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In this study, shaping of titanium dioxide powders using slip casting method was aimed. Experimental work essentially includes three stages. Initially, settling experiments were carried out using 2 vol. % TiO2 suspensions. In the second stage TiO2 slip was prepared at dispersion condition (pH = 7.0) and then shaped using plaster mould. The sintering process of shaped samples were carried out at 1300, 1400 and 1500°C. Finally, shrinkage, Archimedes and flexural strength tests, microstructure (SEM) and phase analysis (XRD) were performed. Settling experiments tests for the powder of TiO2 suspensions showed that the zpc (zero point of charge) is at approximately pH = 1-2. XRD patterns showed only rutile phase peaks for the samples sintered at three different temperatures. There is a small difference between the peak intensities of the sintered samples. Liquid phase formation containing titanium dioxide may have caused a decrease in peak intensities. Consequently, increasing the sintering temperature resulted in a decrease in total porosity, and an increase in firing shrinkage, closed porosity, apparent density, bulk density and bending strength values. Water absorption decreased from 5.24% to 1.96%. Apparent porosity decreased from 18.03% to 7.12%. Firing shrinkage increased from 8.70% to 11.30%. Bulk density increased from 3.24 to 3.64 gr/cm 3. Three point bending strength increased from 399.36 kg/cm 2 to 566.33 kg/cm 2 with the increasing sintering temperature.