Dr. Kadri Kiran
Date and place of Birth:28 January 1974, Stuttgart, Göppingen - Germany
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Full Address:Trakya University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology
22030 Edirne
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Research Projects:Taxonomic and Faunistic study on the ants of Western Taurus Mountains-Turkey.
MS: The Vertical Distribution of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Samanli Mountains, Iznik.
PhD: Revision of the Ant Genus Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Turkey.
List of Publications:
Kiran K, Aktac N (2007) The social parasitic ant Plagiolepis xene STÄRCKE, 1936 new to Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 10: 110. 
Kiran K, Aktaç N (2006) The Vertical Distribution of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Samanli Mountains, Turkey. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(2): 1105-1122.
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2006) A new household ant record for Turkish Thrace [Monomorium pharaonis (L.)]. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(2): 1123-1128.
Aktaç N, Radchenko A.G, Kiran K (2004) On the taxonomy of the west palaearctic Aenictinae ants (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 54(2): 361-364.
List of Conference Contributions:
Aktaç N, Çamlitepe Y, Aras A, Kiran K (1998) A comparative study on the distribution of Formica rufa Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia. II. International Congress on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna - BIOECCO 2. 16-20 September, Ohrid, Macedonia (Abstract).
Aktaç N, Çamlitepe Y, Aras A, Kiran K (1999) Distribution of Mediterranean Ant Species In Turkey. 8th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions, 17-21 May, Kavala, Greece (Abstract).
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2003) 5th Regional validation Workshop Balkan region (Fauna Europeae project). Recent faunistic studies in Turkish Thrace. 17-18 November, Athens, Greece.
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2004) A new harvester ant from Turkey: Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceeding of 17th National Congress of Biology, Zoology Section 21-24 June, Adana, Turkey (In Turkish, Abstract).
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2006) A new household ant record for Turkish Thrace [Monomorium pharaonis (L.)]. Proceeding of 18th National Congress of Biology, Zoology Section, 26-30 June, Aydin, Turkey (In Turkish, Abstract).
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2007) The Contribution of Societies in Determining the Biodiversity of Turkey and the Introduction of Main Databases. EDIT WP2. First Edit Symposium on the Future of Taxonomy -The Role of Societies and Networks. 26-28 March, Congress Centre, Smolenice Castle, Slovakia (Abstract).
Aktaç N, Kiran K (2007) Faunal Composition of Turkish Ants. 2nd Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, CEW. 17-19 May, Szeged, Hungary (Abstract).
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Kiran K, Aktaç N (2007) A New Record of Social Parasitic Ant (Plagiolepis xene St.) to Turkey. Poster presented at the 2nd Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, CEW. 17-19 May, Szeged, Hungary
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