Unit Managers
Prof. Hacı Halil BIYIK
Department Head
Assoc. Prof. Esin POYRAZOĞLU
Vice Head of Department
Lec. Derya ULUĞ
Vice Head of Department
Ofc. Yavuz Selim ASLAN
Vice Head of Department
In the Biology department, education and research activities are carried out in six main branches: Botany, Ecology, General Biology, Molecular Biology, Hydrobiology, and Zoology, with a total of 23 academic staff members, including 16 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 2 Assistant Professors, and 2 Research Assistants (one of whom holds a Ph.D.).
History
Established in 1996, the Biology Department admitted its first students in the 1998-1999 academic year. Our department, which awarded its first graduates in 2002, offers education in the formal education format.
Mission
Our mission is to raise our students as biologists who are equipped with modern, scientific information and skills in the area of biological sciences. Our goal is that our graduates should be highly competitive and qualified biologists in all fields of biology.
Vision
To become an internationally acknowledged, preferred and recognized department in biology.
Purpose
The aim of the Biology Department is to educate students as competetive biologists who are aware of universal values and competitive not only at national level but also at international level.
Physical Infrastructure
The Biology Department is located in the Faculy of Science. The academic staff consists of 16 professors, 3 associate professors , 2 doctoral lecturer and 2 research assistants. Research areas in department shows variety. Our laboratories which are used for research and education as following: Microbiology Research Laboratory, Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Invertebrate Animals Research Laboratory, Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Plant Tissue Culture Research Laboratory, Genetics Research Laboratory, Ecology Research Laboratory, Hydrobiology Research Laboratory, Vector Control and Biocidal Products Research and Development Laboratory, Zoology Research Laboratory, Herbarium and Zoology Museum. Our department have bilateral agreements within ERASMUS student exhange programme.
Technical Infrastructure
Our department has two classrooms equipped with computers and projection systems, with capacities of 80 and 40 people. In addition, there are three student laboratories with technical equipment, each with a capacity of 40 people.
