The aim of the Department of Biology is to encourage scientific thinking and to provide the students with the necessary up to date theoretical knowledge and practice in the field of life sciences. The Department offers B.Sc as well as M.Sc and Ph.D degrees.

The fields of interest of the department are wide ranging and include the followings,local flora, fauna and ecology; population genetics; biodiversity and conservation biology; environmental quality; biotechnology; toxicology; molecular biology; proteomics and genomics.

The Biology department was founded 1990 in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and includes five sub-sections: Botanic, Ecology, General Biology, Molecular Biology and Zoology. There are totally 9 professors, 2 associate professor, 5 assistant professors, 1 instructor, 1 expert and 20 research assistants. Each member of staff is actively involved in research and consultancy work. This ensures that they remain academically active within their respective fields of interest. The Department organizes seminars, symposiums and other activities. Our students can participate in research programs or in such activities.

Each year 50 students are accepted to the Department. Duration of education in the department is four years. Our graduates are well equipped with the knowledge and the capability to do research to catch up with the new developments in biological sciences and are expected to meet the needs in the future.

The graduates have very good employment opportunities in the research centers of both the public and the private industry and also at the educational institutions. New opportunities for biologists are being created in the ever expanding field of biotechnology.

Our students are also encouraged going abroad by means of some educational programs such as Erasmus or Leonardo da Vinci. For that purpose we want to sign new bilateral agreements or some other contacts. 

In case of any difficulties or getting information, you are encouraged to approach the tutors or the Head of Department.