Cihan Uzuncarsilioglu Baysal

BA: Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Political Science Department (1980).
MA: Bilgi University, Faculty of Law, Human Rights Law Department (2010). Wrote her thesis on the housing rights violations of the first and the biggest relocation project in Istanbul, Ayazma Tepeustu urban renewal and relocation project.
2008-2011: Worked under Sulukule Platform for the housing rights of the Romani community of Sulukule who faced forced evictions
2008-2011 Worked under under Ayazma Tenants Initiative.
as the spokesperson and advocate of the renter population (IDPs from Kurdish regions) who were not made beneficiaries from the relocation project. After negotiations with local authorities and Mass Housing Administration, the tenants were given their rights.
2009: Assigned by UN-Habitat as local expert of AGFE, participated in AGFE Istanbul Mission (June 8-11 2009). Contributed to the AGFE Istanbul Report presented to UN-Habitat .
2010-2014: Founding member and spokesperson of Istanbul Urban Movements , a founding partner of Taksim Solidarity
2013- Member of Istanbul Urban Defense (IUD) and also of Northern Forests Defense (NFD) Association, both of which were established right after Gezi protests as umbrella groups.IUD works for the housing rights of neighborhoods and right to the city in urban renewal / regeneration areas of the city of Istanbul.NFD, an ecological group, works against mega projects and displacement for a sustainable city.
2012- Works as a programmer and reporter of ''Kentin Tozu'' (City Dust) - a programme on Right to the City,at Açık Radyo (94.9)