applicable to Local Governments

The outcomes of the study are expected to serve as a strategic roadmap for municipalities in park management and design processes. By identifying areas of high satisfaction as well as deficiencies requiring intervention, the project aims to provide local governments with practical, data-driven inputs from a user experience perspective.