Water Resources of Turkey

1. Introduction.- 2. Water Works of Ancient Civilizations.- 3. Water Resources Development.- 4. Climate and Drought.- 5. Hydrology of Surface Waters.- 6. Groundwater.- 7. Water quality.- 8. Water Potential of Turkey.- 9. Agricultural Water Use.- 10. Water and Energy.- 11. Urban, Industrial, Environmental and Other Water Uses.- 12. Legal and institutional structure of water management.- 13. Transboundary River Basins. 14.  Basin management.- 15. Impacts of Climate Change.- 16. Challenges for the future.

Prof.Dr. Nilgun B. Harmancioglu, a Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, was actively involved in teaching and research at DEU Faculty of Engineering from 1976 to 2017 (formerly the Aegean University from1976 to 1982). She received her BSc. in Civil Engineering in 1973, MSc. in Water Resources Engineering in 1976, and her PhD. in Hydrology and Water Resources in 1981. She was promoted to full Professor at DEU Faculty of Engineering Civil Engineering Department in 1992. She pursued her post-doctoral studies first at Ecole National Superieure des Mines de Paris, Centre d'Informatique Geologique, Laboratoire d'Hydrogeologie Mathematique Paris, (1980-1981), and then at George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, International Water Resources Institute (1984-86), where she also worked as a research associate.Dr. Harmancioglu's basic areas of research are water resources management, simulation of hydrologic processes and information theory as applied to water resources, and she has published over 350 articles in these areas, 70% of which are in English. She has also published and edited 4 books and has contributed to several international conferences and symposia as a co-director, lecturer and member of organization committees She has been involved in various research projects funded by NATO, IWMI, the British Council, EU Framework Programs the State Planning Agency, DEU, and TUBITAK (Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey). She was also a member of the Theme Advisory Board for the UNESCO IHP-VI Program between 2002 and 2007. She was awarded distinguished membership of the EWRA (European Water Resources Association) in 2015 for her sustained and outstanding contributions to the scientific field of water resources management, and her continuous service to society.Dr. Harmancioglu was the Director of SUMER (DEU Water Resources Management Research & Application Center) between 2001 and 2017, and is currently the scientific

"The book contains a sufficient amount of information reflecting the extensive and rich experience of not only the editors but also the authors of the chapters. ... In my opinion, the work of Dogan Altinbilek and Nilgün B. Harmancioglu will make a great contribution not only to the scientific field of Türkiye but also an important role in the international arena." (Dilnaz Saipedinova, Insight Turkey, Vol. 25 (2), 2023)