Dr. Tuğba Güneş

Dr Güneş holds a PhD and an MPhil from Ankara University in Real Estate Development and Management, specializing in prepayment and default risks of mortgages, as well as automated valuation models. Her educational journey also includes BSc and MSc degrees in statistics.

During her academic pursuits, she was granted with the Jean Monnet Scholarship, affording her the opportunity of studying her PhD dissertation and conducting research under the supervision of Professor Thies Lindenthal at the University of Cambridge’s Land Economy department for a year.

She has been working for the Turkish Land Registry and Cadastre Agency. She took active roles in working the Land Registry and Cadastre Modernisation Project, funded by the World Bank. Her pivotal role specifically centred on the “Property Valuation” component of the Project, aiming to create a comprehensive policy plan for establishing a mass valuation system in Türkiye. This included overseeing model building for pilot studies in key provinces (İstanbul and Ankara), organizing impactful events that brought together both local and international experts, and collaborating closely with global consultants and the World Bank team to shape the final policy plan. She was the invited co-author of the Turkish case study of a Research Project on property taxation and valuation conducted by the UN FAO and the World Bank, involving comprehensive research across six countries. She currently works on another World Bank funded project called “Land Management Infrastructure for Green and Sustainable Development Project”.

Beyond her research, Dr Güneş has actively engaged with policymakers in Türkiye, lending her expertise to National Plans and Programs touching on various real estate related topics like housing finance and economics, property taxation and valuation, affordable housing goals, and uran economics.

She has teaching experience at Ankara University. She is interested in property valuation, housing markets, real estate economics and finance, and machine learning. She’s a member of American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA).

Her dual experience in academia and public sector has not only boosted each other but has also broadened her perspective, merging theoretical insights with practical applications.