The UIA Region II covers the Eastern European countries and the countries of the Middle East. This unique regional body of UIA bridges two continents and hosts a vast mixture of cultures, cities and people along with their architectural and urban history and contemporary presence. The UIA Region II represents a very important sector of the world's history of Architecture and Urbanism. It is a live and fruitful field of a contemporary architects' dialogue, carrying the symbolic and ancient transcontinental route of exchanging, conflicting and communicating civilizations in both continents Europe and Asia.

Prof. Dr. Deniz Incedayi is the UIA Region II Vice-President for the 2011-14 term on behalf of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey (CAT). She is the Chairman of the Department of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul and President of CAT Istanbul Metropolitan Branch. Therefore, she is directly in touch with actual architectural education process and professional issues. In parallel to her academic area and civil society responsibilities she has a wide interest to society and profession relations.