Mustafa Sözen Ph.D. in Biology Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak – TURKEY

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Mailing address:  Zonguldak Karaelmas University Phone: +90 372 257 20 70

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Fax: +90 372 257 41 81

Department of Biology GSM: +90 535 733 76 54

67100 İncivez – Zonguldak, TURKEY Home: +90.372 257 59 30

E-mail: spalaxtr@hotmail.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

Birth 01.08.1967, at Akseki in Antalya, Turkey

Family Status Married (Fatma Sözen, Teacher) with a twin sons (Mert and Cem; born 21.01.2000).

Languages Turkish (native), English.

Education and work

· · · 1984-1988 Undergraduate studentship, Biology Department of the Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey

· · · 1989-1991 Teacher in Ankara, Turkey

· · · 1990-1993 M.Sc. studentship, Ankara University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Turkey

· · · 1994-2000 Ph.D. studentship, Ankara University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Turkey

· · · 1991-2000 Research Assistant, Ankara University, Science Faculty, Biology Department, Turkey

· · · 2000-present time: Assist. Prof. Dr., Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey

M.Sc.Thesis - " Seasonal distribution in the quantity and quality of benthic invertebrate organisms in the lake Akşehir (Konya)". 1993

Ph.D.Thesis - " Karyological and morphological analysis of Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) populations in Ulukışla (Niğde) -Tarsus (Mersin) - Adana district". 2000

Current research interests 

· · · Systematic and Taxonomy of small mammals.

· · · Evolutionary zoology.

· · · Biodiversity of mammals in Turkey.

· · · Biology and ecology of small mammals

· · · Karyology of mammals

· · · Molecular systematics

Publications

1996

· · · Yiğit, N., Çolak, E. and M. Sözen, “Investigations on Biology of Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology. 20, 211 - 215 (1996).

· · · Altındağ, A. ve M. Sözen, “Seyfe (Kırşehir) gölü Rotifera faunasının taksonomik yönden incelenmesi”. Tr. J. of. Zoology, 20, 221-230 (1996). (in Turkish with English summary)

1997

· · · · Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “Karyotype of Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 21, 123 - 125 (1997).

• Kıvanç, E., Sözen, M., Çolak, E. and N. Yiğit, “Karyological and Phallic Acpects of Spiny Mouse, Acomys cilicicus Spitzenberger, 1978 (Rodentia: Muridae) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 21, 167 - 169 (1997).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Kıvanç, E. ve M. Sözen, “Türkiye`deki Mesocricetus brandti (Nehring, 1898) (Mammalia: Rodentia)`nın Üreme Biyolojisi Üzerine Araştırmalar,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 21, 343-348 (1997). (in Turkish with English summary)
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Kıvanç, E ve M. Sözen, “Türkiye`deki Glis glis orientalis (Nehring, 1903) (Rodentia: Gliridae)`in Üreme Biyolojisi,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 21, 375 - 380 (1997). (in Turkish with English summary)
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Kıvanç, E. and M. Sözen, “Gerbil record from Turkey: Gerbillus (Hendecapleura) dasyurus Wagner, 1842 (Rodentia: Gerbillinae),” Isr. J. Zool., 43, 13 - 18 (1997).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen. M. and Ş. Özkurt, “On the karyotype of Long eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770) (Mammalia: Insectivora) in Turkey,” Z. Säugetierkunde, 62, 372 - 374 (1997).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş. Özkurt, “Distribution and taxonomic status of the genus Microtus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in southeastern Turkey.” Isr. J. Zool., 43: 391 - 396 (1997).
• Kıvanç, E., Sözen, M., Çolak, E. and N. Yiğit, “Karyological and Phallic Characteristics of Dryomys laniger (Rodentia: Gliridae) Felten and Storch, 1968 in Turkey.” Isr. J. Zool., 43, 401 - 403 (1997).

1998

· · · Sözen, M. and E. Kıvanç, “A new karyotype of Spalax leucodon cilicicus Mehely,1909 (Mammalia: Rodentia) from type locality in Turkey,” Isr. J. Zool., 44, 53 - 56 (1998).

• Sözen, M. and E. Kıvanç, “Two new karyotypic forms of Spalax leucodon (Nordmann, 1840) (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Turkey,” Z. Säugetierkunde, 63, 307 - 310 (1998).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş.Özkurt, “Hibernation and Body Weight in Dormice, Glis glis orientalis (Nehring, 1903) (Rodentia: Gliridae), maintained under uncontrolled conditions,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 1-7 (1998).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş.Özkurt, “A study on Taxonomic status of Microtus subterraneus (de Selys Longchamps, 1836) and Microtus majori Thomas, 1906 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 119 – 130 (1998).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş.Özkurt, “A study on Long-ared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770) (Mammalia: Insectivora) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 131 - 136 (1998).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. and Ş. Özkurt, “A study on taxonomy and karyology of Rattus norvegicus Berkenhaut, 1769 and Rattus rattus Linnaeus, 1758 in Turkey”, Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 203 - 212 (1998).
• Özkurt, Ş., Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and E. Çolak, “Notes on distributional records and some characteristics of five Carnivore species (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 285 - 288 (1998).
• Çolak, E., Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and Ş. Özkurt “A study on Ecology and Biology of Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston, 1880 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 289 - 295 (1998).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “Contribution to the Taxonomy, Distribution and Karyology of Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 22, 297 – 301 (1998).

1999

· · · Özkurt, Ş., Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and E. Çolak, “On the karyology and morphology of Sciurus anomalus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Zoology in the Middle East, 18, 9-15 (1999).

• Sözen, M., Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Özkurt, Ş. and R. Verimli, “Contributions to the karyology and taxonomy of the genus Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Z. Säugetierkunde, 64, 210-219 (1999).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “A study on Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 (Mammalia : Carnivora) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 119-122 (1999).
• Özkurt, Ş., Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and E. Çolak, “A study on Vormela peregusna Guldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Carnivora) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 141-144 (1999).
• Sözen, M., Çolak, E., Yiğit, N. and Ş. Özkurt, “The age variations of Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston, 1880 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 145-155 (1999).
• Çolak, E., Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and Ş.Özkurt, “Observations on Biology and Ecology of Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 247-251 (1999).
• Özkurt, Ş., Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and R. Verimli, “Contributions to karyology and morphology of Arvicola terrestris (Lin., 1758)’in Central Anatolia,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 253-257 (1999).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. and Ş.Özkurt, “Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892 (Mammalia: Rodentia)`nin diş gelişimi, diş aşınımı ve yaş tayini,” Tr. J. of Zoology. 23 (Ek sayı 3), 965-971 (1999). (in Turkish with English summary)
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M., Verimli, R. and Ş. Özkurt, “A study on morphology and karyology of Prometheomys schaposhnikowi Satunin, 1901 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 23, 415-421 (1999).

· · · Sözen, M. ve S. Yiğit, “Akşehir (Konya) Gölü bentik faunası ve bazı limnolojik özellikleri”. Tr. J. of Zoology. 23 (Ek sayı 3), 829-847 (1999). (in Turkish with English summary)

· · · Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “Türkiye kemiricilerinin (Mammalia: Rodentia) Habitatları ve Tarım alanları üzerine etkileri,” Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 12, 885 – 906 (1999). (in Turkish with English summary)

• Özkurt, Ş., Yiğit, N., Çolak, E. ve M. Sözen, “Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston, 1880 (Mammalia: Rodentia)`nin İç Anadolu bölgesindeki tarım alanları üzerine etkisi ve mücadele yöntemleri,” Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 12, 907 – 921 (1999). (in Turkish with English summary)

2000

· · · Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M., Verimli, R. and Ş. Özkurt, “The karyotype of Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Zoology in the Middle East, 20, 21-23 (2000).

• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M., Verimli, R. and Ş. Özkurt, “On coloration and karyology of Vormela peregusna, in Turkey,” Zoology in the Middle East, 21, 13-18 (2000).
• Sözen, M., Yiğit, N. and E. Çolak, “A study on karyotypic evolution of the genus Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Isr. J. Zool., 46, 239-242 (2000).
• Sözen, M., Çolak, E. and N. Yiğit, “Contributions to the karyology and taxonomy of Spalax leucodon nehringi Satunin, 1898 and Spalax leucodon armeniacus Mehely, 1909 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Z. Säugetierkunde, 65, 309-312 (2000).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M., Özkurt, Ş. and R. Verimli, “Distribution, morphology, and karyology of the gunus Mesocricetus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Folia Zool., 49, 167 - 174 (2000).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. and Ş. Özkurt, “A study on the hibernation of Spermophilus xanthoprymnus (Bennet, 1835) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 24, 87 – 93 (2000).
• Verimli, R., Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş. Özkurt, “Electrophoretic aspects of blood-serum proteins of Apodemus mystacinus and Apodemus agrarius (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 24, 225 – 229 (2000).
• Verimli, R., Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M., and Ş. Özkurt, “Nonspesific esterase patterns of Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhaut, 1769) in western Turkey,” Turk J. Biol., 24, 825 – 831 (2000).
• Verimli, R., Yiğit, N., Çolak, E. and M. Sözen, “Blood serum proteins of the genus Mesocricetus Nehring, 1898 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Turk J. Biol., 24, 855 –858 (2000).

2001

· Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M., Özkurt, Ş. and Verimli, R., “Observations on the feeding and behavior of the fat dormouse, Glis glis orientalis Nehring, 1903 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in captivity,” Zoology in the Middle East, 22, 17-24 (2001).

• Yiğit, N., Verimli, R., Çolak, E., Sözen, M., and Ş. Özkurt, “Blood-Serum Proteins of Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Turk J. Biol., 25, 83 – 88 (2001).
• Verimli, R., Çolak, E., Yiğit, N., Sözen, M., and Ş. Özkurt, “Blood-Serum Proteins of Apodemus flavicollis and Apodemus hermonensis (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Turk J. Biol., 25, 89 – 92 (2001).
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E.,Verimli, R., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “A study on distribution, morphology and karyology of Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey,” Tr. J. of Zoology, 25: 67 – 70 (2001).
• Özkurt, Ş. Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M., and Verimli, R., “Observations on the reproduction biology of Meriones meridianus Pallas, 1773 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in captivity,” Zoology in the Middle East, 23, 23-29 (2001).

2002

§ § Karataş, A. and Sözen, M., “Karyotype of Taphozous nudiventris Cretzschmar, 1830 (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Turkey,” Isr. J. Zool, 48: 59-60 (2002).

2003

§ § Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. and Özkurt, Ş., “A study on geographical distribution along with habitat aspects of rodent species in Turkey,” Bonn. Zool. Beitr, 50, 355-368 (2003).

§ § Çolak., E. Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. and Ş. Özkurt, “Data on Cranial and tooth development of Glis glis orientalis Nehring, 1903 (Rodentia: Gliridae) in Turkey”, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientarium Hungaricae, 49 (Suppl. 1), 33-38 (2003).

2004

• Sözen, M., “A karyological study on subterranean mole rats of the Spalax leucodon Nordmann, 1840 superspecies in Turkey,” Z. Säugetierkunde, 64: 420-429 (2004).
• Karataş, A., Sözen, M. “Contribution to karyology, distribution and taxonomic status of the Long-winged Bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Turkey,” Zoology in the Middle East, 33: 51-64. (2004).
• Çolak, E., Yiğit, N. Çolak, R., Sözen, M., Özkurt, Ş. and Kankılıç T. “Taxonomic status and distribution of Apodemus mystacinus (Danford and Alston, 1877) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey” Turk J Zool., 28: 285 – 294 (2004).

2005

• Matur, F. and Sözen. M., “A karyological study on Subterrranean Mole Rats of the Spalax leucodon Nordmann, 1840 (Mammalia: Rodentia) superspecies around Bilecik province in Turkey” Zoology in the Middle East, 36: 5-10 (2005).
• Sözen, M. “Türkiye Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia)’ları Üzerine Biyolojik Bir Araştırma,” Gazi Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 18: 167 - 181 (2005).

33. Özkurt, Ş., Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Sözen, M. and Gharkheloo, M. M. “Observations on the Ecology, Reproduction and Behavior of Spermophilus Bennett, 1835 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey” Turk J Zool., 29: 91 – 99 (2005).

MeetIngs

· · · Yiğit, N., Çolak., E. Özkurt, Ş ve M. Sözen, “Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892 (Mammalia: Rodentia) Türünün Ekolojisi ve Ekonomik Önemi”, II. Ulusal Ekoloji Kongresi, 11-13 Eylül 1995. Ankara. 1995.

• Özkurt, Ş., Yiğit, N., Çolak, E. ve M. Sözen, “Mogan Gölü Güneyinde Bulunan Step Alandaki Erozyonun Biyolojik Kanıtları”, Mogan ve Eymir Gölleri II. Çevre Kurultayı, 9-10 Mayıs 1996 Ankara. 1996.
• Yiğit, N., Çolak, E., Özkurt, Ş. and M. Sözen, “Glis glis L. 1766`nın Laboratuvardaki Beslenme ve Davranışı üzerine gözlemler”, III. Ulusal Ekoloji ve Çevre Kongresi, 3 - 5 Eylül 1997 Kırşehir, 1997.
• Sözen, M. “Spalax leucodon Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) türünden komşu üç kromozomal formda (2n = 52, 56 ve 58) molar varyasyonları”, XV. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 5-9 Eylül 2000 Ankara, 2000.

· · Sözen, M. “Türkiye Spalax (Mammalia: Rodentia)’ları üzerine ekolojik ve biyolojik gözlemler”, IV. Ulusal Ekoloji ve Çevre Kongresi, 5-8 Ekim 2001 Bodrum, 2001.

· · Çolak., E. Yiğit, N., Sözen, M. ve Ş. Özkurt, “Cranial and teeth development of Glis glis orientalis Nehring, 1903 (Rodentia: Gliridae) in Turkey”, International Conference on Dormous (Myoxidae), 29-29 Ağustos 2002. Gödöllö, Macaristan, 2002.

· · Sözen, M., “Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (MammalIa: RodentIa) Kromozomal Formlarının Ayrımında Bakulumun Önemi” XVI. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 4-7 Eylül Malatya, 2002.

· · Sözen, M. “Batı Karadeniz Kemiricileri ve Ekonomik Önemleri”, Zararlı Kemirgenler (Mammalia: Rodentia), Müzadele Yöntemleri ve Ekosistem Yönetimi Çalıştayı, 24-26 Haziran 2003. Ankara. 2003. Çalıştay Kitabı: 83 – 104.

· · Sözen, M., “Türkiye’deki Spalax leucodon Nordmann, 1840 (MammalIa: RodentIa) üzerinde karyolojik bir çalışma” XVII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 21-24 Haziran 2004 Adana.

· · Sözen, M., Matur, F. “Zonguldak ili Rat (Mammalia: Rodentia)’larında bazı iskelet karakterlerinin karşılaştırılması” XVII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 21-24 Haziran 2004 Adana.

· · Ivanitskaya, E., Sözen, M. Matur, F., Sevindik, M., Çataklı, K., E. Nevo, “Distribution of Spalax leucodon cytotypes in northwestern Turkey” 9^th International Conference Rodens et Spatium, Lublin, Polland, July 12 – 16, 2004.

Ivanitskaya, E., Sözen, M. Rashkovertsky, L., Matur, F., Sevindik, M., Çataklı, K., E. Nevo, “Chromosome evolution od mediterranean mole rats (Spalax, Spalacidae, Rodentia)” 9^th International Mammalogical Congress, Roles of Mammalogy on Coexistance of Wild Mammals and Human, July 31- August 5, 2005 Japan

Projects

· · · Taxonomy and Karyological aspects of the genus Gerbillus Desmarest, 1804 (Mammalia: Rodentia) inTurkey, Research Found of Ankara University, No: 95 05 03 01, 1995.

• Karyological and morphological analysis of Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) populations in Ulukışla (Niğde) -Tarsus (Mersin) - Adana district, Research Found of Ankara University,, No: 96 05 03 05, 1996.
• Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Apodemus Kaup, 1829 and Mesocricetus Nehring, 1989 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey, TÜBİTAK, TBAG – 1574, 1996.
• Taxonomy and Karyological aspects of the genus Mus L., 1758 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey, TÜBİTAK, TBAG – 1436, 1995.
• The study on blood proteins of the genus Apodemus Kaup, 1829 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey by SDS – PAGE, Research Found of Ankara University, No: 96 05 03 02, 1996.
• Taxonomy of the genus Rattus Fisher, 1803 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in western Anatolia, Research Found of Ankara University, No: 96 05 03 56, 1997.
• Determination of the effects on agricultural area of rodent species living in central Anatolia, Research found of Gazi University, GEF. 14/96-1, 1996.
• Karyological and electhrophoretic aspects of the genus Spermophilus (Mamalia: Rodentia) in western Turkey, Research found of Gazi University, GEF. 14/97-3, 1997.
• Burdur Gölü Sulak Alan Yönetim Planı, Ministry of environment, Kod. No. 97 KI00020, 1997.
• Karyological and morphological analysis of Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) populations in Zonguldak, Bolu and Ankara district, Research found of Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 2000-13-02-08, 2000.
• Determination of biodiversity in Zonguldak, Zonguldak İli Çevre İl Müdürlüğü, 2001.
• Determination of comparative skeletal anatomy of Spalax Güldenstaedt, 1770 (Mammalia: Rodentia) populations in Turkey, Research found of Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 2001-13-00-17, 2001.

• Yiğit, N. Çolak, E., Ketenoğlu, O., Kurt, L., Sözen, M., Hamzaoğlu, E., Karataş, A., Özkurt. Ş. 2002. Çevresel Etki Değerlendirme “ÇED”, 592 sayfa, Kılavuz Paz. Tic. Ltd. Şti. Ankara.
• Sözen, M. 2005. Biyoçeşitlilik: Canlıların 6 Alemi. Ders Notları, 242 s. Zonguldak.
• Çolak, E ve Sözen, M., 2005. Evrim Ders Notları. 82 s. Zonguldak.

Demirsoy, A., Yiğit N., Çolak E., Sözen, M. and Karataş A., 2006. Mammals of Türkiye, “Türkiye Kemiricileri” Mateksan Yayınevi, Ankara, 131 page.

Undergraduate Curriculum Program

FIRST YEAR

I. Semester

Compulsory Courses

Code Courses Credit

BİY 101 General Biology I 3-0-3

BİY 103 General Biology I Lab 0-4-2

BİY 109 Bioinformatics 1-2-2

II. Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 122 Principles of Systematic Zoology 3-0-3

BİY 116 Biodiversity 2-0-2

SECOND YEAR

III Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 225 Invertebrate Biology 3-0-3

BİY 227 Invertebrate Biology Lab 0-2-1

IV Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 238 Vertebrate Biology 3-0-3

BİY 240 Vertebrate Biology Lab 0-2-1

THIRD YEAR

V. Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 321 Foreing Language for Biologists 3-0-3

Electives

BİY 305 Seminar in Biology I 2-0-2

BİY 325 Behaviour 2-0-2

VI. Semester

Electives

BİY 306 Seminar in Biology II 2-0-2

FOURTH YEAR

VII. Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 401 Advanced Biology Study I 0-4-2

Electives

BİY 421 Anatomy 2-0-2

BİY 419 Limnology 1-2-2

BİY 423 Mammalogy 2-0-2

BİY 437 Marine Biology 1-2-2

BİY 491 Ornithology 2-0-2

VIII. Semester

Compulsory Courses

BİY 402 Advanced Biology Study II 0-4-2

Elective Courses

BİY 428 Zoogeography 2-0-2

BİY 414 Evolution 2-0-2

BİY 430 Herpetology 1-2-2

BİY 432 Museum Preparation Techniques 1-2-2

Graduate CurrIculum Program

SPRING SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE	CREDIT
BİY 702	Evolution of Vertebrates	3-0-3
BİY 704	Biology and Ecology of Mammals	3-0-3
BİY 706	Rodents of Turkey	2-2-3

AUTUMN SEMESTER

CODE	COURSE	CREDIT
BİY 701	Principles of Systematic Zoology	3-0-3
BİY 703	Animal Tracs	2-2-3
BİY 705	Vertebrate Locomotion Mechanisms	2-0-2
BİY 707	Collecting, Preparation and Protection of Vertebrate Samples	2-2-3

My Family

Married (Fatma Sözen, Teacher) with a twins sons (Mert and Cem; born 21.01.2000).

Picture gallery

My wife Fatma Sözen.