9th National Antarctic Science Expedition team returns to Turkiye

ANTARCTICA - MARCH 05: Crabeater seals are seen as scientists from Turkiye carry out their work during the 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition, in Antarctica on March 05, 2025. The team participating in the 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition, organized under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, Ministry of Industry and Technology and with the coordination of TUBITAK MAM Polar Research Institute, returned home after their 34-day journey. During the expedition, observations of glaciers, icebergs and humpback whales living at the South Pole, various seal and bird species, as well as penguins, the continent's symbolic creatures, were also made. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)