Consultants

Systematica_Ela Akdoğan

Ela Akdogan

Consultant, Mobility Planning

2016 - 2017
Architecture Department, Visiting Student,
École Spéciale d’Architecture - Paris,France
2013 - 2018
Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning Department
Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul,Turkey,
2019 - 2022
Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Policy Design Department
Politecnico di Milano - Milan, Italy

Ela Akdogan is a Mobility Consultant who joined Systematica in 2025.
She brings a multidisciplinary background in urban and mobility planning, developed through academic and professional experiences across Istanbul, Paris, and Milan. She holds a Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design from Politecnico di Milano and a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Istanbul Technical University.

Ela has been involved in a variety of international projects, ranging from complex masterplans to airport developments and mixed-use strategies across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Her work focuses on the development of sustainable and people-oriented mobility strategies, with particular attention to low-carbon mobility, pedestrian behavior, 15-minute cities, and transit-oriented development. She combines research-driven insights with spatial and mobility analysis, applying GIS-based methodologies to support integrated and impactful planning solutions.

2016 - 2017
Architecture Department, Visiting Student,
École Spéciale d’Architecture - Paris,France
2013 - 2018
Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning Department
Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul,Turkey,
2019 - 2022
Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Policy Design Department
Politecnico di Milano - Milan, Italy
Previous experience
2022 – 2025
Transport Planning Consultant at MIC-HUB
Milan, Italy
2021 – 2021
Intern at p s a u - Privileggio - Secchi Architettura Urbanistica
Milan, Italy
2018 – 2018
Assistant at S360 Istanbul – Sustainability Consultancy
Istanbul, Turkey
2017 – 2018
Junior Mobility Consultant at WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities
Istanbul, Turkey
2017 – 2017
Undergraduate Intern at Urban Vision Platform
Istanbul, Turkey
2016 – 2016
Undergraduate Intern at Metropolitan Municipality of Adana, Zoning and Town Planning Department,
Adana, Turkey
       
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