Bedri Kurtuluş

(Assistant Professor)

 

Positions

Assist. Prof. Dr. (Chairman) Muğla Sitki Kocman University, Department of Geological Engineering 2010 – …..
Post-doc.  Mines Paris TECH 2009- 2010

Education

Joint PhD Poitiers Univ. and Hacettepe Univ.- Hydrogeology 2009
M.Sc. Poitiers Univ.- Hydrogeology 2004
B.Sc. Hacettepe Univ. – Hydrogeology 2003

 

Undergraduate Course

GEOE 4526 GROUNDWATER AND WELL HYDRAULİCS

GEOE 3005 Geostatistics

GEOE 4513 Computer Application in Geological Engineering

GEOE 4519 Introduction To GIS

Graduate Course

GEOE 5523 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

GEOE 5525 Groundwater Modelling

Currently, I am working on monitoring environmental pollution using different Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) concept. I have created a spin-off company, EKOFLY with start-up support from TUBİTAK in 2013. The startup project was design and development of an amphibious unmanned air vehicle with an autopilot system. There have been 100 flight test for this project at two different lakes. The UAV designed and manufactured can take off and land to the lakes. By use of a multispectral/thermal camera, water quality assessment and thermal mapping can be done.

As a summary, my research has focused on understanding geospatial modeling of hydrological/hydrogeological process and their parameterizations in numerical applications. I view land as an integral part of the earth system, linking the atmosphere, biosphere, ocean, water environment and solid earth. In all my studies, I use interdisciplinary powerful methodologies to integrate and model the earth systems such as in-situ measurement (data logging system), Geographic Information System, Geospatial Analysis and UAV remote sensing.

 

 

 

Projects

  1. Fp7 ERANET-MED Project (2015-2018) “Groundwater Resilience to Climate Change and High Pressure within an IWRM Approach”
  2. Liwa Project (2012 -2018) Strategic Water Storage Recovery Project Liwa, UAE
  3. TÜBİTAK – 1001 project 112Y137 (2012-2014) “Spatial distribution of hydrochemical and thermal resources of  Fethiye Göçek Bay and Köyceğiz, Alagöl, Sülüngür and Kocagöl Lakes”
  4. Mugla Sitki Kocman University – Scientific Research Projects
  5. TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and KOSGEB Project projects (2013-2015): “Assessment of water turbidity dynamics and water parameters using Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) in Asartepe Dam Lake and verification of data with in-situ measurement
  6. TUBITAK-PIA Boshorus Research project: Modeling of groundwater flow and quality in karstic systems using soft computing methods (Principal Scientific Investigator 2006-2008)
  7. GEKA Project (2012) Southern Aegean Development Agency Project: Inventory Geothermal Resources and Mineral Water İn Mugla Region
  8. PIREN Seine: Hydrology of wetlands to further support biogeochemical modeling of Orgeval (2009) piren-seine.fr and ANR Carnot Mines: “Neuro N’Eaudyssée” Coupling physical based modeling and neural networks applied to hydrology (2009)
  9. FIRE, Young researcher project: Characterizing subsurface flow in the Avenelles watershed. Nicolas Flipo, Bedri Kurtulus (2009) http://www.fire.upmc.fr/.

 

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STUDENT SUPERVISION

 PhD. Students

1.       Cagdas Sagır Expected graduation in January 2019, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) PhD. Fellowship and French Government PhD. Fellowship PhD Thesis Title: “Characterizing Spatio-Temporal Variability of Temperature in Gokova Karstic Springs and Riparian Zone Using Thermal Infrared Imagery.”
2.       Huseyin Caldırak Expected graduation in January 2019, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) PhD. Fellowship. PhD Thesis Title: “Modeling of seasonal river-aquifer interactions in Çarsamba plain coastal area controlled by in-situ and remote sensing measurement at the regional scale.”
3.       Gunseli Erdem Expected graduation in January 2019, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) PhD. Fellowship and Fellowship and French Government PhD. Fellowship. PhD Thesis Title: “Assessment of Gokova Karstic System in West Mediterranean Basin of Turkey by the Hydrogeochemical and Isotopic Analysis”

MSc. Students :

1.       Cagdas Sagır Graduated in September 2014, French Government Master Fellowship,Thesis title: “Assessment of hydraulic head and heavy metals interpolations using soft computing and geostatistical methods in Karabağlar Karstic Polje in Muğla, Turkey”
2.       Gunseli Erdem Graduated in September 2014, French Government Master Fellowship, Thesis title: “Mapping of groundwater quality and amount using GEO- ANFIS in Dogger karstic aquifer in Poitiers, France”
3.       Huseyin Caldırak Graduated in in July 2015, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Master of Science Fellowship,Thesis title: Hydrogeochemical Conceptual Modelling of Lake Salda (Turkey) By Using In-Situ Measurements, Water And Sediment Sample Analysis Results
4.       İlliya Banladı (co-supervisor) Graduated in July 2015,  The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Master of Science Fellowship,Thesis title: “Environmental effects of Lake Salda, Turkey for the past 1000 years.”
5.       Semih Okan Tunc Graduated in September 2015, French Government Master Fellowship,Thesis title: “Assessment Of Heavy Metals Contamination And Accumulation In Asartepe Dam Lake, Ankara, Turkey”
6.       Eray Avcı Graduated in January 2016, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Master of Science Fellowship,Thesis title: “A Matrix Approach for Visualisation of Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Akyaka (Gökova) Karst Springs, Muğla.”
7.       Tugba Gürcan Graduated in September 2016, French Government Master Fellowship,Thesis title: “Identification of thermal and cold spring using thermal-infrared remote sensing and in-situ measurement in Mediterranean Region. “
8.       Engin Günay Graduated in September 2016, French Government Master Fellowship,Thesis title: “Artificial Recharge Simulation Based On Anisotropy Evaluation From Interwell Connectivity “
9.       Tolga Necati Yaylım Expected graduation in September 2017, Private Company Scholarship – ZETAS Dubai, Thesis title: “Assessment of head losses exponential parameter (p) in Step Drawdown Test (SDT)”
10.   Erkan Düzdaş Expected graduation in September 2017,Thesis title: “Imaging the subsurface in karst alluvium of Mugla using electrical resistivity method”
11.   Gonca Avşar Expected graduation in September 2017, French Government Master Fellowship,  Thesis title: “……………………………”.
12.   Çağrı A. İnan Expected graduation in September 2017, French Government Master Fellowship, Thesis title: “……………………………”.
13.   Ersin Ateş  Expected graduation in September 2018, Thesis title: “……………………………”.
14.   Esra Gülşen  Expected graduation in September 2018, Thesis title: “……………………………”.
15.   Deniz Kılıç  Expected graduation in September 2018, Thesis title: “……………………………”.

Publications

 

PUBLICATION IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

  1. Canoglu C., Kurtulus B., 2017. Permeability of Savcibey Dam (Bilecik) Axis Location and Design Of Grout Curtain. Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration DOİ: http://dx.doi.org/10.19076/mta.01647
  2. Kurtulus B., Sağır C., Avsar O., 2017. Assessment Of Metal-Metalloid Content Using Geostatistical Methods In Groundwater Of Karabaglar Polje (Mugla), Turkey, Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration, DOİ: http://dx.doi.org/10.19076/mta.23356
  3. Canoglu C., Kurtulus B., 2016, Body Type Optimization of Water Structures and Engineering Parameters Determination of Natural Structural Materials: An Example of Kıslademirli Dam (Kütahya), Karaelmas Science and Engineering Journal. 6(2):250-264.
  4. Avşar Ö, Kurtuluş , Gürsu S., Kuşcu G.G., Kaçaroğlu F., 2016, Geochemical and isotopic characteristics of structurally controlled geothermal and mineral waters of Muğla (SW Turkey) Geothermics, 64, 466-481.
  5. Mouhri A., Flipo N., Rejiba F., C de Fouquet, Bodet L., Kurtulus B., Tallec G., Durand V., Jost A., Ansart P., Goblet P., 2013, Designing a Multi-Scale Sampling System of Stream-Aquifer Interfaces in Sedimentary Basin, Journal of Hydrology, 504, 194-206.
  6. Tunca E., Ucuncu E., Kurtuluş B., Ozkanc A.D., Atasagun S., 2013. Accumulation trends of metals and a metalloid in the freshwater crayfish Astacus leptodactylus from Lake Yeniçag (Turkey). Ecology and Chemistry, 29,754-769.
  7. Kurtulus B., 2012. High Resolution Numerical Modelling of SO2 Emission: A Power Plant Case Study. Building Simulation, 5, 135-146.
  8. Kurtulus,B., Flipo,N., 2012. Hydraulic head interpolation using ANFIS—model selection and sensitivity analysis. Computers & Geosciences, 38, 43–51.
  9. Kurtulus B., Flipo N., Goblet, P.,Vilain G., Tournebize J.and Gaelle Tallec, 2011. Hydraulic head interpolation in an aquifer unit using ANFIS and Ordinary Kriging. Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) published by Springer-Verlag, Book Chapter, 343, 265-276.
  10. Kurtulus B. and Razack M., 2010. Modeling daily discharge of a large karstic aquifer using soft computing methods: Artificial neural network and neuro-fuzzy. Journal of Hydrology, 381, 1-2, 101-111.
  11. Kurtuluş B., Razack M., 2007, Evaluation of the ability of an artificial neural network model to simulate the input-output responses of a large karstic aquifer. The la Rochefoucauld (Charente, France). Hydrogeology Journal, 15, 241-254.

PUBLICATION IN UNDER REVIEW OR PREPARATION

  1. Sagır C., Kurtulus B. Hydraulic head and groundwater 111Cd content interpolations using empirical bayesian kriging (EBK) and geo-adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (GEO-ANFIS) (Under review in WaterSA).
  2. Caldırak H., Kurtulus B., Heavy metal contamination profiles and accumulation patterns in Lake Salda (Turkey) (Under review in KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering).
  3. Çaldırak H., Kurtulus B., Evidence of Possible Recharge Zones in an Alkaline Lake Salda, Burdur, Turkey (Under review in Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing).
  4. Sagır C., Kurtulus B. Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination Using Geostatistical Analyses in Asartepe Dam Lake (Turkey) (Under review in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology)
  5. Avsar Ö., Avşar U., Arslan S.,, Kurtuluş B., Niedermann S., Güleç N. Subaqueous hot springs in Köyceğiz Lake, Dalyan Channel and Fethiye-Göcek Bay (SW Turkey): locations, chemistry and origins (under review Journal of Volcanology).
  6. Sagır C., Gunseli E., Kurtulus B., Flipo N., Razack M., Mapping the Spatial Variability of Groundwater Quality using Geo-ANFIS and Empirical Bayesian Kriging (EBK) in karstic aquifers (in preparation to submit Journal of Hydrology).
  7. Canoglu MC. Kurtulus B., Razack, M., Interactions Between Soil – Aquifer System In Terms of Water Flux In Vadose Zone: An Example From Marais Poitevin (Western France) (in preparation to submit Hydrogeology Journal).

PROCEEDINGS and POSTER

  1. Gürcan T., Kurtulus B., Avsar O., Mapping of Hot/Cold Springs in a Large Lake Using Thermal Remote Sensing and In-situ Measurement. AGU 2016 Fall Meeting, 12-16 December, San Francisco, USA. (poster)
  2. Sağır C., Erdem, G.., Kurtuluş B., Kurtulus DFK, Tunca E., Le Coz M., Razack M. UAV Applications in Hydrology: A Case Study in Gökova, Muğla, AGU 2016 Fall Meeting, 12-16 December, San Francisco, USA. (poster)
  3. Yaylım T., Kurtulus B., Avsar O., Interpretation of Nonlinear Well Loss Coefficients for Rorabaugh (1953) Method. AGU 2016 Fall Meeting, 12-16 December, San Francisco, USA. (poster)
  4. Canolgu MC., Kurtulus B., Determination of the Dam Axis Permeability for the Design and the Optimization of Grout Curtain: An Example from Orhanlar Dam (Kütahya-Pazarlar), ISEM2016, 3rd International Symposium on Environment and Morality, 4-6 November 2016, Alanya – Turkey
  5. Arslan, Ş., Avşar, Ö., Niedermann, S., Avşar, U., Kurtuluş, B., Güleç, N., Noble gas isotopes and gas compositions of on-land and subaqueous thermal springs in the Koycegiz Lake and Dalaman plain area, Turkey, 43rd International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) congress, 24-29 September 2016, Montpellier, France
  6. Tunca E.U., Kurtulus B., Antropogenic Contamination Assessment in Asartepe Dam Lake Sediment, 1st International Black Sea Congress on Environmental Sciences (1st IBCESS), August 31-September 03, 2016 Giresun, Turkey.
  7. Erdem, G. Sağır C., Canoğlu MC. and Kurtuluş B. Comparison of Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Geo-Anfis Methods for Interpolating Hydraulic Head in a Karst Alluvium July 10-14, 2016 İEMSs, Tolouse, France
  8. Gürcan T., Kurtulus B., Tunca E., Mutlu T., Kurtulus D.F., Amphibious Unmanned Air Vehicle Based Remote Sensing Using Multispectral Camera. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  9. Danladi I.B., Çaldırak H., Acar D., Girgin N.B., Taban T., Kurtuluş B., Ön S.A., Environmental Changes in the Lake Salda for the Past 100 Years. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  10. Erdem G., Kurtulus B., Razack M. Groundwater Quality Mapping Based on “GEO-ANFIS” Method in a Karstic Aquifer (DOGGER Aquifer, Poitiers, France). April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  11. Çaldırak H., Kurtulus B., Ön, S.A. Determination Current Hydrogeochemistry of Lake Salda and Prediction Maps of Potential Recharge Zones. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  12. Sagir C., Kurtulus, B., Razack. M., Assessment of Hydraulic Head and Heavy Metals Interpolations Performed By Different Methods (SOFT Computing and Geostatistics) in Karabağlar Polje, Muğla, Turkey. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  13. Taban T., Girgin N.B., Acar D., Bauchi I.D., Caldirak H., Kurtulus B., Ön S.A., Determination of Holocene Climate Variability from the Salda Lake Sedimentary Records. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey. (poster)
  14. Avcı E., Çaldırak H., Kurtuluş B., Portable Field Water Temperature Meter, April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey. (poster)
  15. Ankut Z., Avşar U., Avşar Ö., Arslan S., Kurtuluş B., Güleç N. Investigation of Spatial Distribution of Geochemical Properties of the Köyceğiz Lake Bottom Sediments and Effect of Subaqueous Geothermal Springs on These Properties. April 06-10, 2015. 68. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey. (poster)
  16. Avsar O., Ulas A., Kurtulus B., Arslan S., Guleç N. Discovery of a subaqueous hot spring by a new method in Fethiye-Göcek Bay (SW Turkey). International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology (ISEGM), Mugla, Turkey, 13-17 October, 2014.
  17. Banladi İ., Caldırak H., Akçer O., Kurtulus B., The Water Stratification in Lake Salda, International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology (ISEGM), Mugla, Turkey, 13-17 October, 2014. (poster)
  18. Avşar Ö., Kurtulus, B., Kacaroglu F., Kuscu G., Gürsu S., Comparison of Wet and Arid Season Stable Isotope Characteristics of Thermal and Mineral Waters in Muğla (SW Turkey) International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology (ISEGM), Mugla, Turkey, 13-17 October, 2014.
  19. Kurtulus B., Caldırak H., Banladı I., Akcer O.S., Recharge of Lake Salda, Turkey. International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology (ISEGM), Mugla, Turkey, 13-17 October, 2014. (poster)
  20. Kurtulus B., Avsar O., Yaylım T.N., Gunay E., Estimation of Hydraulic Properties of Liwa Aquifer from an Unconfined Pumping Test Data and Evaluation of Data by using Boulton(1963) and Neuman(1975) models, International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology (ISEGM), Mugla, Turkey, 13-17 October, 2014 (poster).
  21. Avsar O., Ulas A., Kurtulus B., Arslan S., Guleç N. Subaqueous hot springs in Köyceğiz Lake and Dalyan Channel (SW Turkey). EGU General Assembly Vienna, Austria, 27 April -01 May 2014.
  22. Avşar Ö., Kurtuluş B., Gürsu S., Kacaroğlu F., Kuşcu G., Hydrogeochemical and İsotopic Properties of geothermal and mineral resources in Muğla Region/Turkey, April 01-05, 2013, 66. TJK Congress Ankara, Turkey.
  23. Mutlu T, Çoşkun V., Esin E., Yayla M., Kurtuluş B., Tunca E., Kurtulus DFK., Tekinalp O., Test of an Amphious Unmanned air vehicle for remote sensing purposes. TMMOB Mechanical Engineering VI. National Aircraft and Aerospace Engineering Congress 03-04 May 2013 / Eskisehir/Turkey
  24. Avsar O., Kurtulus B. Ulas A., Arslan S., Guleç N. Determination of spatial distribution and hydrochemistry of subaqueous thermal springs in the lacustrine and nearshore environments in southwest Anatolia. EGU General Assembly Vienna, Austria, 7 April -12 April 2013.
  25. Avsar O., Kurtulus B., Kacaroglu F., Kuscu G. Gursu S., Hydrogeochemical characterization of thermal and mineral waters of Muǧla (SW Turkey) EGU General Assembly Vienna, Austria, 7 April -12 April 2013.
  26. Özdede S., Kurtuluş DF, Kurtulus B. Investigation of Bodrum Region wind resource potential and determination of possible place for a wind turbine  National Aerospace and aircraft conference (UHUK) 12-14 September 2012, Hava Harp Okulu, İstanbul/Turkey
  27. Mutlu T., Çoşkun V., Kurtuluş B., Tunca E., Kurtuluş D.F., Tekinalp O., Development of an Unmanned Air Vehicle platform for Water turbidity and water parameters measurement, I. National Aerospace technology and application congress 16-22 November 2012 – İzmir, Turkey
  28. Mourini, A., Flipo, N., Rejiba F., Durand V. Tallec G., Kurtulus B., DE Fouquet C., Jost Q., Bodel L. Mise en place d’un dispositif expérimentale multi échelle pour quantifier les échanges nappe-rivière dans un système aquifère multicouche. [Designing a Multiscale Experimental sampling system for quantification of stream-aquifer water exchange in a multilayer aquifer system] GFHN GEOFCAN, Orleans, Nov 29- Dec. 01, 2011.
  29. Kurtulus B., Flipo N., Hydraulic Head İnterpolation using neural Networks: Orgeval experimental site/ France. May 05-09, 2010, 63. Turkey Geology Congress, Ankara, Turkey.
  30. Alkevli T., Öztan S., Kurtulus B., Bayar B., Başak M., İlker Ç., Uslular E.G., 2010. The Correlation of Land Surface and Sea Surface Temprature values by Using Different Satellites Data (ASTER, LANDSAT TM,MODIS), 2. Geology Remote Sensing Symposium, November 4-5 2010, MTA General Directory, Ankara, Turkey.
  31. Kurtulus B., Flipo N., Goblet P. Sensitivity analysis on an adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) for hydraulic head interpolation: Orgeval experimental site/ France. XVIII international Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources June 21-24, 2010 Barcelone, Spain.
  32. Kurtulus B., Flipo N., Goblet P., Villain G., Turnobize J., Talec G., Comparison of Anfis and Ordinary Kriging to Assess Hydraulic Head distribution: The Orgeval case study, International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence, Madeira Lisbon, 5-7 October 2009.
  33. Kurtulus B, Flipo N, Tallec G, Tournebize J, Vilain G, Garnier J, Ansart P Caractérisation des contributions de surface et hydrogéologique du BV de l’Orgeval, site expérimental du GIS ORACLE, par interpolation de données piézométriques. Comparaison de méthodes géostatistiques. [Characterization of surface and hydrogeologic contributions of BV Orgeval, experimental site of GIS ORACLE, by interpolation of piezometric data] GFHN, Aix en Provence, Nov 25-26, 2009.
  34. Kurtulus B., Razack M., Bayarı S., Modeling the daily discharges of large karstic aquifers using artificial neural networks (ANN) methodology. Analysis of single-parameter vs. multiple-parameters inputs ANN models. 35th Groundwater and Ecosystems Congress, Lisbon, 17-21 September 2007.