Kıraç C and Savaş Y (1996) Status of the Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in the neighbourhood of Ereğli, Black Sea coast of Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East, Max Kasparek Verlag, Heidelberg. Vol (12): 5-12. December, 1996. PDF

Kıraç CO, Savaş Y, Güçlüsoy H and Veryeri NO (2002) Observations on diving behavior of free ranging Mediterranean monk seals Monachus monachus on Turkish coasts. The Monachus Guardian (In Ed: W.M. Johnson) Monachus Science. The Monachus Guardian, Vol. 5(1): May 2002. Link

Güçlüsoy H, Kıraç CO, Savaş Y and Veryeri NO (2004) Status of the Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) in the Coastal Waters of Turkey. Ege University Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 2004. Cilt/Volume 21 Sayı (3-4): 201-210. İzmir, 2004. PDF

Güçlüsoy H, Karauz ES, Kıraç CO and Bilecenoğlu M (2014) Checklist of marine tetrapods (reptiles, seabirds, and mammals) of Turkey. Journal of Zoology, TÜBİTAK. Turk J Zool (2014) 38: 930-938 TÜBİTAK doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-81. Ankara, Turkey. 28.11.2014. pp.930-938 PDF

Karamanlidis A, Dendrinos P, Larrinoa PF, Gücü AC, Johnson WM, Kıraç CO and Pires R (2016) The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus: status, biology, threats, and conservation priorities. Mammal Review (2015) The Mammal Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.   PDF

Kıraç CO, Ok M (2019) Diet of a Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in a transitional post-weaning phase and its implications for the conservation of the species. Endang Species Res 39:315-320. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00971   Link