Dr. A. Ege Yildirim is an urban planner and heritage conservation specialist with 20+ years of experience working in Turkey and internationally. Her work focuses on heritage policy and governance, UNESCO World Heritage, and sustainable development. Based in Istanbul since 2013, she is an independent consultant and scholar. Her previous work includes positions of conservation planner at KA-BA Architecture Ltd (Ankara, 2000-06); conservation coordinator at Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (2008-12); consultant and Site Manager of the Historic Guild Town of Mudurnu (2014-20); and Key Expert in the EU-Turkey Anatolian Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Institute project, Gaziantep (2019). Ege was a Fulbright Scholar at Pratt Institute, New York (2006-07), a J.M. Kaplan Fellow at Koç University, Istanbul (2013), and ICOMOS Focal Point for the SDGs (2016-20). She also has voluntary roles in the Salzburg Global Seminar, Our World Heritage Initiative, Europa Nostra,  and Istanbul Citizens Assembly, among others. See also: www.aegeyildirim.com