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Koçak Z, Kiran K. 2024. Turkish Journals Removed from Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) in the Last 10 Years. Balkan Med J. 41(2): 153-154. (February 2024)

Yaman, M., Kiran, K., & Radek, R. (2023). Mattesia cf. geminata, an ant‑pathogenic neogregarine (Apicomplexa: Lipotrophidae) in two Temnothorax species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Parasitology Research, 122, 1573-1579. (May 2023)

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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. doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.80.e84428 (November 2022)

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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, 112-114. (June 2022)

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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. (March 2022)

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)

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Kiran, K., Karaman, C. & Heinze, J. (2021) First Record of the Inquiline Ant Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965 from Turkey. Sociobiology, 68, e7224. (August 2021)

Salata, S., Karaman, C., Kiran, K. & Borowiec, L. (2021) Review of the Aphaenogaster splendida species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warsaw), 71, 297-343. (July 2021)

Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2021) Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 45, 161-196. (May 2021)

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Degueldre, F., Mardulyn, P., Kuhn, A., Pinel, A., Karaman, C., Lebas, C., Schifani, E., Bračko, 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, 107016. (January 2021)

Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2020) Additions to the Ant Fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Zoosystema, 42, 285-329. (June 2020)

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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. (December 2019)

Wagner, C.H., 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). Myrmecological News, 28, 28-33. (September 2018)

Kaynaş, B.Y., Kıran, K. & Karaman, C. (2018) Long-term effects of fire on ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pinus brutia forests of south-western Turkey. Zool. Middle East, http://dx.doi.org/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)

Kiran, K., Karaman, C., Lapeva-Gjonova, A. ve 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. ve 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)

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Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V. & Camlitepe, Y. (2015) First Record of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17, 45-49. (March 2015)

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Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2014) First Records of Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bulgaria and Turkey. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 66, 571-574. (December 2014)

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Kiran K, Alipanah H, Paknia O. A new species of the ant genus Aphaenogaster Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Asian Myrmecology, 5: 45-51, 2013 (January 2013)

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Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa, 3548: 1-38, 2012. (November 2012)

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Radchenko, A., Yusupov, Z. & Komarov, Y. (2016) New data on the distribution and ecology of Myrmica ravasinii Finzi, 1923 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ASIAN MYRMECOLOGY
Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V. & Camlitepe, Y. (2015) First Record of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17, 45-49.
Guénard, B., Perrichot, V. & Economo, E.P. (2015) Integration of global fossil and modernbiodiversity data reveals dynamism andstasis in ant macroecological patterns. Journal of Biogeography, 1-11.
Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. (2015) Redescription of Temnothorax antigoni (Forel, 1911) and description of its new social parasite Temnothorax curtisetosus sp. n. from Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys, 523, 129-148.
Salata, S. & Borowiec, L. (2015) A taxonomic revision of the genus Oxyopomyrmex André, 1881 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 4025, 001-066.
Hosseini, A., Awal, M.M. & Hosseini, M. (2015) New faunistic records of Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from Iran’s Northeast. ASIAN MYRMECOLOGY, 7, 113-127.
Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2014) First Records of Temnothorax flavicornis (Emery, 1870) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bulgaria and Turkey. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 66, 571-574.
Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. (2014) Review of Mediterranean members of the Aphaenogaster cecconii group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 3861, 40-60.
Akyıldırım, H., Senol, Ö., Görür, G., Aktaç, N. & Demirtaş, E. (2014) Determined Aphid and Ant Associations from Trabzon, Rize and Artvin Provinces of the Turkey. J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 16, 29-37.
Tăuşan, I. & Rădac, I.A. (2014) Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Romania: a new record of the species after a century. Halteres, 5, 3-10.
Bračko, G., Wagner, C.H., Schulz, A., Gioahin, E., Matčič, J. & Tratnik, A. (2014) New investigation and a revised checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Republic of Macedonia. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 10, 10-24.
Keçeli, T., Yaprak, A.E., Allı, H., Danışman, T., Yorulmaz T., Kılınçarslan, H., Demircan, A., Kocuklu, B., Erdoğan, S. (2013). Doğada Bırak. Biyokaçakçılıkla Mücadele Rehberi. T.C. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı, ISBN: 978-605-4610-41-9, Ankara
Karaman, C. (2012) Camponotus ruseni n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – A Putative Second Parasitic Species of the Genus Camponotus Mayr. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc., 85, 309-317.
Borowiec, L. & Salata, S. (2012) Ants of Greece – checklist, comments and new faunistic data (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus, 23, 461-563.

Lapeva-Gjonova A. & Kiran K. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Strandzha (Istranca) Mountain and adjacent Black Sea coast. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 8, 72-84, 2012. (November 2012)

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Tek, S , Okyar, Z . (2017). PREDATORY INSECT SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME ROSACEOUS PLANTS IN EDİRNE (TRAKYA UNIVERSITY ARBORETUM), TURKEY. Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 18 (2), 155-161. DOI: 10.23902/trkjnat.357444
BRAČKO, G., & ČESNIK, L. (2017). First records of six ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Slovenia. Natura Sloveniae, 18(2), 39-46.
Zaimoğlu, E. (2015) Türkiye Trakyası Ganos (Işık) Dağları Karıncaları (Hymenoptera: Formıcıdae)’nın Vertikal Dağılımları, p. 95. In: Biology. Vol. Master. Trakya University, Edirne
Karaman, C., Kiran, K., Aksoy, V. & Camlitepe, Y. (2015) First Record of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17, 45-49.
Bračko, G., Wagner, C.H., Schulz, A., Gioahin, E., Matčič, J. & Tratnik, A. (2014) New investigation and a revised checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Republic of Macedonia. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 10, 10-24.
Wiezik, M. & Wiezikova, A. (2013) A rare ant species Camponotus tergestinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new to the fauna of Slovakia. Klapalekiana, 49, 89-93.
Lapeva-Gjonova, A. (2013). "Ant-Associated Beetle Fauna in Bulgaria: A Review and New Data." Psyche 2013,: 1-14.
Özgen, İ., Lapeva-Gjanova, A. & Gjanov, I. (2012). First Data on Ant-attendance to Balcanocerus balcanicus (Horváth, 1903) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Idiocerinae) in Turkey. Anadolu Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi, 3, 15-17.
Karaman, C. (2012) Camponotus ruseni n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – A Putative Second Parasitic Species of the Genus Camponotus Mayr. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc., 85, 309-317.
Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2012) First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 3548, 1-38.

Karaman C, Aktac N, Kiran K. Ants of the genus Camponotus Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Kaz Mountains, Turkey, with descriptions of sexuals of Camponotus candiotes Emery, 1894 and Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 35 (2), 183-197, 2011. (March 2011)

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Cremer S, Ugelvig L.V, Drijfhout F.P, Schlick-Steiner B.C, Steiner F.M, Seifert B, Hughes D.P, Schulz A, Petersen K.S, Konrad H, Stauffer C, Kiran K, Espadaler X, d'Ettorre P, Aktaç N, Eilenberg J, Jones G.R, Nash D.R, Pedersen J.S, Boomsma J. J. The Evolution of Invasiveness in Garden Ants. PLoS ONE, 3(12), E3838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003838, 2008. (December 2008)

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Pohl, A., Ziemen, V., & Witte, V. (2018). Mass Occurrence and Dominant Behavior of the European Ant Species Formica fuscocinerea (Forel). Journal of Insect Behavior, 1-17.
Pull, C. D., Ugelvig, L. V., Wiesenhofer, F., Grasse, A. V., Tragust, S., Schmitt, T., ... & Cremer, S. (2018). Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies. eLife, 7.
Wiezik, M., Gallay, I., Wieziková, A., Čiliak, M., & Dovciak, M. (2017). Spatial structure of traditional land organization allows long-term persistence of large Formica exsecta supercolony in actively managed agricultural landscape. Journal of Insect Conservation, 1-10.
Emiljanowicz, L. M., Hager, H. A., & Newman, J. A. (2017). Traits related to biological invasion: A note on the applicability of risk assessment tools across taxa. NeoBiota, 32, 31.
Frizzi, F., Bartalesi, V., & Santini, G. (2017). Combined effects of temperature and interspecific competition on the mortality of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus: A laboratory study. Journal of Thermal Biology, 65, 76-81.
Gippet, J. M., Piola, F., Rouifed, S., Viricel, M. R., Puijalon, S., Douady, C. J., & Kaufmann, B. (2017). Multiple invasions in urbanized landscapes: interactions between the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus and Japanese knotweeds (Fallopia spp.). Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1-10.
Murata, N., Tsuji, K., & Kikuchi, T. (2017). Social structure and nestmate discrimination in two species of Brachyponera ants distributed in Japan. Entomological Science, 20(1), 86-95.
d’Ettorre, P. (2017). INVASIVE EUSOCIETIES: COMMONALITIES BETWEEN ANTS AND HUMANS. Human Dispersal and Species Movement, 411.
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Schuler, H., Kern, P., Arthofer, W., Vogt, H., Fisher, M., Stauffer, C., & Riegler, M. (2016). Wolbachia in Parasitoids Attacking Native European and Introduced Eastern Cherry Fruit Flies in Europe. Environmental Entomology, 2016, 1-8.
Lachaud, J.P., Klompen, H. & Lachaud, G.P. (2016) Macrodinychus mites as parasitoids of invasive ants: an overlooked parasitic association. Scientific
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Zaimoğlu, E. (2015) Türkiye Trakyası Ganos (Işık) Dağları Karıncaları (Hymenoptera: Formıcıdae)’nın Vertikal Dağılımları, p. 95. In: Biology. Vol. Master. Trakya University, Edirne
Holtmeier, F.-K. (2015) Introductions and Re-introductions of Animals. In: Animals' Influence on the Landscape and Ecological Importance. Springer Netherlands333-437.
Sorger, D.M. (2015) On Ants, Islands and Evolution, p. 170. In: Graduate Faculty. Vol. Doctorate. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Talavera, G., Espadaler, X. & Vila, R. (2015) Discovered just before extinction? The first endemic ant from the Balearic Islands (Lasius balearicus sp. nov.) is endangered by climate change. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 589-601.
Theis, F.J., Ulgevig, L.V., Marr, C. & Cremer, S. (2015) Opposing effects of allogrooming on disease transmission in ant societies. Philosophical Transactions B, 370, 20140108.
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Wittman, S.E. (2014) Impacts of invasive ants on native ant communities. Myrmecological News, 19, 111-123.
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Seifert, B., Ritz, M. & Csösz, S. (2013) Application of Exploratory Data Analyses opens a new perspective in morphology-based alpha-taxonomy of eusocial organisms. Myrmecological News, 19, 1-15.
Berville, L., Hefetz, A., Espadaler, X., Lenoir, A., Renucci, M., Blight, O. & Provost, E. (2013) Differentiation of the ant genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Mediterranean Basin by species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profiles. Myrmecol. News, 18, 77-92.
Helms, K.R. (2013) Mutualisms between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and honeydew-producing insects: Are they important in ant invasions? Myrmecol. News, 18, 61-71.
Carere, C. & Gherardi, F. (2013) Animal personalities matter for biological invasions. TRENDS in Ecology & Evolution, 28, 5-6.
Ellison, A.M. (2012) Out of Oz: opportunities and challenges for using ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as biological indicators in north-temperate cold biomes. Myrmecological News, 17, 105-119.
Piva, A. & Campos, A.E.C. (2012) Ant Community Structure (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Two Neighborhoods with Different Urban Profiles in the City of São Paulo, Brazil. Psyche, 2012, 1-8.
Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2012) First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 3548, 1-38.
Hamidi, R., Debout, G., Heredia, A., Fournier, D., Quinet, Y. & Biseau, J. (2012) Multicoloniality in the highly polygynous ant Crematogaster pygmaea (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). European Journal of Entomology, 109, 95-102.
Ulgevig, L.V. & Cremer, S. (2012) Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality on host–parasite interactions in invasive insect societies. Functional Ecology, 26, 1300-13012.
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Konrad, M., Vyleta, M.L., Theis, F.J., Stock, M., Tragust, S., Klatt, M., Drescher, V., Marr, C., Ugelvig, L.V. & Cremer, S. (2012) Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies. Plos Biology, 10, e1001300.
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Rabitsch, W. (2011) The hitchhiker's guide to alien ant invasions. Biocontrol, 56(4), 551-572.
Gabel, F., Pusch, M.T., Breyer, P., Burmester, V., Walz, N. & Garcia, X.F. (2011) Differential effect of wave stress on the physiology and behaviour of native versus non-native benthic invertebrates. Biol Invasions, 13, 1843-1853.
Menke, S.B., Guénard, B., Sexton, J.O., Weiser, M.D., Dunn, R.R. & Silverman, J. (2011) Urban areas may serve as habitat and corridors for dry-adapted, heat tolerant species; an example from ants. Urban Ecosyst, 14, 135-163.
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Stürup, M., den Boer, S.P.A., Nash, D.R., Boomsma, J.J. & Baer, B. (2011) Variation in male body size and reproductive allocation in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica: estimating variance components and possible trade-offs. Insect. Soc., 58, 47-55.
Mabelis, B.A., van Loon, A.J. & Dekoninck, W. (2010) Verovert de plaagmier Nederland? Entomologische Berichten, 70, 30-36.
Helms, K.R., Hayden, C.P. & Vinson, S.B. (2011) Plant-based food resources, trophic interactions among alien species, and the abundance of an invasive ant. Biol Invasions, 13, 67–79.
Buczkowski, G. (2010) Extreme life history plasticity and the evolution of invasive characteristics in a native ant. Biological Invasions, 35, 190-199.
Yashiro, T., Matsura, K., Guénard, B., Terayama, M. & Dunn, R.R. (2010) On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species. Zootaxa, 2685, 39-50.
Yang, C.C., Yu, Y.C., Valles, S.M., Oi, D.H., Chen, Y.C., Shoemaker, D., Wu, W.J. & Shih, C.J. (2010) Loss of microbial (pathogen) infections associated with recent invasions of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. Biol Invasions, 12, 3307–3318.
Schmidt, A.M., d'Ettorre, P. & Pedersen, J.S. (2010) Low levels of nestmate discrimination despite high genetic differentiation in the invasive pharaoh ant. Frontiers in Zoology, 7, 1-12.
Menke, S. B., Booth, W., Dunn, R. R., Schal, C., Vargo, E. L. & Silverman, J. (2010) Is It Easy to Be Urban? Convergent Success in Urban Habitats among Lineages of a Widespread Native Ant. PLoS ONE, 5, e9194.
Seifert, B. (2010) Intranidal mating, gyne polymorphism, polygyny, and supercoloniality as factors for sympatric and parapatric speciation in ants. Ecol. Entomol., 35, 33-40.
Vogel, V., Pedersen, J. S., Giraud, T., Krieger, M. J. B. & Keller, K. (2010) The worldwide expansion of the Argentine ant. Diversity and Distributions, 16, 170-186.
Seifert, B. (2009) Cryptic species in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revised: we need a change in the alpha-taxnomic approach. Myrmecological News, 12, 149-166.
Kautz, S. (2009) Acacia-inhabiting Pseudomyrmex ants — integrating physiological, behavioral, chemical and genetic data to understand the maintenance of ant-plant mutualisms, p. 166. In: Biologie und Geografie.
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Drijfhout, F.P. (2009) Cuticular Hydrocarbons: A New Tool in Forensic Entomology? In: Amendt, J., Goff, M.L., Campobassa, C.P., Grassberger, M. (eds) Current Concepts in Forensic Entomology, Springer Netherlands, pp 179-203.
D’Ettorre P., Lenoir, A. (2009) Nestmate recognition. In: Lach, L., Parr, C., Abbott, K. (eds) Ant Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 194-209.
Rabitsch, V. (2009) Gebietsfremde Ameisen: Eine Übersicht (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Denisia, 25, 119-140.
Kautz, S., Pauls, S. U., Ballhorn, D. J., Lumbsch, H. T. & Heil, M. (2009) Polygynous supercolonies of the acacia-ant Pseudomyrmex peperi, an inferior colony founder. Molecular Ecology Notes, 18, 5180–5194.
Seifert, B. (2009) Cryptic species in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) revised: we need a change in the alpha-taxnomic approach. Myrmecological News, 12, 149-166.
Nagy, C., Tartally, A., Vilisic, F., Merkl, O., Szita, E., Szél, G., et al. (2009) Effects of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus VAN LOON, BOMSMA ANDRASFALVY, 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on arthropod
Schultz, R. & Bush, T. (2009) The northernmost record of the invasive garden ant, Lasius neglectus (Hymenopter: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 12, 183-186.
Orivel, J., Grangier, J., Foucaud, J., Le Breton, J., Andres, F., Jourdan, H., et al. (2009) Ecologically heterogeneous populations of the invasive ant Wasmannia auropunctata within its native and introduced ranges. Ecol. Entomol., 34, 504–512.
Vogel, V., Pedersen, J. S., d’Ettorre, P., Lehmann, L. & Keller, L. (2009) Dynamics and Genetic Structure of Argentine Ant Supercolonies in their Native Range. Evolution, 63, 1627-1639.
Helantera, H., Strassmann, J. E., Carrillo, J. & Queller, D. C. (2009) Unicolonial ants: where do they come from, what are they and where are they going? Trends in Ecology Evolution, 24, 341-349.

Kiran K, Aktaç N, Tezcan S. Three new species of ants, genus Aphaenogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Turkey. Biologia 63 (5): 689-695, 2008 (October 2008)

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Aktaç N, Radchenko A.G, Kiran K. On the taxonomy of the west palaearctic Aenictinae ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 54(2): 361-364, 2004 (June 2004)

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Borowiec, L.M. (2016) Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys, 608, 1-280.
Jaitrong, W. (2015) A Revision of the Thai Species of the Ant Genus Aenictus Shuckard, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 9, 1-94.
Liu, C., Garcia, F.H., Peng, Y.-Q. & Economo, E.P. (2015) Aenictus yangi sp. n. – a new species of the A. ceylonicus species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) from Yunnan, China. J. Hym. Res., 42, 33-45.
Guillem, R., Bensusan, K. & Taheri, A. (2012) First record of the ant subfamily Cerapachyinae Forel, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Morocco. Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique, Rabat, section Sciences de la Vie, 34, 121-123.
Kiran, K. & Karaman, C. (2012) First annotated checklist of the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 3548, 1-38.
Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S. & El-Hawagry, M.S. (2012) First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys, 228, 39-49.
Jaitrong, W., Yamane, S. (2011) Synopsis of Aenictus species groups and revision of the A. currax and A. laeviceps groups in the eastern Oriental, Indo-Australian, and Australasian regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aenictinae). Zootaxa, 3128, 1-46
Jaitrong, W., Yamane, S. & Chanthalangsy, N. (2011) The ant genus Aenictus from Laos, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aenictinae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 14, 317–322.
Radchenko, A. and H. Alipanah (2004). "The First Record of the Subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Iran." Vestnik zoologii 38(4): 75-78.

International Articles

Kiran, K., Demiröz, E., Güleç, H.A., Atakan, M. & Uzun, C. 2023. Analysis of academic publishing in Trakya University journals. European Science Editing, 49: e99151. (June 2023)

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Karaman C. & Kiran K. 2018. New Tramp Ant Species for Turkey: Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Trakya Univ J Nat Sci, DOI: 10.23902/trkjnat.346537 (January 2018)

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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, 1-44. (April 2016)

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Lapeva-Gjonova, A., Kiran, K. & Aksoy, V. Unusual Ant Hosts of the Socially Parasitic Ant Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche, 1-3, doi:10.1155/2012/391525, 2012. (February 2012)

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Kiran K, Aktaç N. The social parasitic ant Plagiolepis xene STÄRCKE, 1936 new to Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 10: 110, 2007. (September 2007)

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Aktaç N, Kiran K. A new household ant record for Turkish Thrace [Monomorium pharaonis (L.)]. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(2): 1123-1128, 2006. (July 2006)

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Kiran K, Aktaç N. The Vertical Distribution of the Ant Fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Samanli Mountains, Turkey. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 38(2): 1105-1122, 2006. (July 2006)

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International Conference Proceedings

Akgün, U., Kıran, K. ve Karaman, C. (2017). Effectiveness of Pitfall Traps in Determining the Ant Species of Forest and Anthropogenic Steppe. Paper presented at the XIII. Congress of Ecology and Environment With International Participation, Edirne. (September 2017)

Karaman, C. ve Kıran, K. (2017). Contributions to the Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fauna of Gökçeada Island. Paper presented at the XIII. Congress of Ecology and Environment With International Participation, Edirne. (September 2017)

Kıran, K., Karaman, C. ve Aksoy, V. (2017). Evaluation of Species Compositions of Ants in Inner and Coastal Parts of Eastern Black Sea Region. Paper presented at the XIII. Congress of Ecology and Environment With International Participation, Edirne. (September 2017)

Karaman, C. ve Kiran, K. (2017). New Exotic Ant (Hymenopter: Formicidae) species for Turkey: Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr. Paper presented at the 7th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, Krakow. (April 2017)

Kiran, K. ve Karaman, C. (2017). Additions to the ant fauna of Turkey (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Paper presented at the 7th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, Krakow. (April 2017)

Kiran K, Karaman C, Aksoy V. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of hazelnut and tea orchards in eastern Black Sea region in Turkey, p. 84. In: 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology. Schlick-Steiner, B., Arthofer, W. & Steiner, F.M. (eds.), Innsbruck-Austria (September 2013)

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Karaman C, Kiran K, Aksoy V, Camlitepe Y. First record of the south European rare parasitic ant species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia, p. 83. In: 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology. Schlick-Steiner, B., Arthofer, W. & Steiner, F.M. (eds.), Innsbruck-Austria (September 2013)

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Kiran K, Aksoy V. Ant Fauna of Sultan Mountains, Turkey (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 4th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 22 p., Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2011 (September 2011)

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Kiran K, Aksoy V, Camlitepe Y. Steppic ant fauna of Turkey: a preliminary study, 3rd Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, CEWIM, 42 pp., Bavaria, Germany, 2009 (October 2009)

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Kiran K, Aktaç N. A New Record of Social Parasitic Ant (Plagiolepis xene St.) to Turkey, 2nd Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 31 p., Szeged, Hungary, 2007 (May 2007)

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Aktaç N, Kiran K. Faunal Composition of Turkish Ants", 2nd Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, 3 p., Szeged, Hungary, 2007 (May 2007)

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Aktaç N, Kiran K. The contribution of societies in determining the biodiversity of Turkey and the introduction of main database, First EDIT Symposium on the future of taxonomy -the role of societies and networks, 6 p., Smolenice, Slovakia, 2007 (March 2007)

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Aktac N, Camlitepe Y, Kiran K. A comparative study on the distribution of Formica rufa Group (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia", BIOECCO 2, 69 p., Ohrid, Macedonia, 1998 (September 1998)

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National Articles

Pekcoşkun, T., Kıran, K. & Uzun, C. (2023) Role of Language Criteria in the Sustainability of Scientific Journals: Analysis of Psychiatry Journals in Türkiye. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 15, 464-470. (December 2023)

Asan, A. & Kıran, K. (2019) About Article Processing Charge of Predatory Journals and Open Access Journals. Acta Medica Alanya, 3, 203-204. (August 2019)

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. (August 2015)

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Ülgentürk S., Kıran K., Ayhan B., Civelek H.S. & Eskin A. Ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae) in Turkey. Türkiye Entomoloji Bülteni, 2(4): 263-270, 2012 (December 2013)

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National Conference Proceedings

Aksoy V, Karaman C, Kıran K. New host genus for Anergates atratulus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 22. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, Eskişehir, 2014 (June 2014)

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Karaman C, Kıran K, Aksoy V. New records for rare and little known ant genera Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey. 22. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, Eskişehir, 2014 (June 2014)

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Kıran K, Karaman C, Aksoy V. Atipic social parasitism among Strongylognathus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). 22. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, Eskişehir, 2014 (June 2014)

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Karaman C, Kıran K. Türkiye Karınca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Faunası İçin Yeni Bir Zararlı (Pest) Karınca Türü: Nylanderia jaegerkioeldi, 21. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 1014-1015 pp., İzmir, 2012 (September 2012)

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Kıran K, Karaman C. Edirne İli Ev Karıncaları (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 21. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 866-867 pp., İzmir, 2012 (September 2012)

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Güner U, Çamlıtepe Y, Kıran K, Aksoy V. Karıncaların Ağır Metal Kirliliğinin Gösterilmesinde Kullanılması, X. Ulusal Ekoloji ve Çevre Kongresi, 211 p., Çanakkale, 2011 (October 2011)

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Ülgentürk S, Kıran K, Civelek H.S., Dursun O, Ayhan B, Şahin Ö, Ersen A, Evren N. Türkiye'de Marchalina hellenica Genn. (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) ile ilişkili karınca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) türleri, Türkiye IV. Bitki Koruma Kongresi, 222 p., Kahramanmaraş, 2011 (June 2011)

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Kıran K, Aksoy V, Çamlıtepe Y. Sündiken Dağları Karınca Faunası (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 20. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 147 p., Denizli, 2010 (June 2010)

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Kıran K, Aktaç N, Karaman C. Türkiye Ordu Karıncası Aenictus rhodiensis Menozzi, 1936 için yeni lokaliteler ile bazı morfolojik ve ekolojik notlar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 19. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 192 p., Trabzon, 2008 (June 2008)

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Aktaç N, Kıran K. Türkiye Trakya'sı için yeni, zararlı ev karıncası (Monomorium pharaonis L.) kaydı, 18. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 81 p., Aydın, 2006 (June 2006)

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Aktaç N, Kıran K. Türkiye için yeni bir Hasatçı Karınca Türü: Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 17. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 41 p., Adana, 2004 (June 2004)

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Memberships

Entomological Society of Turkey

Projects

Effectiveness of Pitfall Traps in Determining the Ant Species of Forest and Anthropogenic Steppe, TÜBAP-2015/28, Supporter: TÜBAP (March 2015)

Computer Aided and Student Centred Education in Animal Physiology Laboratory in Biology Department. TÜBAP-2012/129, 2012-2013, Supporter: TÜBAP (Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri)

Taxonomic Study on the Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fauna of East Black Sea Region. TÜBİTAK-111T811, 2012-Countiune, Supporter: TÜBİTAK

Trakya Bölgesi Teknolojik Gelişim Yapılanması “Merkezi Araştırma Laboratuarı” DPT-2011K120390, 2011-Continue, Supporter: DPT (State Planning Organization) (Researcher)

Modernization of Plant Physiology and Animal Physiology Laboratories in Biology Department, TÜBAP-2010/95, 2010-2011, Supporter: TÜBAP (Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri)

Taxonomic and Faunistic Study on the Ants of Central Anatolia Region. TÜBİTAK-109T088, 2009-2012, Supporter: TÜBİTAK.

Taksonomic ve Faunistic Study of the ant fauna of Western Taurus Mountains. TÜBAP- 836, 2007-2011, Supporter: TÜBAP (Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri) (Researcher)

Ecology and taxonomy of Lasius ants in Turkey. Nr: MCEIF-CT-2003-5017662002, 2004-2006, Supporter: EU (Researcher)

Taxonomic and Faunistic Evaluation of the Kazdağı Ant Species. TÜBAP- 403, 2001-2005, Supporter: TÜBAP (Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri) (Researcher)

Taxonomic and Faunistic Evaluation of the Thracian Ant Species. TBAG-1492 (196T030), 1997-2000, Supporter: TÜBİTAK (Researcher)

» Educational Qualifications

Bachelor`s Degree » Graduated in 1995

Master`s Degree » Graduated in 1998

Doctoral Degree » Graduated in 2004

» Academic Titles

Research Assistant » In 1998

Research Assistant Doctor » In 2004

Associate Professor Doctor » In 2013

Professor Doctor » In 2019

» Academic and Administrative Positions

Journal of Natural Sciences

Journal of Natural Sciences

» Publications

SCI-SSCI or SCI Expanded Articles

International Articles

International Conference Proceedings

National Articles

National Conference Proceedings

Memberships

Projects

» Courses Given

Animal Migration

Computer Aided Taxonomic Drawing Techniques

Computer Applications in Biology

Drawing Methods in Biology

Excursion Techniques In Zooloji (in Turkish and English)

Laboratuary of Animal Physiology

Latin Use in Biology

Occupational Health and Safety in Biology