ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 09 : Prof. Dr. Marine Biologist Contact Selahattin Unsal Karhan (R) and Istanbul Technical University - Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Ship and Marine Engineering Faculty Member Bilge Tutak, 38, (L) collect DNA samples from the sea, in Antarctica, at Vernadsky Research Base of Ukraine, in Antarctica, on February 09, 2019. Turkish scientific research team began their journey 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). Scientists carry out studies in different fields such as polar biodiversity, living sciences, ecology and marine sciences at the white continent. The Turkish team took off from the King George Island of Antarctica and made their way through Gerlache and Lemaire passages towards Horseshoe Island to set up the Turkish Science Camp. Ozge Elif Kizil / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM