The Museum Team Collected Fossil Samples in Duruhan Village of Aydıncık District.

The first field study planned to provide scientific material to the fossil collection of the Marine Creatures Museum within our MEÜ Marine Sciences Application and Research Center was carried out.

One of our center consultants, Associate Professor of the Department of Geological Engineering. Dr. In the study carried out in the Duruhan Village of Aydıncık district on October 21, 2026, under the coordination of Hayati Koç, with the participation of our academics, staff and graduate students, approximately 320 million-year-old important fossil samples of various sea creatures were collected to be added to the museum collection.

After the field work, our delegation visited Aydıncık District Governor Mr. Mehmet Çelik and shared information about the scientific studies carried out.

We would like to thank Aydıncık District Governorship for their support and hospitality to our scientific studies.