Biocultural Diversity and Ethnobotanical Heritage of Türkiye

Dr. Yeter Yeşil is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Botany at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University. She received both her MSc in Ethnobotany and her PhD in Plant Taxonomy from Istanbul University, completing her doctoral studies in 2013. Her academic career spans nearly 20 years, during which she has conducted multidisciplinary research in the fields of plant taxonomy, ethnobotany, and phytochemistry.

In recent years, her research has focused on ethnobotanical studies in various regions of Türkiye, particularly in Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia, where she currently leads ongoing projects.

Dr. Yeşil has also been involved in international research collaboration. She worked in the Molecular Systematics Laboratory at the Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain, under the SYNTHESYS+ program supported by the European Commission. This work was also part of an international collaboration project funded by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Istanbul University.