Prof. Dr. Öztürk

Prof. Dr. Öztürk is the President of the Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TÜDAV) and a faculty member at Istanbul University. He has made significant contributions to marine biology, particularly through his recent discovery of coral forests in the Aegean Sea, which has been the result of over a decade of research. In a recent news article, he called for collaboration between Greece and Turkey to address the environmental challenges facing the Aegean Sea, emphasizing the urgent need for joint efforts to protect marine biodiversity from pollution and invasive species.