Muhammet Turkoglu
Dr. Muhammet TURKOGLU, completed his undergraduate education in Biology in 1988 at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology; graduate education in 1991 at Dokuz Eylul University, Marine Sciences and Technology Institute, Marine Living Resources Department (Master thesis titled 'Investigation of Chromium (Cr) Concentrations in Water, Sediments and Some Organisms of Izmir Bay'). He completed his Ph.D. at Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Section of Marine Biology in 1998 (Doctorate thesis (Ph.D. Thesis) titled 'Phytoplankton Composition and Effects of Bio-ecological Factors of Middle Black Sea Area (Coasts of Sinop Peninsula)'). Currently, he is working as a full professor of Marine Science and Technology Faculty at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey. Dr. Turkoglu is an oceanographer and his researches involve studies in Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Turkish Straits System (Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus) and Caspian Sea. He is interested in species diversity, vertical and temporal successions of phytoplankton in marine ecosystems, especially in coastal habitats. Dr. Turkoglu is also interested in nutrient dynamics and harmful algal blooms (HABs) in marine systems. He has more than 100 scientific studies published by various reputed scientific journals and others. Dr. Turkoglu participated in various national and international marine scientific voyages throughout the academic career. His expertise are (1) Marine Biodiversity and Ecology (Microplankton, Phytoplankton and Microzooplankton) (2) Biological Oceanography (Phytoplankton Dynamics) (3) Chemical Oceanography (Nutrient Dynamics) (4) Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) (5) Eutrophication and Phytoplankton (6) Physical Oceanography (CTD)