At the ASSW 2025 in Boulder, Colorado (US), the IASC Council approved the Turkish application for IASC membership and welcomed Türkiye as the 25th IASC member country. Burcu Özsoy was welcomed as a new Council Member and Türkiye will be represented in IASC through the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center Polar Research Institute (TÜBİTAK MAM PRI).