General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration
  • Geological Research
    Explorıng Our Underground Wealth
    Geology • Geophysics • Drilling
  • Mta Oruç Reis Vessel
    Servıng Our Country
    Oceanography • Geophysics • Geological
  • Arial Geophysics Research
    Explorıng Our Country In and Out
    Magnetic • Radiometric

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BUSINESS UNIT PRICES

Service applications can be made via e-devlet system. Public institutions and organizations can apply to our Institution with an official letter, and private institutions and individuals with a petition. In line with the information regarding the service specified in the applications, mutual negotiations are required due to the technical characteristics of the subjects.

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MTA BULLETIN

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration is one of the peer-reviewed scientific publications with the longest history in the field of earth sciences. Continuing its publication life since 1936 it was published as a single journal between 1936-1983, including articles in Turkish, English, French and German and later on continuing as two journals in English and Turkish since 1985. It is published three times a year since 2019.

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GEOSCIENCE PORTAL

The data belonging to the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) presented in the Geosciences Map Viewer are for informational purposes only. The data do not be considered an official document, the responsibility of their use as a reference in matters concerning human life and technical studies do not belong to the MTA General Directorate. However, the earth science data can be used in regional-scale research. All rights of the maps, figures, information and documents presented within belong to the General Directorate of MTA.

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E-COMMERCE PORTAL

Our MTA E-Commerce Site has been launched to the service of our people in order to make it easier to purchase documents relating to reports of research and studies, books, maps, etc. prepared with scientific and technical content (which are the first reference source) provided by all local and foreign researchers in almost every field of earth sciences.

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TURKEY EARTHSCIENCES DATA AND CORE INFO BANK

According to the announcement made by MAPEG, 'Within the scope of the Turkish Public Data And Drillcore Information Bank, its Duties, Working Procedures and Principles Regulation, the data entry to the TÜVEK Information System (http://tuvek.mta.gov.tr/ (http://tuvek.mta.gov.tr) /)) continues in 2021 and the deadline for data entry has been set as 31/12/2021.' GO TO THE PAGE

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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

MTA Natural History Museum, which hosts millions of years of history of nature and humanity opened its doors to the visitors for the first time on 7 February 1968. Turkey's first and only natural history museum with international standards, MTA Natural History Museum today has a very rich collection in parallel with the researcher identity of MTA. Animal and plant species, fossil, mineral, rock and mineral samples from our country and various parts of the world are exhibited in the museum, as well as all kinds of energy sources and forms of energy in the Energy Park.

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MARTYR CUMA DAĞ NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

A "Natural History Museum" that introduced its values ​​to the public was not established in our country until the 20th century. Breaking new grounds in earthsciences, MTA developed...

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MTA LIBRARY

MTA General Directorate Library has been serving since the establishment of the Institute in 1935. In our library about 48,000 different books and many more publications exist...

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ENERGY RAW MATERIAL EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH

To reveal the potential of our country's energy raw materials (coal, bituminous shale, asphaltite, uranium, geothermal energy, etc.) and to take inventory...

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MARINE RESEARCH

Researching, searching and exploration of the continuity of known geological structures in overland areas, natural resources under the seabed, preparing reports, inventories and maps with the data collected from the sea,...

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GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Geological Research, the determination of geological features for the exploration and research of our country's natural resources, mineral exploration, energy raw material exploration, natural disasters and environmental...

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ANALYSIS/TEST SERVICES

In our laboratories that carry out studies on geological and geophysical research, mineral exploration, research of energy resources and ore enrichment technologies, and...

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