is a professor of genetics and molecular biology in the Department of Biology at Istanbul University in Turkey. He obtained his BSc degree in Middle East Technical University, Ankara and PhD from University of Leeds, Department of Genetics, UK. His main research areas include the role of germin gene products during early plant development and the characterization and biotechnological use of halophilic archaea.
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