Diplomatic visits from Turkish Scientific Committee on King George Island

ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 04: An elephant seal rests on a shore of King George Island located in the north of Antarctic Peninsula as part of 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition which is carried out with the 19-person scientific delegation that participated in the 34-day trip under the coordination of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) MAM Polar Research Institute with the joint responsibilities of the Turkish Presidency and Ministry of Industry and Technology, Antarctica on February 04, 2023. Ambassador of Santiago Gulcan Akoguz, 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition Coordinator Prof. Dr. Under the leadership of Burcu Ozsoy and scientists visited the Polish Henryk Arctowski Station on King George Island. The temporary Turkish Science Camp is located near Horseshoe Island at 68 degrees south latitude. The 80-meter Chilean-flagged research ship "Betanzos," which has been used as living quarters for roughly a month, is where the Turkish science team accomplished all of their scientific experiments. Turkish scientific team, who shed light on the future of the World, had chance to understand interdisciplinary cooperation potential by presenting to the expedition team about their area of study during the voyage, which lasted for roughly a month. Throughout the scientific excursion, numerous glaciers and icebergs were observed. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)