Dissertations & Theses 2023

Tunalı, Mehmet Meriç. Microplastic in soil and its effect on plant growth.
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven, Thesis Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün

Güneş, Gıyasettin. Process modeling and energy optimization of a full scale advanced biological wastewater treatment plant in Istanbul.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Erdinçler

Demiray, Zeynep. Evaluation of in-situ chemical flushing and oxidation technologies for the remediation of aquifer systems contaminated with DNAPLs.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim Copty

Temizel, İlknur. The fate and behaviour of nano-ZnO in conventional and bioreactor landfills.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Turgut Tüzün Onay

Sıvacı, Merve. Comparison of the genetic diversity levels of wheat species grown in Turkey & investigation of the genomic responses of local einkorn wheat to heat stress.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. İ. Raşit Bilgin

Saner, Samim. Occurrence, Removal, and Toxicity of Pharmaceutical Compounds in the Selected Drinking Water Sources of Istanbul.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız, Thesis Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün

Akdoğan, Zeynep. Assessing Microplastic Abundance and Distribution in Rivers: A Mechanistic Modeling Approach.
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven

Öztürk, Deniz. Political ecology of geothermal power plants in Turkey: The case of Büyük Menderes and Gediz grabens.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Cem İskender Aydın

Varty Bayar, Frances Alexandra Rose. The Impact of Inter-Basin Water Transfers on the Water Security of Istanbul and Surrounding Watersheds.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya

Sargın, Serkan. Impact of climate change on wind energy projections in Turkey under RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 emission trajectories.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Cem İskender Aydın

Pala, Özge Naz. Flood vulnerability assessment using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis: A case study of Kaynarca river.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya

Örün, Anıl Doğan. The use of metabarcoding approach to determine the diatom composition of mucilage in the sea of Marmara. 
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. İ. Raşit Bilgin

Uygur, İzel. A System Dynamics Approach to Strategic Groundwater Management in Çumra Region of Konya Closed Basin.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel

Ödensoy, Sena. Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity Risk Mapping: Coupling of Multi Criteria Decision Analysis with Analytic Hierarchy Process Methods.
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven

Yoloğlu, Onur Cem. Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources: Case Study of Konya Closed Basin.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim Copty

Deniz, Bükre. Hydrological and Water Quality Modeling of Küçük Menderes River Basin and Management Scenarios.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya

Yousuf, Hira. Discard Through a Foucauldian Lens: The Case of Fisherfolk at Karachi’s Korangi Coast.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Pınar Ertör Akyazı