Architect Han Tümertekin carries out his architectural activities within the framework of Atelier  Han Tümertekin, which he established in Strasbourg and Han Tümertekin Design and  Consultancy offices in Istanbul.  

Having completed his architectural education at Istanbul Technical University, Tümertekin has  worked on historical preservation at Istanbul University. In addition to his professional work,  Tümertekin has also contributed to architectural education since 1992, and was a visiting  professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de  Lausanne and Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture-Paris. He is one of the founders of Istanbul Bilgi  University Architecture Master’s Program, and now teaching in Istanbul Technical University as a  visiting professor. 

Many international architectural publications have included Tümertekin’s works. In addition,  selected projects have been published as a monograph by Harvard University Press. Tümertekin  has realised projects in Turkey, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, United Kingdom, France, China,  Mongolia and Kenya. 

The ‘B2 House’, for which Tümertekin, who was deemed worthy of various national and  international awards, won the Aga Khan Architecture Award in 2004. The building was registered  by the Ministry of Culture as a Cultural Heritage to be preserved in 2016. Tumertekin, who took  part in the 2007 Aga Khan Architecture Award’s Master Jury, was a member of the steering  committee of Aga Khan Architecture Awards between 2007-2016. 

Alongside of his contemporary architectural practice, Han Tümertekin also works on adaptive  reuse projects such as Maiden’s Tower, Casa Botter, Former Ottoman Bank Headquarters (SALT  Galata, Silahtarağa Power Plant (SantralIstanbul) and Topkapı Palace’s Imperial Mint. 

Tumertekin, the first architect from Turkey to be invited to the Venice Architecture Biennale’s Main  Exhibition, took part in the exhibition with his work “Side by Side” in 2021. The Venice project  provided Steps in Arsenale. This spatial intervention enabled a break, a stopover in the circulation  of the Biennale and invited the visitors to be side by side on the water’s edge offering various  alternatives: vista and relaxation area on top, shaded area underneath. The installation will be  installed soon in the Golden Horn,Istanbul.