Founding2021

NO1 Mimarlık was founded in September 2021 in Beyoğlu by Melike Ekşi and Gonca Çetinkaya.

The name No1 comes from Han Tümertekin's office at Kuruçeşme Günlük Çıkmazı No:1, where the two partners first met.

Established with at least 15 years of professional experience, No1 Mimarlık has been operating in Beyoğlu for five years as a large family that includes professional visualisation, site, restoration and architecture teams.

Melike Ekşi and Gonca Çetinkaya, founding partners of No1 Mimarlık

Melike Ekşi and Gonca Çetinkaya, founding partners of No1 Mimarlık

  1. 01

    Design that holds up on site

    Over 15 years of experience, more than 100 projects and over 200,000 m² of built area.

  2. 02

    Three disciplines, one roof

    Architecture, interior design, and restoration & reinforcement — design, delivery and institutional process follow-up within the same office.

  3. 03

    Founding partnership

    Melike Ekşi and Gonca Çetinkaya — founded in Beyoğlu in 2021, named after Kuruçeşme Günlük Çıkmazı No:1.

  4. 04

    A large family

    With visualisation, site, restoration and architecture teams, producing in Beyoğlu for five years.

In numbersExperience
Years of experience15+
Projects completed100+
m² built area200,000+

Our principlesVision & Mission
Our vision

To produce spaces that are respectful of context, timeless and of high quality.

Our mission

To address user needs, spatial quality and technical requirements together.


Three departments, one roof.

01

Interior Design

Interior design, implementation drawings, material and quantity lists, site coordination and consultancy.

02

Architecture

Façade, architectural consultancy, project authorship; permitting and municipal follow-ups.

03

Restoration & Structural Reinforcement

3R and reinforcement projects; Conservation Board and Bosphorus Zoning Directorate project follow-up.

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