Personal Information

Koray Hatipoğlu is an architect specialized in project development and mixed-use developments. He has extensive experience in residential, hotel, residence, mixed-use, and urban regeneration projects at both national and international scales.

Positions and Responsibilities

• NEF – Deputy General Manager of Project Development (2022 – Present)
• Sinpaş REIT – Project Manager (2014 – 2022)
• GÜR-ART Architecture – Managing Partner (2010 – 2014)
• Tepebaşı Municipality – Deputy Director of Planning
• Eskişehir İmar İnşaat – Project & Site Chief
• SARAR – Project Coordinator
• Randall Stofft Architects (USA) – Architect 

Professional Experience

Koray Hatipoğlu has nearly 20 years of experience in project development, concept management, multidisciplinary coordination, permitting and municipal approval processes, as well as marketing and sales documentation for mixed-use, premium residential, hospitality, student living centers, land development, and urban regeneration projects.

Key Project Scales:

• Mixed-use developments ranging between 80,000 m² – 250,000 m²
• International hotel and residence projects (Marriott, Kempinski, Rove)
• Projects across Türkiye, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States Education
• Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) – Project Management Certificate (2017)
• Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University – Master’s Degree
• Middle East Technical University – Master’s Degree
• Dokuz Eylül University – Bachelor of Architecture Licenses and Certifications

PMI · EKB · UMAR · USGBC

Memberships

RIBA · UIA · GISP · GYODER · Turkish Design Foundation · Historical Peninsula Vision Platform · BIM4Turkey · DesignHUB Turkey

Selected Projects

• NEF Mannheim, Berlin, Dubai, and Miami Hotel & Residence Projects
• Sinpaş Ege Vadisi, Queen Bomonti, Kızılbük
• Galatasaray Island & Kemerburgaz Facilities
• Kartal Tower, Beykonak Evleri
• Anadolu University State Conservatory
• Odunpazarı Urban Regeneration & Restoration Projects