Prof. MUHAMMET TÜRKOĞLU

Dr. Muhammet TURKOGLU, his undergraduate education on Biology completed in 1988 in Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, completed graduate education in 1991 in Dokuz Eylul University, Marine Sciences and Technology Institute, Marine Living Resources Deparment giving the master thesis titled "Investigation of Chromium (Cr) Concentrations in Water, Sediments and Some Organisms of Izmir Bay". Then, he completed his PhD study giving doctorate thesis (PhD Thesis) titled “Phytoplankton Composition and Effects of Bio-ecological Factors of Middle Black Sea Area (Coasts of Sinop Peninsula)" in Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Section of Marine Biology in 1998. Currently, he is working as an full professor of Marine Science and Technology Faculty in Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. His researches have involved studies in Aegean Sea, Black Sea, Turkish Straits System including Dardanelles, Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus and Caspian Sea. He has been interested in marine phytoplankton species distribution and ecology especially in coastal habitats and also in harmful algal blooms (HABs). 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.

My Expertise: (1) Marine Biodiversity and Ecology (Microplankton, Phytoplankton and Microzooplankton) (2) Biological Oceanography (Phytoplankton Dinamic) (3) Chemical Oceanography (Nutrient Dinamic) (4) Harmfull Algal Blooms (HABs) (5) Eutrophication and Phytoplankton (6) Physical Oceanography (CTD)