Atlıhan Onat Karacalı, a 2009 graduate of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, has recently published a book on “Neolitik Yakındoğu ve Göbeklitepe Mimarisi” (The Neolithic Near East and the Architecture of Göbeklitepe). In the book, Mr. Karacalı examines Göbeklitepe, a neolithic site dating back 12,000 years, with emphasis on its architecture and historical context. Mr. Karacali is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Yıldız Technical University; his research area is vernacular architecture.