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SCI-SSCI or SCI Expanded Articles

  • (Q2) Schifani, E., Alicata, A., Menchetti, M., Borowiec, L., Fisher, B.L., Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Oueslati, W., Salata, S. & Blatrix, R. 2022. Revisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classification. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 80: 627–648. https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.80.e84428 (November 2022)
  • (Q4) Oğuzoğlu, Ş., Avcı, M., Karaman, C. & Kiran, K. 2022. Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with Cinara cedri Mimeur 1936 (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Cedar forests. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 18(1): 112-114. (June 2022)
  • (Q4) Karaman C. & Kiran, K. 2022. Additional records of parasitic Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from Turkey with queen description of Camponotus ruseni Karaman, 2012. Zoology in the Middle East, 68:2, 156-164, DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2022.2051918 (June 2022)
  • (Q2) Csősz, S., Kiran, K., Karaman, C. & Lapeva-Gjonova, A., 2022. A striking color variation is detected in Ponera testacea Emery, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) across its Western Palaearctic geographic range. ZooKeys, 1084: 151-164. (February 2022)
  • Kiran, K., Karaman, C., Heinze, J., 2021.First Record of the Inquiline Ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 from Turkey. Sociobiology, 68(3): e7224 (August 2021)
  • Salata, S., Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Borowiec, L. 2021. Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici, 71: 297–343. doi: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.2.008 (June 2021)
  • Kiran K. & Karaman C., 2021. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 45(3): 161-196. (May 2021)
  • Degueldre, F., Mardulyn, P., Kuhn, A., Pinel, A., Karaman, C., Lebas, C., Schifani, E., Bracko, G., Wagner, H.C., Kiran, K., Borowiec, L., Passera, L., Abril, S., Espadaler, X & Aron, S. 2021. Evolutionary history of inquiline social parasitism in Plagiolepis ants. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 155 (2021) 107016 (February 2021)
  • Kiran K. & Karaman C. 2020. — Additions to the Ant Fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema 42 (18): 285-329. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a18. (June 2020)
  • Salata, S., Loss, A.C., Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Borowiec, L., 2019. Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 899: 85–107. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.899.46933 (December 2019)
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  • Wagner, H.C., Karaman, C., Aksoy, V. & Kiran, K., 2018. A mixed colony of Tetramorium immigrans Santschi, 1927 and the putative social parasite Tetramorium aspina sp.n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecol. News 28: 25-33 (September 2018)
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  • Kaynaş, B.Y., Kıran, K. & Karaman, C., 2018. Long-term effects of fire on ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pinus brutia forests of southwestern Turkey, Zoology in the Middle East, DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2018.1442302 (March 2018)
  • Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., Çamlıtepe, Y. 2017. A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41: 998-1004. (November 2017)
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  • Kiran, K., Karaman, C., Lapeva-Gjonova, A. & Aksoy, V. 2017. Two new species of the "ultimate" parasitic ant genus Teleutomyrmex KUTTER, 1950 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Western Palaearctic. Myrmecological News, 25: 145-155. (October 2017)
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  • Karaman, C. & Kiran, K. 2017. First record of Carebara oertzeni Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the European part of Turkey with worker description. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41: 638-644. (July 2017)
  • Bračko G, Kiran K, Karaman C, Salata S, Borowiec L (2016) Survey of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Greek Thrace. Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7945. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7945 (April 2016)
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  • Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., Camlıtepe, Y. First Record of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 17(1): 45-49, 2015 (March 2015)
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  • Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Kiran, K., Karaman, C. First Records of Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bulgaria and Turkey. Acta zool. bulg., 66 (4): 571-574, 2014.
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International Articles

  • Karaman, C. & Kiran, K. 2018. NEW TRAMP ANT SPECIES FOR TURKEY: Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE). Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 19(1): 51-54, 2018. DOI: 10.23902/trkjnat.340008 (January 2018)

International Conference Proceedings

  • Wagner, H.C., Csősz, S., Kiran, K., Karaman, C., Schlick‐Steiner, B.C., Steiner, F.M., 2019. Does temporary social parasitism exist in Tetramorium? In: 8th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 27‐29 September, Regensburg, GERMANY. (September 2019)
  • Kiran, K., Şenyüz, Y., Karaman, C., 2018. Determination of Vertical Distribution of Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of South Aegean Region of Turkey Using Pitfall Traps. International Ecology 2018 Symposium, 19-23 June, Kastamonu-Turkey. (June 2018)
  • Kıran, K. & Karaman, C. 2017. Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). In. 7th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 21-24 April, Krakow, POLAND. (April 2017)
  • Karaman, C. & Kıran, K. 2017. New exotic ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species for Turkey: Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr. In. 7th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 21-24 April, Krakow, POLAND. (April 2017)
  • Bračko, G. Kıran, K., Karaman, C. (2015). The ant fauna of Greek Thrace. In. 6th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 24-27 July, Debrecen, Hungary. (July 2015)
  • Kıran, K., Karaman, C., Aksoy, V. (2015). Ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. In: 6th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 24-27 July, Debrecen, Hungary. (July 2015)
  • Karaman, C., Kıran, K. (2015). A revised ant list of Turkish Thrace with some new additions. In: 6th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 24-27 July, Debrecen, Hungary. (July 2015)
  • Karaman, C., Kıran, K. (2015). A new species of the genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) from Turkey. In: 6th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 24-27 July, Debrecen, Hungary. (July 2015)

National Articles

  • AKSOY, V. & KARAMAN, C., 2021. Should I publish in I edit? A retrospective study for some academic journals in Turkey universities. Gümüşhane University Journal of Science and Technology Institute, 11(1): 281-284. (January 2021)
  • KARAMAN,C., KIRAN, K., AKSOY, V., 2014. New Records of the Genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Black Sea Region of Turkey. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 15(2): 59-63.
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Referee Positions

  • Turkish Journal of Entomology (July 2021)
  • Insectes Sociaux (June 2021)

Projects

  • Taxonomic investigation of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fauna of Kahramanmaraş and Adıyaman provinces (July 2022)
  • Taxonomic Study on the Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fauna of Middle Black Sea Region, TUBAP-2016/248, 2016-2020 (October 2016)