"The issue of construction standards in Turkey is always contradictive and we are following a different process from the construction regulations that are followed differently in many parts of the world," says Kerem Yazgan, co-founder of Yazgan Design Architecture.

In a 4-min short interview, Yazgan, 48, emphasized that architectural profession in Turkey is divided into two different parts as "design" and "construction" process, which always causes problems and difficulties. He added that architecture is not evaluated as a holistic approach in professional contemporary architecture in Turkey.

Turkish architect Kerem Yazgan runs Yazgan Design Architecture in Ankara, Turkey, with his partner Begüm Yazgan, both PhD. Architects. The firm is an architectural, interior, landscape and graphic design and construction firm working with an experienced staff of 39 architects, landscape designers, technical draftsmen, graphic designers and IT experts, the company has signed on to many architectural, interior design and landscape projects.

In the past 14 years, Yazgan Design Architecture has been published in 19 countries and has been awarded with 38 national and international design awards. With over 6.000.000 square meters in total projects located in both Turkey and a number of other countries, the portfolio of Yazgan Design Architecture continues to grow and diversify.

Founded in 2003, the company has the capacity to create projects of different programs and scales that cover conceptual, design development and construction phases. Mixed-use buildings, retail, hotel, residential, office, educational buildings, hospitals, cultural centers, airports, and sport complexes are some of the building typologies that comprise the company portfolio. Yazgan Design Architecture also achieves interior and landscape design construction works alongside its project repertoire.

The firm recently won three WA Awards in the 26th Cycle including YDA Center Showroom in Ankara, Turkey, Mustafa Vehbi Koç Sports Hall in Bursa, Turkey and Kalkan Altes Villas in the Ortaalan district of Kalkan, Turkey. Kerem Yazgan is also Professional Member of World Architecture Community. 

World Architecture Community has hosted a series of interviews with prominent architects, including Sir Peter Cook, Will Alsop, Murat Tabanlioglu and architectural historian and critic Olaf Bartels, during the seminar program of World Architecture Festival 2017 - world-renowned architects were in conversation with Prof. Dr. Abdi Güzer, both an architect and critique. 

World Architecture Community is media partner for this year's World Architecture Festival. The annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) took place this year between 15-17 November at the Arena Berlin, in Germany. Watch a short interview by Prof. Dr. Abdi Güzer with Kerem Yazgan at WAF 2017, on November 16, 2017. 

Top image courtesy of Yazgan Design Architecture