Title: Construction of Peace Pyramid in Astana

Bio:

Education

1990

Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

1992

Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Work Experience

1991 - 1992

Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Teaching Assistant of Civil Engineering Department

1993 - Present

ARCE Structural Engineering Ltd. Co.
Founding Partner

Professional Memberships

1991 - 1992

Professional member of AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction)
Member of TUCSA (Turkish Constructional Steel Association)
Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, Istanbul

Awards

2001

Winner of the ECCS Steel Design Award, Venice, Italy
Project: Sabiha Gokcen Airport International Terminal Building

2005

Winner of the ECCS Steel Design Award, Nice, France
Project: Istanbul Bilgi University

Publications

 

• Yonca Celtikci and Ahmad A. Hamid, A Computer Code for the Design of Multistory Loadbearing Masonry Structures In The Sixth North American Masonry Conference Proceedings, Philadelphia PA, USA June 1993
• Yonca Guventurk, Retrofit of an Historical Masonry Building in Galata, International Colloquium on Seismic Design and Retrofit of Masonry Structures, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2007
• Necati T. Celtikci, Yonca Celtikci, Serap Guclu, Steel Structure of Astana Stadium-Kazakhstan, 50th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Valencia, Spain, September 2009
• Necati T. Celtikci, Yonca Celtikci, Serap Guclu, A New Method For Calculation of X-Type Bracings, International Symposium “Steel Structures: Culture & Sustainability 2010” (SSCS) Istanbul, September 2010
• Necati T. Celtikci, Yonca Celtikci, Designing New into the Old: Yapi Kredi Culture & Art Center, Structural Engineering World Congress: Architecture & Structure: From Past to Future 2019” (SEWC) Istanbul, April 2019