Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

Turkey's first sperm bank for goats has been founded in the capital Ankara in order to protect the species of the Ankara goat. 

The project, which is carried out by Ankara University, received support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) worth 240,000 Turkish Liras. 

Turkey will continue to support scientists and scientific studies with incentives and state protections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey's (TÜBİTAK) 2016 Scientific Awards on Dec. 29. 

Excavations that have been conducted on Bathonea on the coasts of Küçükçekmece Lake in Istanbul's Avcılar district have unearthed nearly 700 small ceramic or glass bottles containing antidepressant pills and heart disease drugs.

Excavations that have been conducted on Bathonea on the coasts of Küçükçekmece Lake in Istanbul's Avcılar district have unearthed nearly 700 small ceramic or glass bottles containing antidepressant pills and heart disease drugs.

A crew of Turkish academics and researchers set off on a journey to Antarctica on March 29, for the country's first scientific mission on the continent. 

Eleven suspects have been brought to an Ankara court in a case filed to persecute those alleged of eavesdropping on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an during his prime ministry, accused of "being members of a terrorist organization."

Turkey has ranked ninth on the list of countries most targeted by cyberattacks, according to a report by Turkish defense company STM. 

The Marmara Research Center of Turkey's top science body is set to install Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) on the Bosphorus in order to prevent maritime accidents, daily Vatan has reported. 

An Istanbul court ruled Jan. 29 on the acquittal of all 56 suspects in the re-trial of a military espionage case following a Constitutional Court decision, which said the rights of the suspects, whom included ranking soldiers, had been violated during the initial trial. 

The delivery of new, modernized Turkish identity cards will be completed across the country by 2018, as Turkish authorities recently announced Turkish IDs would be updated in line with the country's deal with the European Union on easing visa restrictions for Turkish citizens traveling to Europe.