We are happy to introduce Özgün Özçakır as our newest affiliated researcher. Being trained as an architect and having specialized in the preservation field, dr. Özçakır's is now a post-doc researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, School of History, Culture and Communication, Department of Arts and Culture Studies. His interests mostly revolve around the economics of cultural heritage, “heritage-led” place branding, values of cultural heritage, and heritage impact assessment (HIA). As such, dr. Özçakır expertise is a welcome addition to our centre, we look forward to our cooperation.