Research camp of Turkish scientific research team is set up at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 21, 2019.
Özge Elif Kızıl • 25 February 2019 • update: 25 February 2019
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew members transport the camp materials via boat to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Ozgun Oktar (L), Capt. at ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) and Burcu Ozsoy (C), Director of ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) hold a meeting before setting up the research camp in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 10 : Waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 10, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Diego Jenoldo from the ship crew leads the boat, carrying scientific research team members to the land in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Jonathan Sunnex (L), 34 year old professional free diver, Caner Filiz (C), 37 year old Instructor at Turkish Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Soner Ozdemir (R), 36 year old engineer at General Directorate of Mapping, make their way to the land with a boat in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 10 : A helicopter sits on a helipad while waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 10, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew unloads materials, which later will be carried to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp, in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 20 : Scientists help the unloading of camp modules from a barge at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 20, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 20 : Stefan Velev (L), geologist at Bulgarian Antarctic Base “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Caner Filiz (2nd L), Instructor at Turkish Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Selahattin Unsal Karhan (3rd L), a marine biologist, Bilge Tutak (4th L), Istanbul Technical University - Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Ship and Marine Engineering Faculty, Korhan Ozkan (C), a faculty member of the METU Institute of Marine Sciences and Prof. Dr. Sedat Serce - Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies help with the unloading of iron cylinders from the barge at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 20, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew members unload materials in order to carry them to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 20 : Camp modules are being transported to the land from the ship via a barge at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 20, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : 38 year old Assistant Prof. Dr. Burak Karacik (Front L) at Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Soner Ozdemir (Rear L), 36 year old engineer at General Directorate of Mapping, Bilge Tutak (Rear R), Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shipbuilding & Ocean Engineering and Jonathan Sunnex (Front R), 34 year old professional free diver, carry the camp material from the ship to the land at Horseshoe Island in, Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 10 : Ice covers a ship's window while waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 10, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew members unload materials in order to carry them to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 10, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew members unload materials in order to carry them to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 20 : A Joaquin Gaete (26), assistant guide from ship crew, sets up a research base behind a seal at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 20, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Alejo Contreras (R), 60 year old a guide from the ship crew, Ozgun Oktar (L), 30 year old Capt. at ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) and Burcu Ozsoy (C), Director of ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) hold a meeting before setting up the research camp in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ersan Basar, 47 year old Assistant team leader and faculty member of Karadeniz Technical University's Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering Department reaches the land to begin the setting up of a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 10 : A view out of a ship's window shows a helicopter sitting on a helipad while waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 10, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Alejo Contreras (R), 60 year old a guide from the ship crew, Ozgun Oktar (L), 30 year old Capt. at ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) and Burcu Ozsoy (C), Director of ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) hold a meeting before setting up the research camp in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Alejo Contreras (R), 60 year old a guide from the ship crew and Ozgun Oktar (L), 30 year old Capt. at ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) study installation instructions of camp material in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 16 : Waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 16, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Ship crew members unload materials in order to carry them to Horseshoe Island for setting up a research camp in Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Burcu Ozsoy, Director of ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) takes notes during a meeting held before setting up the research camp in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 16 : Waves reaching up to 8m make Turkish scientific team's journey harder in Antarctica on February 16, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 20 : Camp materials are transported on land via a helicopter, barge and boats for setting up a research base at Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 20, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 18 : Alejo Contreras (C), 60 year old a guide from the ship crew, and Burcu Ozsoy (R), Director of ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) plan the studies with shipmaster at the bridge deck in Antarctica on February 18, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC). ( Özge Elif Kızıl - Anadolu Agency )Özge Elif Kızıl
Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 14 : Alejo Contreras (L), 60 year old a guide from the ship crew and Ozgun Oktar (R), 30 year old Capt. at ITU Polar Research Center (PolReC) study installation instructions of camp material in Antarctica on February 14, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 18 : Prof. Dr. Sedat Serce at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies waits his turn to get on the helicopter in Antarctica on February 18, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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Antarctica: Turkey sets up landmark polar base
ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 13 : Scientists take a tour to discover Horseshoe Island in, Antarctica on February 13, 2019. Turkish scientific research team set out from Antarctica’s King George Island and passed through the Strait of Gerlache and the Lemaire Canal, and set up a research camp at Horseshoe Island as the weather got better within the 3rd National Science Antarctica Expedition, under the auspices of Presidency of Turkey and under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Polar Research Center (PolReC).
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