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Gülseli successfully defended her M.Sc. thesis
We are delighted to announce that our team member Gülseli Kırgıl successfully defended her Master’s thesis on June 16, 2025, and graduated from the program.
Her thesis, titled “Patterns of insect pollinator diversity in rare and common plants growing in a marl steppe habitat in Central Anatolia”, focused on understanding the diversity and assemblages of pollinator insects in steppe ecosystems, with a special emphasis on species of restricted and widespread distribution.
We sincerely congratulate Gülseli on this important achievement and wish her continued success in her academic journey.
The Turkish Translation of C.J. Krebs’ Ecology Book
The release of the Turkish translation of C.J. Krebs’ renowned book on ecology1 is a significant milestone. This project has been a labor of love and dedication, involving a team of ecologists deeply committed to making this essential work accessible to Turkish readers.
Our lab PI, Çağatay, was also a member of the translation team alongside many esteemed colleagues, most of whom are members of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Society of Turkey (https://www.ekoevo.org/). Their collaboration was characterized by intense discussions and meticulous attention to detail, particularly concerning the Turkish equivalents of ecological terms. These discussions ensured that the translation not only remained true to the original text but also aligned with the Turkish scientific community.
The translation process was challenging yet immensely rewarding. The aim was to preserve the integrity and clarity of Krebs’ writing while making it comprehensible and relevant to Turkish-speaking ecologists and students. Every term and concept was carefully considered and debated to ensure the highest quality translation.
This Turkish edition of C.J. Krebs’ Ecology2 is highly recommended for those interested in ecology, whether students or researchers. It is a valuable resource that offers comprehensive insights into ecological principles and practices. The team’s hard work and dedication are evident on every page, and it is hoped that it will inspire and educate a new generation of Turkish ecologists. This translation is expected to contribute significantly to the growing body of ecological knowledge in Turkey.
New chapter on drivers of the exceptional biodiversity of Anatolia
A book chapter by our lab PI Çağatay Tavşanoğlu has been published in the book entitled “Evrimin Işığında” [In the Light of Evolution]: Tavşanoğlu, Ç. (2016) Anadolu’nun yüksek biyoçeşitliliği: Evrim bunun neresinde? [High biodiversity of Anatolia: the role of evolution] In: Akış, I., Altınışık, N.E. (Eds.) Evrimin Işığında [In the Light of Evolution], Yazılama Yayınevi, İstanbul, Turkey, pp. 207-225.
The book has been published in Turkish, and the chapter is about the drivers of the exceptional biodiversity of the Anatolian Peninsula. The chapter summarizes the biodiversity of Anatolia briefly and then explains drivers of this exceptional biodiversity for a temperate region country with long-term and recent climatic and geological processes.
The conclusion of the chapter is that the unique regional location of and the huge topographic and climatic diversity inside the Peninsula make Anatolia a gathering center, a diversification center and an ice age refugium for various taxa, which is responsible for the currently observed biodiversity.
The book is an outcome of the 4th and 5th Evrim, Bilim ve Eğitim Sempozyumu [Evolution, Science, and Education Symposium] that were held in İstanbul, Turkey in 2013 and 2015, respectively. The chapter by Çağatay Tavşanoğlu had already been presented in the 4th one.
The book is available from many bookstores in Turkey, but also from the Internet sales.
You can read the chapter from here: [pdf]
Functional Ecology Lab 