From Organization to Communication: An Interview with President Özay Yerlikaya
We spoke with Özay Yerlikaya, President of the UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, about the profession's organizational culture, communication strategy, and struggle for rights. Details in peyzajMAG!
This story was originally published in Turkish. Read in Turkish
"To explain landscape architecture, it is not enough merely to speak of the profession; one must concretely demonstrate what it changes in people's lives."
Going beyond chamber leadership, we conducted a comprehensive interview with Özay Yerlikaya, President of the UCTEA Chamber of Landscape Architects, spanning from radio broadcasting to television production, and from strategic communication to the advocacy for professional rights.
This feature, discussing strategies to transform the public perception of professional knowledge and the power of organized struggle, is with you in the Autumn 2026 issue of peyzajMAG!
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