Education
2012 - 2018
2012 - 2018Doctorate
Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Biyoloji/ Botanik , Turkey
2009 - 2012
2009 - 2012Postgraduate
Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Biyoloji/ Botanik , Turkey
2005 - 2009
2005 - 2009Undergraduate
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Science, Biyoloji , Turkey
Dissertations
2018
2018Doctorate
Thlaspi L. (Brassicaceae) CİNSİNİN Apterygium LEDEB., Carpoceras DC., Syrenopsis (JAUB.&SPACH) HEDGE SEKSİYONLARININ BAZI TAKSONLARINDA SİSTEMATİK ARAŞTIRMALAR
Istanbul University, Faculty Of Science, Depertment of Biology
2012
2012Postgraduate
Türkiye'deki Sinirotu (Plantago L.) Taksonlarının Çiçek Durumu ve Tohumları Üzerine Mikromorfolojik Çalışmalar
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Biyoloji/ Botanik
Foreign Languages
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedEnglish
A1 Beginner
A1 BeginnerGerman
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2017
2017IV. Taksonomi Yaz Okulu: Yaşam Tarihine Güncel Bakış
Vocational Training
Mersin Üniversitesi
2015
2015Tübitak proje yazma eğitimi
Vocational Training
Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi
2015
2015Flow Sitometri kurs programı
Vocational Training
Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
2014
2014Florasan mikoskobi tekniklerinin bitkilerdeki uygulama alanları ile ilgili uygulamalı eğitim
Vocational Training
Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
Research Areas
Life Sciences
Plant Biology
Plant Anatomy
Systematic Botany
Natural Sciences
Academic Positions
2014 - Continues
2014 - ContinuesResearch Assistant
Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology
Managerial Experience
Non Academic Experience
2012 - Continues
2012 - ContinuesTercüman
Serbest Çevirmen, Tercüman
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014Eğitmen
Eğlen Bilim, Eğitmen
Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2025
2025Wild cherries, petioles and geography: response to locational and elevational trends in Turkey
Çiftçi A., Mollman R., Bostancı Ordu P. İ., Kaleli B. S., Şık L., Erol O.
NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024A new autumn-flowering<i> Crocus</i> (Iridaceae) from Türkiye:<i> C.</i><i> rifatozdemiri</i><i> sp.</i><i> nov.</i>
Sik L., Yazici C., Mollman R. R., Harpke D., Kaleli B. S., ÇİFTÇİ A., et al.
PHYTOTAXA
, vol.665, no.1, pp.13-24, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
2024Diversity of <i>Crocus gargaricus</i> s.l.: resolving longstanding debates and discovering a new species
Yazici C., ÇİFTÇİ A., Mollman R., Harpke D., EROL O.
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
, vol.310, no.4, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Teasing out elevational trends in infraspecific Prunus taxa: A vein analysis approach
Mollman R., Çiftçi A., Kaleli B. S., Erol O.
Microscopy Research and Technique
, vol.86, no.12, pp.1699-1711, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Towards a better understanding of Prunus (Rosaceae): molecular and morphological notes on Prunus subgenus Cerasus in Turkey
ÇİFTÇİ A., GERÇEK Y. C., Mollman R., Ordu P. I. B., Yazici C., YAPRAK A. E., et al.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Anatomical and micromorphological study on some understudied taxa of <i>Thlaspi</i> L. s. lat. (Brassicaceae)
ÇİFTÇİ A., Mollman R., EROL O.
BRITTONIA
, vol.75, no.1, pp.1-14, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
2023Cypsela micro-macromorphological characteristics of selected taxa of <i>Centaurea</i> L. from Turkey and their systematic importance
BONA M., Çiftçi A., Ekşi G.
ADANSONIA
, vol.45, no.2, pp.27-39, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
2022Genome skimming approach reveals the gene arrangements in the chloroplast genomes of the highly endangered Crocus L. species: Crocus istanbulensis (B.Mathew) Rukans
Cay S. B., Cinar Y. U., Kuralay S. C., Inal B., Zararsiz G., Ciftci A., et al.
PLOS ONE
, vol.17, no.6, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
2021Foliar anatomy of some Prunus L. subgen. Cerasus Mill. (Rosaceae) taxa
Bostanci Ordu P. I., Çiftçi A., Mollman R., Yazıcı C., Abudurusuli A., Şık L., et al.
NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
, vol.39, no.6, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
2020Notes on Crocus L. Series Flavi Mathew (Iridaceae) and a new species with unique corm structure
ÇİFTÇİ A., Harpke D., Mollman R., YILDIRIM H., EROL O.
PHYTOTAXA
, vol.438, no.2, pp.65-79, 2020 (SCI-Expanded)
2019
2019A new autumn flowering Crocus (Iridaceae) from SW Turkey: C. terzioghluii
Ciftci A., Harpke D., Erol O.
PHYTOTAXA
, vol.420, no.3, pp.224-232, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
2019
2019Saffron (Crocus sativus) is an autotriploid that evolved in Attica (Greece) from wild Crocus cartwrightianus
Nemati Z., Harpke D., Gemicioglu A., Kerndorff H., Blattner F. R.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
, vol.136, pp.14-20, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
2018Seed structure of some taxa of the genus Crocus L. (Iridaceae) series Crocus
Karaismailoglu M. C., ŞIK L., Ciftci A., Erol O.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
, vol.42, no.6, pp.722-731, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
2017Crocus heilbronniorum, a new Turkish species of Series Lyciotauri (Iridaceae)
Erol O., Harpke D., Ciftci A.
PHYTOTAXA
, vol.298, no.2, pp.173-180, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Articles Published in Other Journals
2025
2025Hidden in tepals: a new Crocus L. Species from southwestern Türkiye
Çiftçi A.
Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology , vol.160, pp.1-8, 2025 (Scopus)
2025
2025Updated Distribution and Future Concerns of Crocus balansae
Çiftçi A.
Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi , vol.21, no.1, pp.129-132, 2025 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
2024Sürmeli Çiğdemi (Crocus mathewii Kernd. & Pasche) Türünün Yaprak Anatomisinde Anahat Morfometrisi Yöntemlerinin Kullanım Olanakları
ÇİFTÇİ A., MOLLMAN R. R., EROL O.
Bağbahçe Bilim Dergisi , vol.11, no.3, pp.220-226, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2023
2023Plantago lanceolata L. Taksonunda Tohum Kabuk Varyasyonu ve Bunun Yaygın Bitki Taksonlarında Tohum Yüzey Karakterlerinin Kullanımına Etkileri
ÇİFTÇİ A.
Düzce Üniversitesi Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi , vol.11, pp.2137-2144, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2023
2023Teaching Old Collections New Tricks: Initial Findings of the ISTF Herbarium Digitization Project
Çiftçi A., Mollman R., Kaleli B. S., Çapar A., Erol O.
Herbarium Turcicum
, vol.1, pp.26-33, 2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2021
2021Observations on Some Lost Crocus Taxa of Turkey and Some Thoughts on Conservation of Wild Species
Çiftçi A., Mollman R., Yıldırım H., Erol O.
Bağbahçe Bilim Dergisi , vol.8, no.3, pp.47-52, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2020
2020Micromorphological studies on inflorescence and seeds of some plantain (Plantago L.) taxa in Turkey
Çiftçi A., Erol O.
Biologica Nyssana
, vol.11, no.2, pp.85-91, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
2025Exploring scape anatomy in Crocus L.: Its role in distinguishing series and species
Çiftçi A., Özel B., Gülçelik C., Erol O.
15th Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and Neighboring Regions, Niš, 2025 , Nish, Serbia, 22 - 25 May 2025, pp.11, (Summary Text)
2025
2025Rewriting the story of Crocus chrysanthus Herb.
Çiftçi A., Rose Mollman R., Kaleli B. S., Şık L., Erol O.
15th Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and Neighboring Regions, Niš, 2025, Nish, Serbia, 23 - 25 May 2025, pp.10, (Summary Text)
2023
2023The End of a Mythical Chromosome Story: Karyomorphology of Crocus mathewii Kerndorff &Pasche
Çiftçi A., Şik L., Tuna M., Erol O.
8. Asia-pasific Chromosome Colloqium, Tekirdağ, Turkey, 17 - 21 October 2023, (Unpublished)
2022
2022On the Hunt for Characters: Seperating Crocus balansae J.Gay ex Maw from Its Close Relatives
ÇİFTÇİ A., Mollman R., ŞIK L., EROL O.
3rd International Congress on Plant Biology, Rize, Turkey, 21 September 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
2022An Updated Protocol For Fast and Simple Venation Analysis Of Small and Difficult to Image Leaves
Mollman R., ÇİFTÇİ A., EROL O.
3rd International Congress on Plant Biology, Rize, Turkey, 21 September 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
2022Crocus pallasii Goldb. complex in Turkey Revisited: Comparative Leaf Anatomy and Its Taxonomic Implications
EROL O., Kaleli B. S., ŞIK L., ÇİFTÇİ A.
3rd International Congress on Plant Biology, 21 September 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
2022A peek into the private life of a rare endemic: initial results of a pollination study on Crocus balansae J.Gay ex Maw
Çiftçi A.
8th Balkan Botanical Congress, Athens, Greece, 4 - 08 July 2022, pp.33, (Summary Text)
2022
2022Crocus pallasii Goldb. from North to South of Turkey: Just a Phenotypic Variation or Speciation?
Erol O., Abudurusuli A., Çiftçi A.
Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and Neighboring Regions , Kraljevo, Serbia, 26 - 29 June 2022, pp.13, (Summary Text)
2022
2022Testing techniques and usefulness of Elliptic Fourier Analysis on Anatomical Sections
Çiftçi A.
14th Symposium on the Flora of Southeastern Serbia and Neighboring Regions , Kraljevo, Serbia, 26 - 29 June 2022, pp.12, (Summary Text)
2018
2018Phytochemical Analysis of Turkish Prunus L., Subgenus Cerasus (Mill.) Focke Taxa
Gerçek Y. C., Özyurt D., Morgil Gerçek H., Çiftçi A., Erol O., Öz G., et al.
11th Aegean Analytical Chemistry Days (AACD2018),, Hania, Greece, 25 - 29 September 2018, pp.1-2, (Summary Text)
2018
2018A Preliminary Molecular Sysyematic Study on Turkish Prunus L., subgenus Cerasus (Mill.) Focke
ÇİFTÇİ A., GERÇEK Y. C., HARPKE D., MORGİL H., EROL O.
VII Balkan Botanical Congress, Novi-Sad, Serbia, 10 - 14 September 2018, vol.42, (Summary Text)
2017
2017Phytoremediation: Remove of Toxic Metals from the Environment Using Plants
Gerçek Y. C., MORGİL H., EROL O., GEMİCİOĞLU A., ŞIK L., EROL Ç., et al.
Uluslararası ve Disiplinler Arası Çevre ve Edebiyat Sempozyumu, Manisa, Turkey, 1 - 03 November 2017, pp.56, (Full Text)
2017
2017On Sekizinci Yüzyıldan Günümüze Bitkiyi Fotoğraflamak
EROL O., ŞIK L., GEMİCİOĞLU A.
Uluslararası ve Disiplinler Arası Çevre ve Edebiyat Sempozyumu, Manisa, Turkey, 1 - 03 November 2017, pp.39, (Full Text)
2017
2017Phytoremediation: Remove of Toxic Metals from the Environment Using Plants
GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., EROL O., ÇİFTÇİ A., ŞIK L., EROL Ç., et al.
International and Interdisciplinary Environment and Literature Symposium, 1 - 03 October 2017, (Summary Text)
2017
2017Bitkilerin Klasik Türk Şiirine Yansımaları
GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., EROL Ç., ÇİFTÇİ A., ŞIK L., ÇALIŞKAN M., et al.
International and Interdisciplinary Environment and Literature Symposium, 1 - 03 October 2017, (Summary Text)
2017
2017Phytoremediation: Remove of Toxic Metals from the Environment Using Plants.
GERÇEK Y. C., MORGİL H., EROL O., ÇİFTÇİ A., ŞIK L., EROL Ç., et al.
International and Interdisciplinary Environment and Literature Symposium, 2017, 5 - 08 August 2017, (Summary Text)
2012
2012Micromorphological Studies on Inflorescence and Seeds of some Plantago L. (Plantaginaceae) Taxa in Turkey
ÇİFTÇİ A., EROL O., Wissemann V.
13. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik (GfBS), Bonn, Germany, 23 - 25 February 2012, pp.23, (Full Text)
Books
Funded Projects
2021 - Present
2021 - PresentBir model koruma biyolojisi çalışması Crocus balansae JGay ex Maw
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
ÇİFTÇİ A. (Executive), EROL O., TUNA M., YILDIRIM H., ŞIK L.
2023 - 2026
2023 - 2026A Comprehensive Study on the Systematics and Rhizosphere Biome of Crocus chrysanthus Herb. complex
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Erol O. (Executive), Çiftçi A., Tulum I., Şık L., Tuna M., BOZTAŞ K.
2022 - 2025
2022 - 2025ISTF Herbaryumunun Dijitalleşmesi Ekolojik Belleğin Gelenekselden Dijitale Evrimi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), ÇİFTÇİ A.
2021 - 2025
2021 - 2025Crocus pallasii Goldb Crocus Serisi Iridaceae Tür Kompleksi Üzerinde Biyosistematik Araştırmalar
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), TUNA M., YAZICI C., ÇİFTÇİ A., KALELİ B. S., ŞIK L., et al.
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024A Study on Crocus gargaricus Herb. Complex in Izmir and Kutahya
TUBITAK Project
Çiftçi A., Erol O. (Executive)
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2023Crocus mathewii Kerndorf & Pasche (Iridaceae) popülasyonları üzerinde biyosistematik çalışmalar
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
ÇİFTÇİ A. (Executive), TUNA M., EROL O., ŞIK L.
2018 - 2022
2018 - 2022Çalı ve ağaçsı Cerasus sensu Browicz taksonlarının RADSeq yöntemiyle genom düzeyinde SNP profiline dayalı olarak genotiplendirilmesi ve filogenetik analizleri
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), ELDEM V., ÖZ G., GERÇEK Y. C., GEMİCİOĞLU A., MORGİL H.
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020Crocus Cinsinde Uluslararası Araştırma ve İşbirliği Çalışmaları
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), GERÇEK Y. C., GEMİCİOĞLU A.
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020Türkiye’de Yayılış Gösteren Cerasus L. (Rosaceae) Cinsi Taksonları Üzerinde Moleküler Sistematik ve Fitokimyasal Çalışmalar
TUBITAK Project
Erol O.(Executive), Öz G., Öztürk B., Çalışkan M., Yaprak A. E., Şık L., et al.
2015 - 2018
2015 - 2018Thlaspi L. (Brassicaceae) Cinsinin Apterygium Ledeb., Carpoceras DC., Syrenopsis (Jaub.&Spach) Hedge Seksiyonlarının Bazı Taksonlarında Sistematik Araştırmalar
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), ÇİFTÇİ A.
2016 - 2017
2016 - 2017Crocus L. (Iridaceae) cinsi Crocus Serisi Taksonları Üzerinde Taksonomik Çalışmalar
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
EROL O. (Executive), GERÇEK Y. C., ÇİFTÇİ A.
Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesFlora Araştırmaları Derneği
Member
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
January 2023
January 2023FLORA MORPHOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION, FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY OF PLANTS
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
October 2022
October 2022NORDIC JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
Congress and Symposium Activities
01 February 2012 - 01 February 2012
01 February 2012 - 01 February 2012