Personal profile
Research interests
I analyse spatial patterns of landslides using statistical learning models to understand better how events like heavy rainfall and earthquakes trigger them. Recently, I have expanded my research to include urban landslides, exploring their effects on urban development through physics-based modelling.
Education/Academic qualification
Earth Science, PhD, Learning more to predict landslides, Universität Potsdam
1 Oct 2015 → 30 Sept 2018
Award Date: 21 Feb 2019
Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, MSc, Politecnico di Milano
18 Oct 2010 → 5 Oct 2012
Award Date: 5 Oct 2012
Civil Engineering, BSc
1 Oct 2005 → 30 Jun 2010
Award Date: 30 Jun 2010
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Getting Ahead of Landslides: Understanding Social and Environmental Interactions to Anticipate Future Urban Landslide Risk (UrbanSlide)
Öztürk, U. (Project Lead)
1/07/25 → 30/06/30
Project: Research funding
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Urban poor are the most endangered by socio-natural hazards, but not exclusively: the 2025 Granizal Landslide case
Ozturk, U. (Corresponding author), Braun, A., Gómez-Zapata, J. C. & Aristizábal, E. (Corresponding author), Apr 2026, In: Landslides. 23, 4, p. 1179-1185 7 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Wealth and land-cover change govern landslide fatalities on world’s mountains
Fidan, S., Görüm, T., Akbas, A., Ekberzade, B. & Ozturk, U., 8 Apr 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 5, 13 p., eaec2739.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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A review of synchronization of extreme precipitation events in monsoons from complex network perspective
Cheung, K. K. W. (Corresponding author), Ozturk, U., Malik, N., Agarwal, A., Krishnan, R. & Rajagopalan, B., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Hydrology. 651, 132604.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Prizes
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Green Inventors of the Year
Öztürk, U. (Recipient) & Aral, A. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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Postdoc Award in Natural and Engineering Sciences of the State Brandenburg
Öztürk, U. (Recipient), 26 Oct 2023
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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ELI Sustainability Talk "The growing threat of landslides in a changing climate and expanding cities"
Öztürk, U. (Speaker)
26 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Beyond Planforms: Inferring Landslide Movement Types and Kinematics
Öztürk, U. (Speaker)
12 Nov 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Dynamic Landslide Risk linked to Urbanisation and Climate Change in Steep Terrain
Öztürk, U. (Speaker)
1 Oct 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public
Press/Media
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Interview: Warum erwacht ein Erdrutsch nach Jahren wieder?
9/04/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Interview: Menschliche Fehler treiben das Risiko tödlicher Erdrutsche in die Höhe
8/04/26
1 Media contribution
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Interview: Was droht dem Schweizer Bergdorf Chippis bei einem Erdrutsch?
12/03/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities