Career:

• 2020-Present: Researcher in Analysis of Hydrological Systems Group, University of Potsdam
• 2018-Present: Researcher in Section 2.6 - Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics, GFZ-Potsdam
• 2015-2018: Research Assistant in Geohazards Group, University of Potsdam
• 2013-2015: Graduate Assistant at Research Institute for Water and Environment (fwu), University of Siegen

Education:

• 2015-2018: Ph.D. in Landslide Prediction at the Research Training Group "NatRiskChange", University of Potsdam
• 2010-2012: M.Sc. in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, Politecnico di Milano
• 2005-2010: B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

To see the full list of publications please visit my researchgate profile

2021

1. Ozturk, U., Pittore, M., Behling, R., Roessner, S., Andreani, L., Korup, O. (2021): How robust are landslide susceptibility estimates? - Landslides, 18, 681-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-020-01485-5
2. Rana, K., Ozturk, U., Malik, N. (2021): Landslide Geometry Reveals its Trigger. - Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL090848. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090848
3. Wolf, F., Ozturk, U., Cheung, K., Donner, R. V. (2021): Spatiotemporal patterns of synchronous heavy rainfall events in East Asia during the Baiu season. - Earth System Dynamics, 12, 1, 295-312. https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-295-2021

2020

1. Cheung, K. K. W., Ozturk, U. (2020): Synchronization of extreme rainfall during the Australian summer monsoon: Complex network perspectives. - Chaos, 30, 063117. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5144150
2. Malik, N., Ozturk, U. (2020): Rare events in complex systems: Understanding and prediction. - Chaos, 30, 090401. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0024145

2019

1. Ozturk, U., Malik, N., Cheung, K., Marwan, N., Kurths, J. (2019): A network-based comparative study of extreme tropical and frontal storm rainfall over Japan. - Climate Dynamics, 53, 1-2, 521-532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4597-1
2. von Specht, S., Ozturk, U., Veh, G., Cotton, F., Korup, O. (2019): Effects of finite source rupture on landslide triggering: the 2016 Mw 7.1 Kumamoto earthquake. - Solid Earth, 10, 463-486. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-463-2019

2018

1. Bronstert, A., Agarwal, A., Boessenkool, B., Crisologo, I., Fischer, M., Heistermann, M., Köhn-Reich, L., López-Tarazón, J. A., Moran, T., Ozturk, U., Reinhardt-Imjela, C., Wendi, D. (2018): Forensic hydro-meteorological analysis of an extreme flash flood: The 2016-05-29 event in Braunsbach, SW Germany. - Science of the Total Environment, 630, 977-991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.241
2. Ozturk, U., Marwan, N., Korup, O., Saito, H., Agarwal, A., Grossman, M. J., Zaiki, M., Kurths, J. (2018): Complex networks for tracking extreme rainfall during typhoons. - Chaos, 28, 075301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5004480
3. Ozturk, U., Marwan, N., von Specht, S., Korup, O., Jensen, J. (2018): A New Centennial Sea-Level Record for Antalya, Eastern Mediterranean. - Journal of Geophysical Research, 123, 7, 4503-4517. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC013906
4. Ozturk, U., Wendi, D., Crisologo, I., Riemer, A., Agarwal, A., Vogel, K., López-Tarazón, J. A., Korup, O. (2018): Rare flash floods and debris flows in southern Germany. - Science of the Total Environment, 626, 941-952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.172

2017

1. Vogel, K., Ozturk, U., Riemer, A., Laudan, J., Sieg, T., Wendi, D., Agarwal, A., Rözer, V., Korup, O., Thieken, A. (2017): Die Sturzflut von Braunsbach am 29. Mai 2016 – Entstehung, Ablauf und Schäden eines „Jahrhundertereignisses“. Teil 2: Geomorphologische Prozesse und Schadensanalyse. The Braunsbach Flashflood of Mai 29th, 2016 – Origin, Pathways and Impacts of an Extreme Hydro-Meteorological Event. Part 2: Geomorphological Processes and Damage Analysis. - Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 61, 3, 163-175. https://doi.org/10.5675/HyWa_2017,3_2

2016

1. Ozturk, U., Tarakegn, Y. A., Longoni, L., Brambilla, D., Papini, M., Jensen, J. (2016): A simplified early-warning system for imminent landslide prediction based on failure index fragility curves developed through numerical analysis. - Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 7, 4, 1406-1425. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2015.1058863