Talks at Conferences, Workshops and Meetings
Conservation is dying: Can we talk about it? 25. International Conference on Bear Research and Management. 12-17 November 2017, Quito, Ecuador.
Bears of the World: Can we talk about the future? 24. International Conference on Bear Research and Management. 12-16 June 2016, Anchorage, Alaska, US.
Invited Talk - People and big cats: The need for a new paradigm in conflict research and management. Human Wildlife Conflict Management Workshop, 15-17 April 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal.
People and bears: Transformation of conflict resolution. 23. International Conference on Bear Research and Management. 5-11 October 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece.
A global snapshot of conflict: Countries, experts and key factors. 23. International Conference on Bear Research and Management. 5-11 October 2014, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Can psychology help to protect bears, leopards, tigers and contribute to human-wildlife conflict resolution? 3. National Psychology Outside the Box Conference. 19-20 June 2014, Ottawa, Canada.
Invited Talk - Human-bear conflict: A model project from Turkey and future of conflict resolution. University of Kent, DICE. 7 October 2010, Canterbury, UK.
Invited Talk - Human-bear conflict management. 19. International Conference on Bear Research and Management Conference. 16-22 May 2010, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Human-bear conflict: A model project for resolving the conflict from Turkey. 19. International Conference on Bear Research and Management Conference. 16-22 May 2010, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Invited Talk - Human-bear conflict resolution and challenges for nature conservation in Turkey. Istanbul Technical University. 2 December 2009, Istanbul, Turkey.
Status of leopard in Turkey, 2000-2009. European Congress of Conservation Biology. 1-5 September 2009, Prague, Czech Republic.
Human-bear conflict in Turkey. 16. International Conference on Bear Research and Management. 27 September - 1 October 2005, Trentino, Italy.
What do we really know about canid predation in marine turtle nesting sites in Turkey? 2. Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. 4-7 May 2005. Antalya, Turkey.
Invited Talk - Status, management and conservation of large carnivores in Turkey. Seminar on the transboundary management of large carnivore populations. Bern Convention and Council of Europe. 15-17 April 2005, Osilnica, Slovenia.
Current Status of the gray wolf, its prey and human-wolf interaction in Turkey. World Wolf Congress. 25-28 September 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
The status of brown bears and recommendations for management and conservation of brown bears in Turkey. 5. Ecology and Environment Congress. 5-8 October 2004, Bolu, Turkey.
Distribution of striped hyaena in Southeastern Anatolia and recommendations for the conservation of hyaenas in Turkey. 5. Ecology and Environment Congress. 5-8 October 2004, Bolu, Turkey.
Distribution of grey wolves and their prey species; human-wolf interaction in Bolu and recommendations for the management and conservation of wolves in Turkey. 5. Ecology and Environment Congress. 5-8 October 2004, Bolu, Turkey.
Invited Talk - Is Caspian Tiger Extinct in Turkey? 23. Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations. American-Turkish Council. 4-7 April 2004, Washington, DC. USA.
Invited Talk - Biodiversity in Turkey. 23. Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations. American-Turkish Council. 4-7 April 2004, Washington, DC., USA.
Invited Talk - Wolf in Turkey. UK Wolf Conservation Trust. 26 October 2003, UK.
Large Carnivores of Turkey: Status of wolf, brown bear, striped hyaena and Anatolian leopard and their conservation priorities. 4. European Congress of Mammalogy. 27 July - 1 August 2003, Brno, Czech Republic.
The status of brown bear in Turkey and priorities for their research and conservation. 14. International Conference on Bear Research and Management, 28 July - 2 August 2002, Steinkjer, Norway.
Invited Talk - The large mammals in Turkey and drafting an action plan for carnivore conservation.5. Annual Meeting of the Large Herbivore Initiative. 20-25 October 2001, Antalya, Turkey.
Status of Large Mammals in Turkey. The Research Association of Rural Environment and Forestry. 25 April 2001, Ankara, Turkey.
Invited Talk - The status of large carnivores in Turkey. WWF Species Working Group Meeting. 26-30 March 2001, Istanbul, Turkey.
Invited Talk - The Anatolian large mammals project and the status of large mammals. WWF Large Herbivore Initiative and WWF Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe joint meeting. 18-23 October 2000, Spain.
Wildlife Ecology. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 18 May 2000, Ankara, Turkey.
The use of geographical information systems in large mammal studies and possible applications to Turkish Fauna. Middle East Technical University, Department of Geodetic and Geographical Information Technologies. 1999, Ankara, Turkey.
Grey wolves in Bolu. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 31 December 1999, Ankara, Turkey.
Designing a study for Eurasian river otters in Abant Lake, Bolu. Western Black Sea Forestry Research Institute. 1999, Bolu, Turkey.
Desertification in Turkey and Greece: A comparison between the two countries. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Department of Environment and Renewable Resources. 1998, Chania, Crete, Greece.
Animal behaviour and genetics: Nature versus nurture. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 1997, Ankara, Turkey.
Environmental enrichment for captive animals. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 1997, Ankara, Turkey.
Man as a biological species. Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering. 1996, Ankara, Turkey.
New Frontiers in Ecology: The role of fractal geometry in ecology. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 1996, Ankara, Turkey.
Biological diversity and future: How many species do we need? Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 1994, Ankara, Turkey.
Environmental problems: A global perspective. Middle East Technical University, Department of Biology. 1994, Ankara, Turkey.