Book Chapters

• V. Bayram, B.Y. Kara, F. S. D. Gama and H. Yaman Paternotte (2023), “Humanitarian Logistics Under Uncertainty: Planning for Sheltering and Evacuation,” in Uncertainty in Facility Location Problems (eds. V. Marianov and H. Eiselt), Springer.
• V. Bayram, F. S. D. Gama, B.Y. Kara and H. Yaman Paternotte (2022), “Humanitarian Location Models Under Uncertainty,” in Stochastic Problems in Location Analysis (eds. V. Marianov and H. Eiselt), Springer.
• B.Y. Kara and Marie-Eve Rancourt (2019), “Location Problems in Humanitarian Supply Chains,” Chapter 21 in Location Science (eds. G. Laporte, F. Saldanha-da-Gama, and S. Nickel), Springer.
• B.Y. Kara, S. Savaser (2017), “Humanitarian Logistics,” Chapter 12 in INFORMS TutORials in Operations Research (eds. R. Batta and J. Peng), INFORMS.

Articles in Refereed Journals

• J. Campbell, B.Y. Kara, et al. (2024), “Optimizing vaccine delivery with drones for hard-to-reach regions,” IEEE Conference Proceedings, 3354-3363.
• S.M. Demir, F.G. Sahinyazan, B.Y. Kara, E. Buluc (2024), “No Country for Young Refugees: Barriers and Opportunities for Inclusive Refugee Education Practices,” Production and Operations Management, 34(4), 612-626.
• O. Dukkanci, J.F. Campbell, B.Y. Kara (2024), “Facility location decisions for drone delivery with riding: A literature review,” Computers & Operations Research, 167, 106672.
• O. Dukkanci, A. Koberstein, B.Y. Kara (2023), “Drones for relief logistics under uncertainty after an earthquake,” European Journal of Operational Research, 310(1), 117-132.
• S.K. Savaşer, B.Y. Kara (2022), “Mobile healthcare services in rural areas: an application with periodic location routing problem,” OR Spectrum, 44, 875-910.
• O. Dukkanci, O. Karsu, B.Y. Kara (2022), “Planning sustainable routes: Economic, environmental and welfare concerns,” European Journal of Operational Research, 301(1), 110-123.
• I. Ozdemir, C.F. Dursunoglu, B.Y. Kara, M. Dora (2022), “Logistics of temporary testing centers for coronavirus disease,” Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 145, 103954.
• E. Buluc, M. Peker, B.Y. Kara, et al. (2022), “Covering vehicle routing problem: application for mobile child friendly spaces for refugees,” OR Spectrum, 44, 461-484.
• R. Kian, G. Erdogan, S. de Leeuw, F.S. Salman, E. Sabet, B.Y. Kara, M.H. Demir (2022), “Logistics planning of cash transfer to Syrian refugees in Turkey,” European Journal of Operational Research, 296(3), 1007-1024.
• Z. Donmez, S. Turhan, O. Karsu, B.Y. Kara, O. Karaşan (2022), “Fair allocation of personal protective equipment to health centers during early phases of a pandemic,” Computers & Operations Research, 141, 105690.
• Z. Donmez, B.Y. Kara, O. Karsu, F. Saldanha-da-Gama (2021), “Humanitarian facility location under uncertainty: Critical review and future prospects,” Omega, 102, 102393.
• O. Arslan, G.C. Kumcu, B.Y. Kara, G. Laporte (2021), “The location and location-routing problem for the refugee camp network design,” Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 143, 201-220.
• O. Karsu, B.Y. Kara, E. Akkaya, et al. (2021), “Clean Water Network Design for Refugee Camps,” Networks and Spatial Economics, 21, 175-198.
• S. Savaşer, O.B. Kınay, B.Y. Kara, et al. (2019), “Organ transplantation logistics: a case for Turkey,” OR Spectrum, 41, 327-356.
• O. Karsu, B.Y. Kara, B. Selvi (2019), “The refugee camp management: a general framework and a unifying decision-making model,” Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 9(2), 131-150.
• B.E. Oruc, B.Y. Kara (2018), “Post-disaster assessment routing problem,” Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 116, 76-102.
• O.B. Kinay, B.Y. Kara, F. Saldanha-da-Gama, I. Corerria (2018), “Modeling the shelter site location problem using chance constraints: A case study for Istanbul,” European Journal of Operational Research, 270(1), 132-145.
• O. Dukkanci, B.Y. Kara (2017), “Routing and Scheduling Decision in the Hierarchical Hub Location Problem,” Computers and Operations Research, 85, 45-57.
• H. Sahin, B.Y. Kara, O.E. Karasan (2016), “Debris Removal during response phase,” Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 53, 49-59.
• F. Kilci, B.Y. Kara, B. Bozkaya (2015), “Locating Temporary Shelter Areas after an Earthquake: Case for Turkey,” European Journal of Operational Research, 243, 323-332.
• V. Verter and B.Y. Kara (2008), “A Path Based Approach for Hazmat Transport Network Design,” Management Science, 51(1), 29-40.

Articles in Non-Refereed or General Journals

• V. Verter and B.Y. Kara (2002), “The Hazardous Network Design Problem,” Proceedings of ISWA 2002 International Workshop on Waste Management, Vol. 1, pp. 251-255.