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National Polar Sciences Symposium
In 2019, with the establishment of the Polar Research Institute (TÜBİTAK MAM KARE) within the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye Marmara Research Center, an institutional structure in the field of polar sciences was established in our country. Every year, the "National Polar Sciences Symposium" is organized where the results of projects, scientific studies and expeditions carried out by Turkish scientists in the field of polar sciences are evaluated and developments are discussed.
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Upcoming Event
Since 2019, the "National Polar Sciences Symposium", organized annually under the coordination of TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) Polar Research Institute (KARE), has been an important platform for Turkish scientists to share their research and scientific developments in the polar regions. The "Polar Festivals" organized within this framework aim to convey these scientific developments to wider segments of the society and to spread polar awareness.
While scientific interest in the polar regions on a global scale is increasing day by day, the 9th National Polar Sciences Symposium and the 5th Polar Festival, organized in order to disseminate the advanced capability and research capacity of our country in this field and to share its national contributions, are planned to be held on 5-6 November 2025 this year, under the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM KARE, hosted by Ege University and simultaneously online (hybrid).
9th National Polar Sciences Symposium and 5th Polar Festival
- November 5-6, 2025
- Ege University Campus (Prof. Dr. Yusuf Vardar MÖTBE Cultural Center) and online (hybrid)
- kutup.senlik@tubitak.gov.tr
- Click here for the symposium and festival program.
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Those who want to attend in person need to register.
8th National Polar Sciences Symposium
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and within the scope of the "2023-2035 National Polar Science Strategy Document", the "8th National Polar Science Symposium", where scientific projects and studies carried out in the field of polar sciences, scientific expedition results were evaluated and developments in polar sciences were discussed, was held on December 8, 2024 at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center Gebze Campus under the coordination of the Polar Research Institute (KARE).
The symposium received 46 papers from nearly 50 institutions and organizations from all over Türkiye, and was held physically and online with the participation of more than 200 scientists, academics, students and teachers who are devoted to polar sciences. In the sessions held simultaneously in two halls, 31 oral presentations and 15 poster presentations were made by academicians and researchers.
7th National Polar Sciences Symposium
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and within the scope of the "National Polar Science Program", the "7th National Polar Science Symposium", where scientific projects and studies carried out in the field of polar sciences are discussed, the results of scientific expeditions are evaluated and developments in polar sciences are discussed, and the "3rd Polar Festival", which aims to raise awareness of climate change, global warming and environmental issues in our young generations, will be held on 4-5 December 2023 at Yıldız Technical University. National Polar Sciences Symposium" and the "3rd Polar Festival", which aims to raise awareness among our young generations on polar regions, climate change, global warming and environment, were held on 4-5 December 2023 at Yıldız Technical University Davutpaşa Campus under the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (KARE).
The symposium was physically attended by over 1000 scientists, 2204-C project competition finalists, academicians, students, teachers and the public who are devoted to polar sciences. 216 papers were submitted from nearly 200 institutions and organizations from all over Türkiye. In the sessions held simultaneously in four halls, 48 oral presentations and 32 poster presentations were made by academicians and researchers.
30 projects that won awards in the 2023 2204-C and 2204-D High School Students' Polar and Climate Change Research Project Competitions were introduced by students with oral presentations. In the foyer area where TÜBİTAK MAM, TÜBİTAK RUTE, TÜBİTAK BİTO, Anadolu Agency and Science Centers opened stands, domestic and national products were exhibited to the participants and the studies carried out in cooperation with polar research were explained.
The painting competition and exhibition "Science at the Poles in the 100th Year of our Republic", organized to raise awareness of global climate change and its impact on the polar regions, also attracted great interest from the participants.
6th National Polar Sciences Symposium
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and within the scope of the "National Polar Science Program", the "VIth National Polar Sciences Workshop", where scientific projects and studies carried out in the field of polar sciences were discussed, scientific expedition results were evaluated and developments in polar sciences were discussed, was held on 30 November - 1 December 2022 at KTU Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center under the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (KARE).
172 papers were sent to our workshop from nearly 200 institutions and organizations from all over Türkiye, and a two-day program was physically held with the participation of over 2000 scientists, 2204-C project competition finalists, academicians, students, teachers and the public from Trabzon, surrounding provinces and districts who are devoted to polar sciences. In the workshop, 87 oral presentations and 85 poster presentations were made in sessions held simultaneously in five halls on November 30, 2022; On December 1, 2022, the finalists of the 2204-C High School Students Polar Research Projects Competition 2022 made their presentations. In addition, in the foyer area where TÜBİTAK MAM, TÜBİTAK RUTE, TÜRKSAT, Anadolu Agency opened stands, domestic and national products were exhibited to the participants and the studies carried out in cooperation with Polar research were explained. The painting exhibition, which was organized to raise awareness of global climate change and its impact on the Polar regions, also attracted great interest from the participants.
5th National Polar Sciences Symposium
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and within the scope of the "National Polar Science Program", the "V. National Polar Science Workshop", where scientific projects and studies carried out in the field of polar sciences are discussed, the results of scientific expeditions are evaluated and developments in polar sciences are discussed. National Polar Sciences Workshop" was held on November 30, 2021 at GTU Congress and Culture Center; "II. Polar Festival", which aims to raise awareness among young generations about polar regions, climate change, global warming and environment, was held on December 1, 2021 at TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM), hosted by TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute (KARE).
In total, 125 papers were submitted from 144 institutions and organizations from all over Türkiye and more than 2000 participants showed interest in our Workshop, including the participation of 450 people physically, as well as online participants in the Official YouTube Channel of TÜBİTAK and thematic sessions throughout the day. On November 30, 2021, our Workshop was held in 14 sessions (67 oral and 58 poster presentations) in five different halls, including Design, Education and Technology, Campaign, Science Diplomacy, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social and Human Sciences and Poster sessions. In addition, papers from the United States of America, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Egypt and Pakistan demonstrated the international interest in the Workshop. In the first special session of the Workshop, Spanish scientist Dr. Josabel BELLIURE presented "What the Antarctic penguins tell us - The Spanish contribution to Polar Research".
The second special session, which was held on December 1, Antarctica Day, dedicated to the day the Antarctic Treaty was signed, was moderated by Prof. Dr. Ahmet YOZGATLIGIL, President of TÜBİTAK MAM, and internationally respected scientists; SCAR President Prof. Dr. Yeadong KIM, COMNAP President Dr. Antonio QUESADA, CCAMLR President Dr. Jakob GRANIT and Fulbright Arctic President Prof. Dr. Paul Arthur BERKMAN participated as speakers.
4th National Polar Sciences Symposium
Under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and within the scope of the "National Polar Science Program", the "IV. National Polar Sciences Workshop" and the "First Polar Festival", which aims to raise awareness in our young generations about polar regions, climate change, global warming and the environment, were hosted by TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM), Polar Research Institute (KARE) on October 22-23, 2020, online due to the global pandemic.
More than a hundred papers were submitted to our workshop from approximately 80 institutions from all over Türkiye, and more than a thousand participants in total showed interest in the opening and all-day sessions, which were broadcast live on TÜBİTAK social media channels. On October 22, 2020, our Workshop was held in four separate sessions with sessions on Antarctica, Arctic, Astrobiology, Astrochemistry, Astrogeology - From Poles to Space, Long Term Monitoring Projects, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social and Human Sciences and Poster sessions. At the end of the workshop, the 2023-2035 National Polar Strategy was discussed with approximately one hundred participants and the work that our country has done / is doing / will do with the stakeholders was shared and presented to their views. Our festival met with 2000 students from approximately 70 schools from 20 different provinces in five different sessions and six invited speakers in each session on October 23, 2020. The recordings of the Workshop and the Festival are watched by thousands of people on TÜBİTAK social media channels.
3rd National Polar Sciences Symposium
The 3rd National Workshop on Polar Sciences was held on 5-6 September 2019 at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Culture and Congress Center. During the workshop, scientific projects carried out by Turkish scientists in the polar region, results of scientific expeditions and developments in priority research areas were discussed. The event was attended by TÜBA President Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Şeker, TÜBA Honorary Member İlber Ortaylı, TÜBA Honorary Member and former Koç University Rector Prof. Dr. Umran Savaş İnan, who carried out important studies in Antarctica, and representatives from universities.
2nd National Polar Sciences Symposium
The 2nd National Workshop on Polar Sciences was hosted by Istanbul Technical University on 12-13 September 2018. As an interdisciplinary platform that brings together Türkiye's polar research projects and scientific activities, presentations were made in the fields of earth sciences, physical sciences, life sciences and social-human sciences.
1st National Polar Sciences Symposium
The National Workshop on Polar Sciences was hosted by Istanbul Technical University on 12-13 April 2017 and was organized to share the research conducted in the field of polar sciences in Türkiye, the results of scientific expeditions and interdisciplinary collaborations. 203 participants from 64 institutions participated in the workshop, where a wide range of papers were presented in the fields of earth sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, and social and human sciences. With the contribution of the workshop outputs, the National Polar Science Program 2018-2022 was prepared and entered into force.