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Lab members by July 2016

On a snowy day, January 2020

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

Anıl Bahar – PhD student

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)

Gökhan Ergan – PhD student

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

Nurbahar Usta – PhD student

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)

Cansu Ülgen – PhD student

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

Türkan Özdemir – PhD student

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

Serhat Oral – PhD student

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

Nartjan Özden – MSc student

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)

Gülseli Kırgıl – MSc student

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)

Pınar Kütküt – MSc student

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

Esra Bayşahan – MSc student

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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