Çağatay Tavşanoğlu – Principal Investigator
Research fields: Fire ecology, plant ecology, functional ecology
Education: PhD on Ecology (2008), MSc on Ecology (2002), BSc on Biology (1998)
Current position: Professor of Ecology at Hacettepe University
İrem Tüfekcioğlu – Post Doctoral Researcher
Research topic: Resistance and resilience of Mediterranean vegetation to climate change and fire regime changes
Education: PhD on Ecology (2022), MSc on Silviculture (2013), BSc on Forest Engineering (2008)
Current position: Forest ecology consultant
Gül Ayyıldız – Post Doctoral Researcher
Research topic: The assessment of genetic diversity of rare and narrowly distributed
endemic species.
Education: PhD on Biology/Botany (2019), MSc on Environmental Sciences (2010), BSc on Biology (2004)
Current position: Post-Doc Researcher at Hacettepe University
Elif Deniz Ülker – PhD student
Research topic: Climatic and trait-based drivers of the distribution of oaks (Quercus) in the western Palearctic realm
Education: MSc on Ecology (2015), BSc on Biology (2012)
Current position: Project coordinator at Çınar Engineering
Research topic: Modeling vegetation dynamics in Anatolian ecosystems under climate change
Education: MSc on Ecology (2018), BSc on Biology (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (100/2000 PhD Scholarship in climate change, Council of Higher education of Turkey)
Research topic: Seed dispersal systems in Mediterranean vegetation
Education: MSc on Ecology (2017), BSc on Biology (2011)
Current position: Lecturer at Çukurova University
Mina Cansu Karaer- PhD student
Research topic: Seasonal variability of diet, parasites and stress hormone levels in mountain gazella (Gazella gazella)
Education: BSc on Veterinary Sciences (2019)
Current position: Lecturer at Çankırı Karatekin University
Research topic: Ecological dynamics in Anatolian fir (Abies) forests
Education: MSc on Biology (2019), BSc on Bioengineering (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (100/2000 PhD Scholarship in climate change, Council of Higher education of Turkey)
Research topic: Plant functional traits of Anatolian steppe vegetation
Education: MSc on Ecology (2019), BSc on Biology (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK 2211-A National Ph.D. Scholarship Program)
Cihan Ünal Değirmenci – PhD student
Research topic: Possible Effects of Climate Change on the Germination of Central Anatolian Steppe Plants
Education: MSc on Ecology (2019), BSc on Biology (2015)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (1001 project scholarship, Council of Higher education of Turkey
Research topic: Effects of afforestation on native vegetation in Anatolian ecosystems
Education: MSc on Molecular Genetics (2019), BSc on Biology (2015)
Current position: Employee at General Directorate of Forestry of Turkey
Research topic: Dynamics and distribution of large mammal communities
Education: MSc on Forest Management (2018), BSc on Forest Engineering (2010)
Current position: PhD Student on Ecology / Wildlife Management Specialist on General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
Research topic: Functional trait structure of pollinator communities across landscapes in northwestern Anatolia
Education: BSc on Biology (2020)
Current position: Biologist in İzmir Municipality
Mehmet Göktuğ Öztürk – MSc student
Research topic: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Lightning-Induced Wildfires in Turkey
Education: BSc on Biology at Hacettepe University (2021)
Current position: Biologist at Izmir Metropolitan Municipality
Cihan Anıl Benli – MSc student
Education: BSc on Biology (2020)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK scholarship)
Research topic: Effects of climate change on insect-bat interactions
Education: BSc on Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TUBITAK BIDEB scholarship)
Research topic: The effect of post-fire restoration applications on woody species diversity, functional diversity, and resistance and resilience capacity of the community to fire and climate change in a Turkish red pine forest
Education: BSc on Biology (2020)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University, Project assistant in İzmir Nature Atlas project
Research topic: Possible effects of climate change on the germination of Mediterranean plants at different elevations in İzmir-Bozdağ
Education: BSc on Biology (2021)
Current position: MSc student at Hacettepe University
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Undergraduate students / Interns
Functional Ecology Lab 