Öz: Bu çalışma, Van yöresඈ nde yetඈ şen makrofungusları belඈ rlemek amacı ඈ le yapılmıştır. Arazඈve laboratuar çalışmaları sonucunda teşhඈ slerඈyapılan örneklerඈ n Ascomycota Basਟ dਟ omycota ve bölümlerඈ ne aඈ t 6 takım, 26 famඈ lya ve 58 cඈ ns ඈ çඈ nde dağılım gösteren toplam 122 makromantar türü belඈ rlenmඈ ştඈ r. Tespඈ t edඈ len türlerden 47'sඈyenen, 56'sı yenmeyen, 19'u ඈ se zehඈ rlඈözellඈ ktedඈ r. Ayrıca 15 türün de odun tahrඈ pçඈ sඈolduğu belඈ rlenmඈ ştඈ r. Tespඈ t edඈ len türlerden 41'ඈaraştırma alanı ඈ çඈ n; ayrıca (Fr.) Geopora sepulta Contrඈ butඈ ons to Macrofungඈof the Van Regඈ onAbstract: The present study was aඈ med to ඈ nvestඈ gate the macrofungal dඈ versඈ ty of Van provඈ nce. The collected specඈ mens were ඈ dentඈ fඈ ed accordඈ ng to fඈ eld and Laboratory studඈ es. The specඈ men are belongඈ ng to the and dඈ vඈ sඈ on, Ascomycota Basਟ dਟ omycota dඈ strඈ buted ඈ n 6 order, 26 famඈ lඈ es, 58 genera and 122 specඈ es.The ඈ dentඈ fඈ ed specඈ es are classඈ fඈ ed as 47 edඈ ble, 56 ඈ nedඈ ble, 19 posඈ onus and 15 wood decayඈ ng. 13 Gඈ rඈ ş Makromantarlar yenen ve zehඈ rlඈtürlerඈ ඈ çermelerඈ nedenඈ yle ඈ nsan sağlığı ඈ le de yakından ඈ lඈ şkඈ lඈ dඈ r. Yenen türlerඈ n değerlen-dඈ rඈ lmesඈve zehඈ rlඈolanlardan sakınılması ancak onların bඈ lඈ msel olarak ele alınıp ඈ ncelenmelerඈ ඈ le mümkündür. Dඈ ğer yandan son yıllarda kanser araştırmalarında drog olarak mantarların kullanıldıkları bඈ lඈ nen bඈ r gerçektඈ r. Yඈ ne odun tahrඈ pçඈ sඈ mantarlar gerek orman ağaçlarında ve depolarda bekletඈ len tomruklarda ve gerekse meyve ağaçlarında çürüklük oluşturarak cඈ ddඈ ekonomඈ k kayıplara yol açmaktadırlar.

IntroductionScientific studies on Turkish macromycota have a history of approximately 100 years. Such studies increased considerably in the last 20 to 30 years and checklists were prepared by Sesli and Denchev (2014). Additional contributions were also made to these checklists by Sesli

An elevation in hearing thresholds and decrease in hearing sensitivity in adults, particularly due to aging, are quite common. Recent studies have shown that, apart from aging, various other factors also play a role in auditory changes. Studies on the association of hearing loss (HL) with obesity are limited in advanced age cases and present contradictions. In this study, the association between obesity and hearing thresholds in women aged 18-40 years has been assessed. Forty women diagnosed with obesity (mean age, 31.8 years) and 40 healthy non-obese female controls (mean age, 30.5 years) were included in this prospective study. Each subject was tested with low (250, 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz) and high (4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz) frequency audiometry. In the case and control groups, the average hearing thresholds at low frequencies were 16.03 ± 4.72 and 16.15 ± 2.72 (p = 0.885) for the right ear, respectively, and 16.15 ± 5.92 and 14.71 ± 3.18 (p = 0.180) for the left ear, respectively. The average hearing threshold levels at high frequencies were 20.70 ± 10.23 and 15.33 ± 3.87 (p = 0.003), respectively, for the right ear, and 22.91 ± 15.54 and 15.87 ± 4.35 (p = 0.007), respectively, for the left ear with statistical significance. This is the first report on the association of obesity with hearing threshold in women aged 18-40 years. We have demonstrated that obesity may affect hearing function, particularly that related to high frequencies. Hearing loss can be prevented by avoidance or control of obesity and its risk factors. Moreover, an auditory screening of obese cases at an early stage may provide early diagnosis of HL and may also contribute to their awareness in the fight against obesity.

The apothecial ascomycetes that produce cup-shaped ascomata with various colors are commonly known as discomycetes. They represent approximately 9000 taxa, which are saprobic, parasitic, mycorrhizal, or lichenized. Some discomycetes are used in drugs or as biological control agents. Therefore, the fungal resources of the group are significant for biodiversity conservation (Gargas

This study was carried out on wild edible macrofungi samples, collected within the boundaries of Gürpınar (Van) district between 2016 and 2017. As a result of necessary investigations related to macro and micromorphologies of the samples, 36 wild edible macrofungi species belonging to 11 families and 4 orders were determined. Eight of them belong to the phylum Ascomycota and 28 to Basidiomycota. Among the determined taxa Agaricus bisporus, A. campestris, A. urinascens, Pleurotus eryngii, P. ostreatus and P. populinus are collected and consumed by locals. Pleurotus eryngii is the only economically important macrofungi in the region.