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KTU Academics Return from the 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition
Under the auspices of the Presidency and with the support from the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, our academics who participated in the "8th National Antarctic Science Expedition," coordinated by TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute, have returned to Türkiye. Prof. Dr. Ersan BAŞAR, a faculty member of the Department of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering at Karadeniz Technical University, led the expedition and managed the project. Dr. Murat ÖZKAPTAN from KTU Department of Geophysical Engineering also participated as a project executive in the 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition led by Prof. Dr. Ersan BAŞAR. During the expedition, Prof. Dr. Ersan BAŞAR led the research on " Distribution and Fingerprint Analysis of Dissolved Dispersed Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Antarctic Peninsula Seawater," while Dr. Murat ÖZKAPTAN conducted the study titled "Paleomagnetism of Horseshoe Island: Determination of Tectonic and Paleomagnetism Changes, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica."
A total of 24 researchers, including 20 Turks and 4 internationals, participated in scientific studies during the expedition.
11 March 2024
The 10th Symposium on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (UZAL-CBS 2026) opened at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center.
16 October 2026
KTU Department of Mining Engineering ranked first in Türkiye and 14th worldwide in its field, according to the 2026 rankings released by the international academic ranking organization.
13 October 2026
KTU students successfully received and decoded image signals transmitted from the International Space Station (ISS), earning an international ARISS SSTV Award for their work.
13 October 2026
Our University was awarded two silver medals at the 11th International Inventions Fair (TÜRKPATENT ISIF'26), held in Şanlıurfa from September 30 to October 4, 2026.
12 October 2026
The 11th International KTUDELL Conference on Language, Literature and Translation took place at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center on October 7?9, 2026.
09 October 2026
The Department of Software Development has opened its new, modern academic and administrative facilities.
08 October 2026
Prof. Dr. Hakan ERSOY from our Department of Geological Engineering has been selected to receive the ?International Article Award.?
07 October 2026
The KTU Fırtına Creatiny Team has won the TEKNOFEST Hyperloop Development Competition for the third time.
05 October 2026
The 10th International Congress on Creation in the Light of Sciences was jointly organized by KTU and the Association for Creation in the Light of Sciences.
07 October 2026
The academic meeting organized in collaboration with the Parliamentary Union of the Turkic World and our University was held at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center.
25 September 2026
Our students won first place in the LIFT UP Industry-Oriented Undergraduate Dissertation Program organized by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ).
24 September 2026
Our students successfully represented our University with top rankings and special awards in the competitions held as part of TEKNOFEST.
22 September 2026





