Cooperation between TÜBİTAK MAM KARE and General Directorate of Meteorology
A protocol was signed between the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research (KARE) and the General Directorate of Meteorology (MGM) to further develop their collaboration aimed at monitoring atmospheric parameters, studying meteorological cycles, and researching historical climate data on the Antarctic continent. TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, Director General of Meteorology Volkan Mutlu Coşkun, and TÜBİTAK Vice President and TÜBİTAK MAM President Prof. […]
SCAR Science Conference Begins
The schedule for the SCAR Science Conference—where Antarctic researchers from around the world regularly gather under the theme “Antarctica in a Changing World”—has been released. The SCAR Science Conference will be held online from August 1–10, 2022. February 1, 2022 […]
2204-C High School Students Polar Research Projects Competition
Coordinated by the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research and the TÜBİTAK Directorate for the Support of Scientists (BİDEB), the 2204-C High School Students’ Polar Research Projects Competition—the second of its kind in our country—has been launched: You can access application details via this link. Source: https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/tr/yarismalar/icerik-2204-c-lise-ogrencileri-kutup-arastirma-projeleri-yarismasi
2nd Polar Festival Brought the Poles to Gebze
Held under the patronage of the Presidency and hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) at the TÜBİTAK Gebze Campus, the 2nd Polar Festival drew significant interest. Activities organized as part of the festival—including an aurora workshop, exploring the poles with LEGO, woodworking on a lathe, designing award statuettes, art and photography exhibitions, and panel discussions—allowed participants to feel as if they were in the polar regions. […]
5th National Workshop on Polar Sciences
5TH NATIONAL POLAR SCIENCES WORKSHOP PROGRAM
From Polar Regions to TeknoFest 2021
At TeknoFest—Turkey’s first aviation, space, and technology festival, held under the slogan ’National Technology Initiative,” with its fourth edition taking place at Istanbul Atatürk Airport from September 21–26, 2021—our Institute shared with festival participants the national and international research it is conducting on the polar regions, Arctic, and Antarctica, with festival participants. In recent months, our country achieved full membership in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), hosted the Inter-High School Polar Research Project Competition, and […]
EU PUBLISHES NEW ARCTIC POLICY
Driven by rising energy demand and the fact that melting sea ice—a result of global climate change—is opening up access to new resources, interest in the Arctic region is growing day by day. The Arctic Ocean, the world’s shallowest ocean, holds more than one-third of the world’s hydrocarbon reserves; of the eight countries bordering this ocean, three are members of the European Union, and two others are part of the European Economic Area […]
POLAR WIND AT 8TH KONYA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Held from October 7–10, 2021, at the Konya Science Center, the eighth edition of the event—titled ‘How to Launch a National Technology Initiative? How Does It Work?’—Turkey’s largest science festival—was held at the Konya Science Center. Our Institute of Polar Research also participated in the event under the partnership of TÜBİTAK MAM. We shared our Institute’s national and international research on the polar regions—the Arctic and Antarctica—with festival participants. Participants […]
The documentary You've Got a Message from the Poles!
Tornadoes of unprecedented magnitude… Deadly droughts… Devastating floods and flash floods… Prolonged wildfire seasons… All on the other side of the world… All of a very different nature… Yet to understand all these natural disasters, there is actually only one place we need to look: the Poles! The documentary “You Have a Message from the Poles” explores polar research, Turkey’s systematic efforts in this field, and global climate change […]
“Scientific Evaluation Results of the Projects Submitted to the ”PUP 1001" Call for 2021 were Announced
The scientific evaluations of the projects submitted to the 2021 “KUTUP 1001” Call, launched by the Presidency of Research Support Programs (ARDEB) in accordance with the conditions set by the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research (KARE), have been completed. Please click here for details and further information.