Autobiography
Born on 15 July 1949 in Çankırı, Turkey.

Pharmacist
Professor of Pharmacognosy

Ph.D.: University of London, Chelsea College (Now, King’s College), Pharmacognosy (1978)
Associate Professor: Anadolu University (1981)
Full Professor: Anadolu University (1987)
Dean: Anadolu University Faculty of Pharmacy (1993-2001)
Founding Director: Anadolu University Medicinal and Aromatic Plant and Drug Research
Centre (TBAM) (1980-2002)
Formerly Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy at Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu
University (1978-2011).
Visiting Professor at the Department of Botany and Microbiology of the College of Science of
King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2011-2015)
Professor of Pharmacognosy and Head at the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Near East University, Nicosia, N. Cyprus (2016-)
Director, Graduate Institute of Health Sciences, Near East University, Nicosia, N. Cyprus
(2017-2020)
Director, Institute of Graduate Studies, Near East University, Nicosia, N. Cyprus (2021-)
Other duties:
President of the International Council for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ICMAP) (2008-
2014); Vice-President (2014-)
President of the Academy of Pharmacy of the Turkish Pharmacists’ Association (TEB)
(2008-2012)
Expert of Group 13B (Herbal drugs) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Working Party
of the European Pharmacopoeia, represented Turkey at the European Pharmacopoeia
Commission (1995-2012)
Board Member, International Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research (GA)
(2009-2013)
Executive Board Member, Near East University (2018-2019; 2021-)
Senate Member, Near East University (2017 -)

President, BadeBio Biotechnology Ltd Company partnered with Prof. F. Demirci at Anadolu
Technopark (ATAP) in Eskisehir, Turkey

Research interests:
General: Research into botanical, ethnobotanical, chemical, technological, aspects and
biological activities of medicinal and aromatic plants, and biotransformation of flavours and
fragrances
Specific: Essential oils and alkaloids

Awards:
1) Distinguished Service Medal by IFEAT (International Federation of Essential Oils and
Aroma Trades), 1995, Istanbul
2) Memorial Silver Medal, Scientific Partnership Foundation, Moscow, 2003, Tashkent,
Uzbekistan
3) Academician Award, Pharmacy Awards 2004
4) Rotary International Centennial Success in Career Special Award, Rotary Turkey, 2005
5) Science Award, Academy of Pharmacy of the Turkish Pharmacists Association 2005,
6) Science Award (Health Sciences), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
(TUBITAK), 2005
7) Science Award, Society of Contemporary Journalists, 15 January 2006, Eskisehir, Turkey
8) Science Award (Health Sciences) (2008), Popular Science Magazine, 22 February 2009,
Ankara, Turkey
9) City Lights Award (Eskisehir-2011), Eskisehirliyim.com, 17 February 2012, Eskisehir,
Turkey
10) ISHS Medal, International Society for Horticultural Science, 20 August 2014, Brisbane,
Australia
11) James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award for the 2nd edition of the
Handbook of Essential Oils by American Botanical Council, March 2017.
12) Votive Tablet, Academy of Pharmacy of the Turkish Pharmacists Association, 25 September
2017, Ankara, Turkey
13) Scientific Publication Award, Near East University (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,
2023)
14) Best Academician Award, Near East University (2019)
15) Life Long Achievement Award, IVA Natura Cosmetics (2019)
16) Golden Mortar Service Award, Eczaci Dergisi (2019).
17) Life Long Honour Award, Turkish Pharmacists’ Association, Ankara (2021).
18) ISEO Medal, Milazzo, Italy (2023).
He ranked 35 in the book “100 Turks Leading Science”
4 plant species have been named after Prof. Başer: Origanum husnucan-
baseri H.Duman, Z.Aytac et A.Duran and Aristolochia baseri Malyer et
Erken, Centaurea baseri Kose et Alan, Thymus baseri  Öztürk, Yaylacı, Koyuncu et
Ocak
Prof.Baser is among the group of scientists who named five new plant species and identified two
plant species as a new record for the flora of Turkey.

Scientific papers:
Author of over 897 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 1076
communications in 322 national and international symposia. He has published 1312
scientific contributions as papers, books, book chapters. According to SCI his 644 papers
were cited 15.709 times. His H-index is 57. According to Google Scholar his publications
were cited 44.031 times. His H-index is 93; i10 index is 696. His 7 books were published in
Turkey (2), Japan, UK and USA (3).
14.02.2025
For more and updated information www.khcbaser.com

U undergraduate and Postgraduate courses:
PHA310 Pharmacognosy II
PHA311 Pharmacognosy II Lab
PHA402 Pharmacognosy III
PHA302 Pharmacognosy I Lab
Elective courses:
PHA454 Essential Oils; PHA608 Advanced Essential Oils; PHA710 Important
Essential Oils
PHA451 Aromatic Plants; EFG613 Important Aromatic Plants; EFG713 Advanced
Aromatic Plants

Recent articles:
2023
881)* Structural similarities of phytochemicals significantly contribute to species
delimitation of Nigella and Garidella (Ranunculaceae), Y. Kaya, B. Demirci, Z. Ugurlu
Aydin, E. Oymak Donmez, K.H.C. Baser, A.A. Donmez, J. Essent. Oil Res. 35(1) 11-
23 (2023) DOI 10.1080/10412905.2022.2147591
882)* In vitro Antiviral Evaluations of the Essential Oil Blend against SARS-CoV-2:
Coldmix®, K.H.C. Baser, A.E. Karadag, S.N. Biltekin, M. Erturk, F. Demirci, MDPI
Current Issues in Molecular Biology 45(1) 677-684 (2023)
883)* Evaluation of therapeutic role of Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffm. &
Link, Origanum dubium Boiss. Essential oils and their major constituents as
enhancers in cancer therapy, M. Mavis, M.S.B. Ali, A. Hanoglu, Y. Ozalp, D. Ozkum
Yavuz, K.H.C. Baser, N. Serakinci, Rec. Nat. Prod. January 2023. DOI:
http://doi.org/10.25135/rnp.379.2210.2613