Betül Ekimci graduated from the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Architecture in 1996 and later completed her master's and doctoral studies, specializing in Conservation Architectural Heritage . Since 1996, she has worked as a conservation specialist architect on research and implementation projects conducted under ITU research initiatives. These include the restoration of the southwest corner of Hagia Sophia, roof and façade restorations of Pantocrator Monastry-Zeyrek Mosque, damage assessment, restitution, and restoration work for spans 14-21 of Uzunkemer, excavation and documentation studies in Hasankeyf, the multidisciplinary industrial archaeology project at the Ottoman-era iron foundry in Demirköy, Kırklareli, and damage assessment and photogrammetric documentation work on the İzmit Sultan Abdülaziz Hunting Pavilion following the 1999 earthquake. She also served as an assistant for the Urban Architecture Group in the Scutari region during the 2010 European Capital of Culture initiative. The Istanbul Cultural Heritage and Cultural Economy Inventory project she contributed to was awarded a special jury mention at the Europea Nostra Cultural Heritage Awards in 2011. She currently serves as an academic at the ITU North Cyprus Education and Research Campuse, where she oversees the restoration of British train station warehouse buildings in the Famagusta Campus, as well as providing academic consultancy and supervision for the campus development.
Betül Ekimci graduated from the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Architecture in 1996 and later completed her master's and doctoral studies, specializing in Conservation Architectural Heritage . Since 1996, she has worked as a conservation specialist architect on research and implementation projects conducted under ITU research initiatives. These include the restoration of the southwest corner of Hagia Sophia, roof and façade restorations of Pantocrator Monastry-Zeyrek Mosque, damage assessment, restitution, and restoration work for spans 14-21 of Uzunkemer, excavation and documentation studies in Hasankeyf, the multidisciplinary industrial archaeology project at the Ottoman-era iron foundry in Demirköy, Kırklareli, and damage assessment and photogrammetric documentation work on the İzmit Sultan Abdülaziz Hunting Pavilion following the 1999 earthquake. She also served as an assistant for the Urban Architecture Group in the Scutari region during the 2010 European Capital of Culture initiative. The Istanbul Cultural Heritage and Cultural Economy Inventory project she contributed to was awarded a special jury mention at the Europea Nostra Cultural Heritage Awards in 2011. She currently serves as an academic at the ITU North Cyprus Education and Research Campuse, where she oversees the restoration of British train station warehouse buildings in the Famagusta Campus, as well as providing academic consultancy and supervision for the campus development.