CEK Expeditions and Studies
BEFORE CREATION OF THE CEK
1976
- Exploration of Tilkiler cave (Turkey)
1977
- Continuation of explorations of the Tilkiler cave and other sites ( Turkey )
1978
- Continuation of explorations of the Tilkiler cave which becomes one of the largest in Turkey .
1979
- Observation of the eruption of Etna in Sicily (Italy).
- Eynif caving expedition (Renault les Routes du Monde Scholarship) ( Turkey )
1980
- Great Western Erg (Algeria)
- Caving expedition in Manavgat ( Turkey ).
- Nautical-speleological expedition in the Cyclades (Greece).
1981
- Karsts of Yugoslavia.
- Exploration of Ankarana Plateau (Madagascar) .
- Lava tubes in La Réunion (France)
1982
- Study of large underground karst volumes (France).
- Study of large underground karst volumes ( Turkey ).
1983
- Exploration of unknown Kelifely plateau ( Madagascar)
- Exploration of the Trou d'Eau siphon in a lava tube in Réunion (France)
1984
- Explorations in Toros and Cappadocia ( Turkey )
AFTER CREATION OF THE CEK
1985
- Reconnaissance in Mulu (Sarawak, Borneo) (Malaysia)
- Exploration of subglacial caves at the sources of the Ganges (India).
1986
- First French speleological expedition in Guizhou (China)
1987
- Obtaining the Rolex Prize for the Sarawak project in Borneo
1989
- Exploration of the Narinda caves (Madagascar).
1991
- Exploitation of a gold mine in Madagascar.
- Convoying the boat "Captain Paf" in the Mediterranean (France, Malta, Egypt).
1992
- Construction of the underground dam prototype in Coaraze (France)
1993
- Photograph of the largest underground room in the world in Mulu (Sarawak) (Borneo).
- Expedition to the Piduhe Valley in search of giant salamanders (China).
1994
- Study of the effects of earthquakes in caves (Costa Rica).
1995
- Studies on underwater sources thanks to the Ministry of the Environment.
- Exploration of the islet of Aldabra, discovery of caves in the coral (Seychelles)
1996
- Rolex Prize for research into the effects of earthquakes in caves.
- Expedition to Las Terrenas, discovery of Taino engravings in the caves of Samana (Santo Domingo ).
1997
- Dive on Yasi Ada shipwrecks (Turkey ).
- Mission in SW USA to study seismotectonics in karsts (USA) .
1998
- Study of Katavothres in Kefalonia (Greece)
- Study and topography of the Janelào cave (Minas Gerais) and the Agua Clara cave (Bahia) (Brazil)
2000
- Expedition of the "Boudeuse" on Long Island (Papua New Guinea)
- New research on Port Miou submarine spring (Marseille-Cassis) (France)
2001
- Speleological expedition around the Mayan site of Vaca Plateau (Belize)
2002
- Discovery of rock paintings upstream of the Quebrada Tunel (Costa Rica).
- Discovery of a major underground river in the Sierra de Santa Cruz (Guatemala).
- Search for traces of earthquakes in caves with ETH Zurich (Switzerland, Germany, France)
2003
- Egypt, geographical film on the uses of water in the Nile Delta (Egypt )
- Tunisian desert.
2004
- Discovery of the wreck of the Tagus. Observation of the tsunami (Madagascar).
2005
- Koh Phi Phi (Thailand) study of the effects of the 2004 tsunami in sea caves.
- Exploration of the Ankarana caves (Madagascar).
2006
- Tulear diving on the Etoile reef. Study of the wreck of the Sao Ildefonso (Madagascar).
2007
- Exploration of the Ankarana caves (Madagascar)
2008
- Tuléar diving on the Etoile reef and study of the wreck of the Sao Ildefonso (Madagascar).
2009
- Continuation of explorations of the Ankarana caves (Madagascar)
- Photograph of lava tubes (Iceland).
- Study of the Katavothres of Cephalonia (Greece)
2010
- Expedition to the Boudeuse in Guyana (France)
- Conference on seismicity in Agadir and discovery of a new gallery in Wim Tindouine (Morocco).
- Exploration of the limestone hills of Tembaïne, southern Tunisia (Tunisia).
-September: exploration of 10 km of galleries in the hills of southern Ankarana (Madagascar)
2011
- Reconnaissance in Tuléar and Sarodrano (Madagascar)
2012
- Exploration of the chasms of Djebel Daouaïa in southern Tunisia (Tunisia)
- Assistance mission in Haiti
- Exploration dive in the Tsimananpetsotsa cenote (Madagascar)
- mission on Lake Azuéi (Haiti)
2013
- February: Exploration and study of the Sarihidir tunnel ( Turkey )
- August : Study of the underground passages of Sarihidir and Gûvercinlik ( Turkey )
2014
- January: nautical mission and magnetometry in Tuléar (Madagascar)
- August: explorations of the Gûvercinlik tunnel (Ûchisar) and Kadiin (Antalya) ( Turkey )
- November: explorations of different troglodyte sites in Kayseri, Agirnas, Guvercinlik ( Turkey )
2015
- February: exploration and topography of the Kadiin cave in Alanya ( Turkey )
- July to October: start of the Karstodyssée mission (Nice, Cannes, Porquerolles) on the boat "Triton"
2016
- Summer: end of the Karstodyssée mission in Corsica and Sardinia on the boat "Triton" (France & Italy)
2017
- March: Hypogea 2017 Conference in Ürgüp ( Turkey )
2018
- April: Ankarana (30 km in the southern hills) (Madagascar)
- August: Exploration and topography of the underground habitats of Koramaz (Cappadocia) ( Turkey ).
- Study of the Bruniquel Cave in Aveyron (France)
2019
- January: ascent of Mount Teide - Tenerife - Canary Islands (Spain)
- June: scientific advice for a film on Ankarana (ARTE)
2020
- coronavirus confinement
2020
- Exploration of the caves of the Corsican coast on “Titus” (France)
2021
- Continuation of explorations of the caves of the Corsican coast on “Belouga” (France)
2023
- April May: Franco-Italian expedition in the caves of the Langarice canyon (Albania)
- June: mission of Paris 8 University (Cuba)
2024
- February: Exploration of Nosy Hara (Madagascar)
- September: film on the Koramaz valley and inventory mission of troglodytes in Ürgüp ( Turkey )
- October, exploration of the Andranomilika hill (Madagascar)
- Study of the Roche-Cotard cave (Langeais - Touraine) (France)