Canan Çakirlar

Phone+31 50 363 6732, +31 50 363 6992
EmailC.Cakirlarrugnl

Poststraat6, Gebouw 1212
9712 ER Groningen
Netherlands

Research interests

Zooarchaeology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Fueling draught power: A multi-isotopic study of draught cattle husbandry in Bronze and Iron Age Gordion (Central Anatolia, Türkiye)
Crabbé, A., van der Meer, M. T. J., Marston, J. M., de Kock, W. & Çakırlar, C., Feb-2026, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 186, 11 p., 106451.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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2 Downloads (Pure)
Stable isotope evidence of anthropocene disruption in African softshell turtle foraging
de Kock, W., van der Meer, M. T. J., van Bommel, R., Taurozzi, A. J., Von Tersch, M., Allentoft, M. E., Mackie, M., Ramsøe, M., Collins, M., Alexander, M., Palsbøll, P. J., Çakırlar, C. & Turkozan, O., Feb-2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 2, 12 p., e0339589.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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1 Downloads (Pure)
Ancient genomics and the origin, dispersal, and development of domestic sheep
Daly, K. G., Mullin, V. E., Hare, A. J., Halpin, Á., Mattiangeli, V., Teasdale, M. D., Rossi, C., Geiger, S., Krebs, S., Medugorac, I., Sandoval-Castellanos, E., Özbaşaran, M., Duru, G., Gülcür, S., Pöllath, N., Collins, M., Frantz, L., Vila, E., Zidarov, P. & Stoddart, S. & 47 others, Boldgiv, B., Orlando, L., Pearson, M. P., Mullville, J., Askeyev, I. V., Askeyev, A. O., Askeyev, O. V., Shaymuratova, D. N., Van den Hurk, Y., Zeeb-Lanz, A., Arbogast, R. M., Hemmer, H., Davoudi, H., Amiri, S., Doost, S. B., Decruyenaere, D., Fathi, H., Khazaeli, R., Hassanzadeh, Y., Sardari, A., Lhuillier, J., Abdolahi, M., Summers, G. D., Marro, C., Bahshaliyev, V., Berthon, R., Çakirlar, C., Benecke, N., Scheu, A., Burger, J., Sauer, E., Horwitz, L. K., Arbuckle, B., Buitenhuis, H., Gourichon, L., Bulatović, J., O'Connor, T., Orton, D., Jalabadze, M., Rhodes, S., Chazan, M., Özkaya, V., Zeder, M., Atıcı, L., Mashkour, M., Peters, J. & Bradley, D. G., 31-Jan-2025, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 387, 6733, p. 492-497 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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13 Citations (Scopus)

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Animal exploitation in Medieval Kinet Höyük: The zooarchaeology of 12th to 14th century CE deposits
Çakirlar, C. & Ikram, S., 2025, Kinet Höyük 7: The Medieval Period: Bilkent University Excavations at Kinet Höyük, Hatay, Turkey. Redford, S. (ed.). BAR Publishing, p. 427-456 30 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Archaeogenomic insights into commensalism and regional variation in pig management in Neolithic northwest Europe
Erven, J. A. M., Mattiangeli, V., Dreshaj, M., Mullin, V. E., Rossi, C., Daly, K. G., Jackson, I., Parker Pearson, M., Bradley, D. G., Frantz, L. A. F., Madsen, O., Raemaekers, D. & Çakirlar, C., 25-Mar-2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 12, 10 p., e2410235122.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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3 Citations (Scopus)

71 Downloads (Pure)

1 Not started
7 Finished

IPERION-HS
De Clercq, H. (PI) & Çakirlar, C. (CoPI)
Project: Research
Foodways and Environmental Management in the Age of Global Encounters: Environmental Archaeological Investigation of Classical and Hellenistic Patara (Antalya, Turkey) in the eastern Mediterranean Basin
Çakirlar, C. (PI), Karakaya, D. (PI) & Dündar, E. (PI)
31/07/2020 → 31/03/2022
Project: Research
EDAN: The Emergence of Domestic Animals in the Netherlands
Raemaekers, D. (PI), Çakirlar, C. (PI), Dee, M. (Staff), Peeters, H. (Staff), Brusgaard, N. (Postdoc), Dreshaj, M. (PhD student) & Erven, J. (PhD student)
01/01/2020 → 31/03/2024
Project: Research
SeaChanges. Thresholds in human exploitation of marine vertebrates
Çakirlar, C. (PI), Winter, R. (PhD student), Ruiz Puerta, E. (PhD student) & de Kock, W. (PhD student)
01/04/2019 → 31/03/2023
Project: Research
Bonify 1.0 – Ovis/Capra: Virtual solutions to zooarchaeological problems
Çakirlar, C. (PI) & Nobles, G. (Member)
01/03/2018 → 01/03/2021
Project: Research

Archaeological research collaboration within the ENLIGHT network: challenges and opportunities
Raemaekers, D. (Speaker) & Çakirlar, C. (Speaker)
18-Feb-2026
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Sixth Annual Meeting of the NINO (Netherlands Institute for the Near East), ‘Heritage and politics in the Middle East: historical perspectives’
de Jong, L. (Organiser), Sanchez-Summerer, K. (Organiser), Çakirlar, C. (Organiser), Crabbé, A. (Organiser), Madbouly, M. (Organiser) & Figueroa, B. (Organiser)
2025 → …
Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Invited talk at Izmir Demokrasi University: Zooarchaeology: Aims for the 21st century
Çakirlar, C. (Invited speaker)
29-Mar-2024
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Invited talk at Leiden University's Biology Club: Biodiversity of the Middle East
Çakirlar, C. (Invited speaker)
1-Jun-2024
Activity: Talk and presentation › Professional or public presentation › Popular
DFG: Advisor for the Senate on Collaborative Research Centres
Çakirlar, C. (Advisor)
2024
Activity: External assignment (consultancy, appointment, outreach) › Consultancy › Academic

Zooarchaeology of Neolithic Southeast Europe and western Anatolia
Çakirlar, C. (Creator), University of Groningen, 6-Sept-2023
DOI: 10.34894/8DJHKP
Dataset
VAN GIFFEN’S DOGS: CRANIAL OSTEOMETRY OF IRON AGE TO MEDIEVAL PERIOD DOGS FROM THE NORTHERN NETHERLANDS
Çakirlar, C. (Supervisor) & Scheele, E. E. (Creator), DANS - Data Archiving and Networking Services, 12-Dec-2017
DOI: 10.17026/dans-z9b-r2du
Dataset
Groningen Zooarchaeological Collections 2016: Vertebrates
Çakirlar, C. (Creator), Scheele, E. E. (Creator) & van den Hurk, Y. (Creator), University of Groningen, 2016
DOI: 10411/20702, http://www.rug.nl/research/groningen-institute-of-archaeology/research/archeozoologie
Dataset
Aegean Archaeomalacology
Çakirlar, C. (Creator), opencontext.org, 2010
https://opencontext.org/projects/B1DAC335-4DC6-4A57-622E-75BF28BA598D
Dataset
Groningen Zooarchaeological Collections 2020: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Çakirlar, C. (Creator), Scheele, E. E. (Contributor), Hurk, van den, Y. (Creator) & Dijkstra, F. (Contributor), DataverseNL, 1-Mar-2016
DOI: 10.34894/fiuy1z, https://rug.academia.edu/CananCakirlar
Dataset

Wie was de terpenhond?
Çakirlar, C.
07/10/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research › Popular
Eeuwenoude Terpenhond krijgt dankzij nieuw onderzoek een uiterlijk
Çakirlar, C.
28/08/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
Mysterieus hondenskelet geeft steeds meer geheimen prijs
Çakirlar, C.
29/05/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
Het damhert was eerder in Europa dan de mens
Çakirlar, C.
27/02/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
Hoe oud is de terpenhond in het Fries Museum?
Çakirlar, C.
20/02/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular

Canan Çakirlar, PhD

Personal profile

Research interests

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Dive into details

Fueling draught power: A multi-isotopic study of draught cattle husbandry in Bronze and Iron Age Gordion (Central Anatolia, Türkiye)

Stable isotope evidence of anthropocene disruption in African softshell turtle foraging

Ancient genomics and the origin, dispersal, and development of domestic sheep

Animal exploitation in Medieval Kinet Höyük: The zooarchaeology of 12th to 14th century CE deposits

Archaeogenomic insights into commensalism and regional variation in pig management in Neolithic northwest Europe

IPERION-HS

Foodways and Environmental Management in the Age of Global Encounters: Environmental Archaeological Investigation of Classical and Hellenistic Patara (Antalya, Turkey) in the eastern Mediterranean Basin

EDAN: The Emergence of Domestic Animals in the Netherlands

SeaChanges. Thresholds in human exploitation of marine vertebrates

Bonify 1.0 – Ovis/Capra: Virtual solutions to zooarchaeological problems

Archaeological research collaboration within the ENLIGHT network: challenges and opportunities

Sixth Annual Meeting of the NINO (Netherlands Institute for the Near East), ‘Heritage and politics in the Middle East: historical perspectives’

Invited talk at Izmir Demokrasi University: Zooarchaeology: Aims for the 21st century

Invited talk at Leiden University's Biology Club: Biodiversity of the Middle East

DFG: Advisor for the Senate on Collaborative Research Centres

Zooarchaeology of Neolithic Southeast Europe and western Anatolia

VAN GIFFEN’S DOGS: CRANIAL OSTEOMETRY OF IRON AGE TO MEDIEVAL PERIOD DOGS FROM THE NORTHERN NETHERLANDS

Groningen Zooarchaeological Collections 2016: Vertebrates

Aegean Archaeomalacology

Groningen Zooarchaeological Collections 2020: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Wie was de terpenhond?

Eeuwenoude Terpenhond krijgt dankzij nieuw onderzoek een uiterlijk

Mysterieus hondenskelet geeft steeds meer geheimen prijs

Het damhert was eerder in Europa dan de mens

Hoe oud is de terpenhond in het Fries Museum?

Canan Çakirlar, PhD

Personal profile

Research interests

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Projects

Activities

Datasets

Press/Media