Nazan Darcan was born in Mardin in 1969. She graduated from the University of Ege Faculty of Agriculture Department of Animal Science in 1989. She received her Doctorate in Goat Production in 2000. She has completed 66 published study (research articles, scientific articles, national and international papers, etc.) and 13 research project (2 international).

Currently she works at Çukurova University as an Associate Professor where she lectures on goat production, global warming and adaptation mechanisms, animal behavior and meat science. She is the European Union Socrates-Erasmus Programme Coordinator of Agriculture Faculty. She speaks Turkish and English. She is married and has 1 son.

Turkish translation:
Nazan Darcan 1969 yilinda Mardin’de dogdu. 1989 yilinda Ege Universitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümünden mezun oldu. 2000 yilinda keçi yetistiriciliginde Doktor ünvanini aldi. 66 basilmis yayini (arastirma makalesi, bilimsel makale, ulusal ve uluslararasi bildiri vb.) ile 13 arastirma projesini ( 2’si uluslararasi) tamamladi.

Halen Çukurova Üniversitesinde Doçent olarak keçi yetistiriciligi, küresel isinma ve adaptasyon mekanizmalari, hayvan davranislari ve et üretimi konularinda çalismaktadir. Avrupa Birligi Socrates-Erasmus programi koordinatörüdür. Türkçe ve Ingilizce bilmektedir. Evli ve 1 erkek çocuk annesidir.