Asst. Prof. MERVE ALTUNDAL ÖNCÜ

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Open Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education

2016 - 2022

Doctorate

Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Human and Economic Geography (PhD), Turkey

2011 - 2015

Postgraduate

Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Human and Economic Geography (Master), Turkey

2007 - 2011

Undergraduate

Ankara University, Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi, Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey

Dissertations

2022

Doctorate

The effects of amenity migration on the new space organization of the mountain settlements: Mersin (Çamlıyayla) and Adana (Meydan Yayla)

Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Graduate School of Social Science

2015

Postgraduate

The interpretation of parks as an urban public space with the capitalist urbanization process: The case of Dikmen Valley

Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Beşeri Ve İktisadi Coğrafya (Yl) (Tezli)

Foreign Languages

C1 Advanced

English

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2025

MARGISTAR Training School on the methods for the socio-ecological recovery of mountainous ares in Europe

Environment and Sustainability

University of Ljubljana

2025

TÜBİTAK 2237-B Sosyal Bilimlerde Etkili Araştırma Projesi Geliştirme Atölyesi

Project Management

The Graduate School of Health Sciences of Ankara University

2017

Ankara Kalkınma Ajansı Proje Döngüsü Yönetimi Eğitimi

Project Management

Ankara Development Agency

2016

SNC-mtSummer School “New Mountain Horizons: The Caucasus in the Changing World”

Environment and Sustainability

Sustainable Caucasus

Research Areas

Social Sciences and Humanities

Geography

Human Geography

Geography of Turkey

Research Areas Based on Academic Activities

Avesis Research Areas

WoS Research Areas

Scopus Research Areas

Academic Positions

2023 - Continues

Assistant Professor

Ankara University, Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi, Coğrafya Bölümü

2018 - 2023

Assistant Professor

Ankara University, Ayaş Meslek Yüksekokulu, Mimarlık ve Şehir Planlama Bölümü

Articles

2025

1. THE STRUGGLE OF RURAL SPACE WITH THE ZONING PEACE: ÇAMLIHEMŞİN

Altundal Öncü M.

DTCF Dergisi , vol.65, no.2, pp.1254-1274, 2025 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2024

2. The Poli-Centeric Urbanization of Rural Areas in Ankara: An Evaluation of the Transfer of Real Estate Property Rights (2012-2023)

Altundal Öncü M.

Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi , vol.12, no.2, pp.205-216, 2024 (TRDizin)

2024

3. Traffic Accidents in Ankara (Turkey) from a Spatiotemporal Perspective: Analysis of Fatalities and Injuries

Fidan S., Yılmaz M., Ateş E., Altundal Öncü M.

JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY-COGRAFYA DERGISI , no.48, pp.193-211, 2024 (ESCI)

2023

4. The Spatial and Economic Transformation in Central Taurus Mountains in the Context of Lifestyle Mobility

Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M.

EGE COĞRAFYA DERGİSİ , vol.32, no.2, pp.195-208, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2023

5. Determining suitable lands for demolition waste management with GIS in the Kahramanmaras earthquakes on February 6, 2023: Case study of Hatay province

Yılmaz M., Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ., Ateş E., Dağlı D.

Türk Coğrafya Dergisi , vol.83, pp.179-193, 2023 (TRDizin)

2023

6. A Bibliometric Analysis of Mountain Research Literature on Journal of Mountain Research and Development: Current Situation and Future Directions

Güney İ., Öncü M., Göközkut B., Somuncu M.

JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY-COGRAFYA DERGISI , vol.0, pp.1-13, 2023 (ESCI)

2023

7. Rural and Alpine Gentrification Impact on Lifestyle Mobilities During Covid-19: The Yayla Experience at the Taurus Mountains in Turkey

Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M., Güney İ., Perlik M.

EUROPEAN COUNTRYSIDE , vol.15, no.2, pp.259-280, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus)

2022

8. Amenity Migration in Mountainous Areas in the Context of Climate Change: Çamlıyayla

Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M.

Ankara Üniversitesi Çevrebilimleri Dergisi / Ankara University Journal of Environmental Sciencies , vol.9, no.2, pp.1-13, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2022

9. 30 Years of Geographic Information Systems Studies in Turkey: A Bibliometric Analysis

Öncü M. A., Ateş E., Fidan S., Yılmaz M.

Türkiye Coğrafi Bilimler Dergisi , vol.4, no.2, pp.20-30, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2020

10. Analysis of Eskişehir Urban Land Expansion With Cellular Automata and CAMarkov chains (1984-2056)

Ateş E., Altundal Öncü M., Bayar R., Yılmaz M.

Coğrafi Bilimler Dergisi , vol.18, no.2, pp.276-295, 2020 (TRDizin)

2020

11. New Research Trends for the Caucasus Mountains: A Bibliometric Analysis

Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ., Somuncu M.

Coğrafi Bilimler Dergisi , vol.18, no.2, pp.161-190, 2020 (TRDizin)

2019

12. Second Home Tourism in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey: Development Issue and Mobility Pattern

SOMUNCU M., OKUYUCU A., Altundal Öncü M.

Ankara Üniversitesi Çevrebilimleri Dergisi , vol.7, no.2, pp.63-82, 2019 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2018

13. Ilgaz Mountain National Park and Winter Sports Tourism Center of Evaluation by Sustainability Criteria

Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ., Göközkut B.

THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL RESEARCH , vol.11, no.59, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

2017

14. Yıkımların Gölgesindeki Ankara’da Kamusal Mekanların Varoluş Mücadelesi

ALTUNDAL ÖNCÜ M.

kebikeç , no.44, pp.339-352, 2017 (TRDizin)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2026

1. Contemporary Trends in the Discipline of Geography: Spatial Justice, Creativity, and Technology-Oriented Approaches

Altundal Öncü M.

III. ANKARA SOSYAL VE BEŞERİ BİLİMLER KONGRESİ - BİLKENT, Ankara, Turkey, 31 January 2026, pp.104, (Summary Text)

2025

2. Volunteer Agritourism in Mountainous Areas: A Netnographic Analysis of WWOOF Host Experiences and Tourist Interactions in Türkiye

Altundal Öncü M.

International Mountain Conference Innsbruck 2025, Innsbruck, Austria, 14 - 18 September 2025, (Unpublished)

2024

3. Determination and routing of local scale tourism/recreation potential in mountainous areas: Çamlıhemşin example

Güney İ., Altundal Öncü M., Göközkut B., Somuncu M., Kulaksız E. E.

TÜCAUM 2024 Uluslararası Coğrafya Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 October 2024, pp.209-218, (Full Text)

2024

4. The future of the urban-rural dichotomy: Rural transformation due to mobility between lowland and mountainous areas

Altundal Öncü M.

TÜCAUM 2024 International Geography Symposium, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 October 2024, pp.559-560, (Summary Text)

2024

5. The Development of GIS as an Interdisciplinary Field in Türkiye

Altundal Öncü M., Ateş E.

II. COĞRAFİ BİLGİ SİSTEMLERİ ÇALIŞTAYI, Ankara, Turkey, 07 March 2024, (Unpublished)

2023

6. The Potential of Grief Destinations as Experience Spaces in Regional Development: Mountainous Karabakh

Güney İ., Altundal Öncü M.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: GLOBAL TRENDS, NATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND NEW GOALS, Mingachevir, Azerbaijan, 8 - 09 December 2023, (Unpublished)

2023

7. Identifying Suitable Areas for the Disposal of Debris Waste from the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake

Yılmaz M., Altundal Öncü M., Ateş E., Güney İ., Dağlı D.

22. ULUSAL BÖLGE BİLİMİ VE BÖLGE PLANLAMA KONGRESİ, Samsun, Turkey, 8 - 10 June 2023, pp.29-30, (Summary Text)

2022

8. Repopulation of mountainous areas? And what is done with it

Altundal Öncü M., Perlik M.

RC21 Conference Explores Ordinary Cities in Exceptional Times, Athens, Greece, 24 - 26 August 2022, (Unpublished)

2022

9. Repopulation of mountainous areas? And what is done with it?

Altundal Öncü M., Perlik M.

RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 13 - 16 June 2022, (Unpublished)

2021

10. The Effects of Amenity Migration on the New Space Organization of the Mountain Settlements: Central Taurus

Altundal Öncü M.

Brown Bag Seminar, Bern, Switzerland, 21 September 2021, (Unpublished)

2019

11. Second Home Tourism in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey: Development Issues and Mobility Patterns

SOMUNCU M., OKUYUCU A., ALTUNDAL ÖNCÜ M.

Second Caucasus Mountain Forum, 31 October - 01 November 2019

2019

12. New Research Trends For The Caucasus Mountains: A Bibliometric Analysis

GÜNEY İ., ALTUNDAL ÖNCÜ M., SOMUNCU M.

Second Caucasus Mountain Forum, 31 October - 01 November 2019

2018

13. Ayaş in the Context of Cittaslow Potential

Altundal Öncü M.

Ayaş Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 7 - 08 May 2018, pp.299-306, (Full Text)

2017

14. Amenity Migration as a Global Trend: Understanding the New Spatial Organization in Mountainous Areas

Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M.

Türk Coğrafya Kurumu 75. Yıl Uluslararası Kongresi, Ankara, Turkey, 8 - 10 November 2017, pp.367-368, (Summary Text)

2016

15. Interpreting an Urban Park in the Context of Neoliberal Urbanization: The Case of Dikmen Valley

Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M.

II. ULUSLARARASI KENT ARAŞTIRMALARI KONGRESİ, İstanbul, Turkey, 11 - 13 May 2016, pp.1130-1144, (Full Text)

2016

16. Examining Effective Planning and Sustainable Area Management in Protected Areas: The Case of Kaçkar Mountains National Park

Koca R., Güney İ., Altundal Öncü M., Somuncu M.

TÜCAUM 2016 Uluslararası Coğrafya Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 13 - 14 October 2016, (Full Text)

2016

17. Neoliberal Kentsel Dönüşüm Projelerinin Gölgesindeki Kamusal Mekânlar Dikmen Vadisi

Altundal Öncü M., SOMUNCU M.

TÜCAUM Uluslararası Coğrafya SempozyumuInternational Geography Symposium, Ankara, Turkey, 13 - 14 October 2016, (Summary Text)

Books

2026

1. Climate Change, Disasters, Adaptation, Immobility, and Trapped Populations in Türkiye

Altundal Öncü M.

in: Interdisciplinary Studies on Global Disasters, İsmet Güney,Mehmet Ali Çelik, Editor, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, pp.399-422, 2026

2024

2. SÜRDÜRÜLEBILIRLIK EKSENINDE TURIZM ODAKLI KIRSAL KALKINMA: ÜRGÜP/BAŞDERE KÖYÜ MERKEZLI KÖY KÜMESI Köy Kümesindeki Vadilerin Kırsal Turizm Potansiyelinin Değerlendirilmesi

Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ.

in: Kapadokya Ekonomi Toplantıları VIII: Ürgüp Başdere Merkezli Köy Kümesi 10 Köyün Sürdürülebilir ve Turizm Odaklı Kırsal Kalkınma Potansiyelinin Tartışılması, Hande EREN, Editor, Kapadokya Üniversitesi Yayınları, Nevşehir, pp.132-165, 2024

2018

3. Sakin Şehir Potansiyeli Bağlamında Ayaş

Altundal Öncü M.

in: Geçmişten Geleceğe Taşınan Miras Ayaş, mutlu yılmaz, Editor, Ankara Üniversitesi, Ankara, pp.299-306, 2018

Episodes in the Encyclopedia

2025

1. Yayla

Altundal Öncü M.

Online Turizm Ansiklopedisi, pp.ss., 2025

2025

2. Aladağ

Altundal Öncü M.

Online Turizm Ansiklopedisi, pp.ss., 2025

2025

3. Çamlıyayla

Altundal Öncü M.

Online Türkiye Turizm Ansiklopedisi, pp.ss., 2025

Funded Projects

2024 - 2025

KARABURUN-ILDIR KÖRFEZİ ÖZEL ÇEVRE KORUMA BÖLGESİ KIYI VE DENİZEL ALAN YÖNETİM PLANINI HAZIRLAMA PROJESİ

Project Supported by Other Private Institutions

Somuncu M. (Executive), Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ.

2023 - 2024

Çamlıhemşin İlçesinin Turizm ve Rekreasyon Rotalarının Belirlenmesi

Municipality

Altundal Öncü M., Güney İ.(Executive), Somuncu M.

2023 - 2023

6 Şubat 2023 Kahramanmaraş Depreminde Yıkılan Konutların Moloz Atıklarının Depolanması İçin CBS İle Uygun Arazilerin Tespit Edilmesi

TUBITAK Project , 1002 - Quick Support Program

Yılmaz M. (Executive), Altundal Öncü M., Ateş E., Güney İ.

Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations

2024 - Continues

COST Action A European forum for revitalisation of marginalised mountain areas (MARGISTAR)

Member

2022 - Continues

Lifestyle Migration Hub

Assistant Secretary General

2020 - Continues

Mountain Research Initiative

Member

Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

December 2024

Çevre Bilimleri

National Scientific Refreed Journal

February 2024

İktisadi İdari ve Siyasal Araştırmalar Dergisi

Other Indexed Journal

February 2024

Coğrafi Bilimler Dergisi

Other Indexed Journal

September 2023

Çevre Bilimleri

National Scientific Refreed Journal

May 2023

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

SCI Journal

September 2022

Çevre Bilimleri

National Scientific Refreed Journal

Mobility Activity

2021 - 2021

Research Scholarship Program

Research During Graduate Education

Universitaet Bern (University of Bern), Switzerland

2016 - 2016

Research Scholarship Program

Get Education

Ilia State University, Georgia

2014 - 2015

Erasmus Programme

Get Education

Wyzsza Szkola Pedagogiczna Powspancaw Slaskich, Poland

Scholarships

2025 - 2026

YÖK- METU Academic Speaking & Presentation Skills

YOK

2025 - 2025

Young Researcher and Innovator Conference Grant - COST

Other International Organizations

2021 - 2021

Yurtdışı doktora sırası araştırma bursu 2214-A

TUBITAK

2016 - 2016

SNC-mt Summer School

Other International Organizations

Jury Memberships

June-2023

June 2023

Doctoral Examination

Tayfun Tahir Tursun Doktora Yeterlik Sınavı - Ankara Üniversitesi

Scientific Research / Working Group Memberships

2026 - Present

Building Resilient Rural Communities Through Synergy Of Traditional Knowledge And Technological İnnovation (Smart-Rural)

https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA24170/

, Moldova

2025 - Present

Cost-Global Network On Culture Heritage Conservation Under Climate Change (Go2change)

https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA24113/#tabs+Name:Description

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norveç

2024 - Present