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 has been launched: You can access application details via this link. Source: https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/tr/yarismalar/icerik-2204-c-lise-ogrencileri-…
3rd Arctic Science Ministries Webinar Started
The EPB is hosting the 3rd Arctic Science Ministers webinar series. This series (ASM3) is organized by EPB representatives in collaboration with Japan and Iceland. This webinar series aims to enhance the transparency of the Arctic Science Ministers’ scientific process and to provide scientists, Indigenous Peoples, and stakeholders regarding science and proposed actions […] leading up to the Third Arctic Science Ministers’ Meeting, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in May 2021.
Penguins are also studied in polar expeditions
As part of the Third National Antarctic Science Expedition – Bilateral Collaborations, the expedition conducted during the 2018–2019 Antarctic Season included: Erciyes University (ERÜ), Prof. Dr. Latife ÇAKIR BAYRAM, a faculty member of the Department of Pathology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, participated in the expedition with her project titled “The cytological, microbiological, and ophthalmic evaluation of samples from the ocular surface of penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula,” which she led. […]
INTERACT Arctic Science Photographs Book Published
The Arctic Region, known for holding the secrets of the scientific world, hosts hundreds of scientists every year. The mysteries found here also shed light on climate change in other parts of the world. The INTERACT Arctic Science Photography book was compiled from photo submissions made in 2020. More than 800 photos were submitted, and a total of 107 works by 50 photographers, each with a unique story, were selected […]
National Polar Science Workshop and Polar Festival Programs
The 4th National Polar Sciences Workshop will be held on October 22, 2020. Click here for the workshop program. The First Polar Festival will be held on October 23, 2020. Click here for the festival program.
TUZLA MAYOR DR. ŞADİ YAZICI VISITED TÜBİTAK MAM
During Tuzla Mayor Dr. Şadi Yazıcı’s visit to the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) on October 13, 2020, cooperation between Tuzla Municipality, Marmara Technopark, and MAM was discussed. Tuzla Mayor Dr. Şadi Yazıcı, Marmara Technopark General Manager Mehmet Ali Okur, Deputy Director of the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center Dr. Osman Okur, and Acting Director of the Polar Research Institute Assoc. Prof. Dr. […]
4th National Polar Science Workshop and First Polar Festival Online
Organized by the Institute of Polar Research—which has undertaken the task of conducting numerous research projects and studies, ranging from the implementation of the 2018–2022 National Polar Science Program to the execution of scientific polar expeditions—the 4th National Polar Sciences Workshop will be held on October 22 and the Polar Sciences Festival on October 23. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these events will take place online rather than in person. Those who have submitted their abstracts and are conducting research in polar sciences […]
NEW LEGISLATION FOR NATIONAL POLAR SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS
On September 15, 2020, the “Procedures and Principles Regarding National Polar Science Expeditions and Activities” were published and entered into force under TÜBİTAK regulations. The purpose of these Procedures and Principles is to ensure that, in the Antarctic Treaty Area and the Arctic, carried out by the Republic of Turkey under the leadership of the Institute of Polar Research at the Marmara Research Center of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), and […]
TURKISH POLAR DOCUMENTARY PREMIERED
Filmed as part of the Fourth National Antarctic Science Expedition, conducted under the patronage of the Presidency, administered by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and coordinated by the TÜBİTAK MAM Institute of Polar Research The premiere of the documentary titled “Antarctica: The Black Box of the Planet,” filmed as part of the Fourth National Antarctic Science Expedition, was held at the Presidential Complex on September 23, 2020, with the honorary presence and invitation of Mrs. Emine Erdoğan. The Acting Director of the TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute and Expedition Coordinator […]
NEW MICROALGAE AND BACTERIA DISCOVERIES IN POLAR STUDIES
POLAR ALGAE RESEARCH As part of the 3rd National Antarctic Science Expedition conducted in 2019 under the auspices of the Presidency and organized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, new algal and bacterial cultures were isolated from water and ice samples brought back from the continent by Prof. Dr. Didem ÖZÇİMEN and her team at the Algal Biotechnology and Bioprocess Laboratory of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Yıldız Technical University. These studies on polar algae, […]