“News on the Workshop on Türkiye’s Geological Collections”

04-05 Aralık 2025

The “Workshop on Türkiye’s Geological Collections” was held on December 4–5, 2025, in Ankara, at the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA). The workshop was organized under the leadership of the Cultural Geology and Geological Heritage Working Group of the Chamber of Geological Engineers (TMMOB), in cooperation with the General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the MTA Şehit Cuma Dağ Natural History Museum Directorate, the Turkish National Union of Geological Sciences (TUJBB), the Association for the Protection of Geological Heritage (JEMİRKO), and the Earth Sciences Education Working Group (YEÇG).

The aim of the event was defined as the protection, promotion, and international recognition of Türkiye’s geological heritage.