Mission

- To carry out R&D studies for agricultural products of strategic and industrial importance grown in the region.

- Characterisation of agriculturally important genes.

- To carry out molecular systematic analyses with DNA Barcoding method to identify contemporary living organisms, historical samples and criminal samples.

- To determine the kinship relationships of living organisms by DNA-based molecular phylogenetic analyses and to reconstruct phylogeny.

- To uncover and analyse plant and microorganism genomes by next generation sequencing.

- To perform genotyping of organisms using molecular markers and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based techniques.

- Detecting food fraud by testing food safety with molecular and microbial techniques.

- To follow the changes in the transformation of genes into functional gene products with quantitative gene expression studies.

- Micropropagation of plants under in vitro conditions by tissue culture methods.

- To develop processes and methods for the production, purification, immobilisation and stabilisation of microbial industrial enzymes.

- To develop high activity enzymes using recombinant DNA technologies.

- Produce metabolites by fermentation processes.

- To examine protein structure-function relationships.

- Improving microorganisms by mutation techniques.

- To develop microorganisms that can produce high value-added products with gene manipulations.

- To produce, purify and characterise proteins of agricultural and industrial importance and to make them available to the industry.

- To carry out genomic, proteomic and metabolomic studies and advanced technology scientific researches.

- To carry out biofertiliser (microbial fertiliser) studies.

- To ensure the identification and preservation of microorganisms used in industries for agriculture and food sector.

- To educate students at undergraduate and graduate level simultaneously with research studies and to give graduates in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology.

- To fulfil other duties and missions assigned by the Rectorate and Dean's Office.

Vision

- To follow the technology in agricultural research and production, to produce technology, to transfer it to practice and industry.

- To develop projects for the production of industrial products focused on solutions to national agricultural problems.

- To ensure communication and coordination with public, private sector, universities and research institutes operating in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology.

- To be a department that produces projects that will contribute to the strengthening of national and international cooperation in the field of biotechnology.

- To realise solution-oriented national and international scientific and prestige projects for the needs of the region.

- To establish a Technopolis and develop infrastructure projects to serve R&D.

- To realise national and international educational projects in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology.

- To develop projects that will enable the development of new products with high economic value.

- To conduct research on bioeconomy studies, which is the driving force of biotechnology.

- To realise R&D projects that will lead regional development.

- To improve the technical and personnel infrastructure of our department.