Launched in 2017 under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, the National Antarctic Science Expedition has been carrying out various projects on it every year.

In 2019, within the framework of the protocol signed with the General Directorate of Meteorology, the first meteorological station to be established by our country in Antarctica was delivered to the continent with a major logistics operation. The data of our meteorological station, which was established and activated during the Third National Antarctic Science Expedition, was recorded in the memory in the hardware for one year. In 2020, during the Fourth National Antarctic Science Expedition, the station was strengthened to transmit data via satellite. The data transmitted to the satellite were recorded and processed by the General Directorate of Meteorology. online platform shared.

Turkish scientists can get weather details from our meteorological station before and during the expedition.

In addition, our Institute contributed a chapter in the book titled "Turkey's Meteorological Policies and Strategies from Past to Present" published in recent months. In the chapter titled "Turkey's Scientific Expeditions in Antarctica and the Establishment of a Meteorological Station", you can read in detail about our country's work at the poles and the establishment of our first meteorological station in Antarctica.