National Polar Science Workshop and Polar Festival
With the establishment of the Institute of Polar Research at the Marmara Research Center of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK MAM KARE) in 2019,(TÜBİTAK MAM KARE), a scientific organizational structure was established to serve as an institutional umbrella in our country. From the implementation of the 2018–2022 National Polar Science Program to the execution of scientific polar expeditions, numerous research projects and initiatives have been carried out […]
Another New Success in Antarctic Studies
The Council of National Antarctic Program Administrators (COMNAP), was officially established in 1988 in response to the needs of the National Antarctic Program operators (organizations that conduct scientific and logistical activities in the Antarctic Treaty Area on behalf of their respective governments and in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty). Its primary function is to coordinate the work of the National Antarctic Programs as an international body. COMNAP operates in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research […]
Message from our students at KARE within the scope of the Presidential Internship Mobilization and TÜBİTAK STAR Program
The TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research is continuing its work at full speed with the first interns and scholarship recipients who joined as part of the Presidential Internship Initiative and the TÜBİTAK Intern Researcher Scholarship Program. Students accepted for internships from various universities have had the opportunity to become part of the scientific activities conducted in the polar regions. Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering, […]
A Common Message from Antarctica
Our country has been a party to the Antarctic Treaty System since 1996 and continues to conduct intensive scientific research. The TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research participated in the 43rd ATCM meeting, held online this year and hosted by France, to present our country’s research activities in Antarctica. The countries participating in the ATCM play a significant role in protecting the continent and advancing scientific knowledge by strengthening their cooperation. In this context, France, the United Kingdom, […]
Polar Research on EBA TV
Throughout the period of remote learning that began in 2020, our students made full use of the resources offered by EBA TV. Our highly qualified staff, who have been dedicated to our students in the field of Polar Research for many years, continued their work at full speed even during the pandemic. Prof. Dr. Burcu ÖZSOY, director of the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research, has served as an important source of scientific insight for our students on their journey to the poles by participating in various programs on EBA TV. Adults […]
CUP 1001-2021 Call Opened
In line with our vision of becoming one of the leading countries in the world through our original scientific research in polar sciences, the “National Polar Science Program (2018–2022)” (pdf) was prepared and enacted by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey on December 27, 2017. The primary objectives of this program are to organize national expeditions to the polar regions under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and in coordination with the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research (KARE), as well as to advance the National Polar […]
2204-C High School Students Polar Research Projects Competition
The results of the preliminary evaluations for the 204-C High School Students’ Polar Research Projects Competition are in. Please click here for details on the projects invited to the Final Competition.
FROM POLES TO SPACE, TÜBİTAK MAM'S FOOTPRINTS ARE EVERYWHERE
A Cooperation Protocol was signed between the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) and the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) on March 26, 2021. The signing ceremony was attended by TUA President Serdar Hüseyin YILDIRIM, TÜBİTAK MAM Acting President Dr. Osman OKUR, TUA Vice President Salih Metin KİBAR, TÜBİTAK MAM Vice President Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu ÖZSOY, and TÜBİTAK MAM Materials Institute Acting Director Prof. […]
Another Pleasing Development for Turkey in Antarctic Studies
The application package for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), of which TÜBİTAK became an associate member on August 29, 2016,and the application package prepared with the contribution of the TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute was reviewed at the online delegates’ meeting held on March 23, 2021, resulting in the approval of Turkey’s full membership in SCAR. SCAR is an organization that serves as the international umbrella body for scientific research conducted in the Antarctic region. From the life sciences to the earth sciences, from the physical sciences to the social sciences […]
National Polar Science Expeditions Training Manual Published
Our country’s research on the polar regions came under the patronage of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey in 2017 and has gained momentum since then. Beginning with the First National Antarctic Science Expedition organized in 2017, the National Polar Science Expeditions have continued with a total of five expeditions—four to Antarctica and one to the Arctic—in the years that followed. Prior to the National Polar Science Expeditions, all […]