The BIOBLACK Project's First Official KTÜ Team Meeting Was Held in Trabzon
The InterregNEXT BIOBLACK Project, led by the Faculty of Marine Sciences at Karadeniz Technical University in Sürmene, held its first team meeting on 12 September 2025. The meeting planned the work and applications to be carried out within the scope of the officially launched project. The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Hacer SAĞLAM, Prof. Dr. Fatma TELLİ KARAKOÇ, Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ, Prof. Dr. Ali Muzaffer FEYZİOĞLU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rafet Çağrı ÖZTÜRK, Assist. Prof. Dr. İlknur YILDIZ, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ahmet ŞAHİN, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan ÖLMEZ, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Zeki ŞENER, and Dr. Neira Purwanty ISMAIL.
The BIOBLACK Project aims to protect the biodiversity of the Black Sea and raise awareness on this issue. All relevant stakeholders in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania will be introduced to local, invasive, and endangered species in the Black Sea.
15 September 2025
Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ and Prof. Dr. Fatma TELLİ KARAKOÇ participated in the IASON+ Project Regional Workshop and Partner Meeting.
17 November 2025
Our Academicians Prof. Dr. Coşkun ERÜZ and Prof. Dr. Fatma TELLİ KARAKOÇ attended the BlackNETs Project Workshop and Partner Meeting held in Constanta, hosted by Mare Nostrum on 3-4 Nov
10 November 2025
The IASON+ Project Info Day was held at Bafra on 27 October 2025
03 November 2025
In the scope of the IASON+ Project, aquatic IAS monitoring in the Kızılırmak Delta Conservation Area was conducted on 24-26 October 2025
03 November 2025
The BlackNETs Project National Stakeholder Workshop was held on 22 October 2025 in Trabzon, Türkiye.
27 October 2025
BIOBLACK Project (BSB00794) ?Raising Awareness for the Black Sea People People to Recognize and Protect Black Sea Biodiversity? was held on 13 October 2025
20 October 2025
The IASON+ Project's 5-day Ecosystem Services Summer School was held in Samsun on 22-28 September 2025
29 September 2025
The BlackNETs project took part in the World Environment Day activities, "World Transforming with Colors" organized by the Ortahisar Municipality on June 19, 2025
23 June 2025
The IASON+ Project was featured on the Marine Culture program of TRT Trabzon radio on June 3rd, 2025
10 June 2025
On May 29-31, 2025, IASON+ project 2025 Spring Fieldwork was carried out in Kızılırmak Delta
02 June 2025
BlacNETs project workshop training observed from Interreg TESIM NEXT and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of EU Affairs
26 May 2025
The ?Northern Kids Love Fish? project exhibition at Prof. İhsan Koz Primary School showcased the collaboration between BlackNETs and LitOUTer, featuring marine litter awareness material
19 May 2025
In May 2025, the IASON+ project team attended a Biodiversa+ workshop at the Central Fisheries Research Institute to strengthen skills in monitoring non-indigenous fish
19 May 2025
On 14 May 2025, Prof. Dr. Coşkun Erüz presented the impacts of marine litter, ghost nets, and ALDFG on the Black Sea ecosystem at the Blue Economy and Future workshop.
19 May 2025
