Natural history

Şehit Cuma Dağ Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi

Çankaya

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Official website

mta.gov.tr

Location

Çukurambar Mahallesi Dumlupınar Bulvarı No:11, 06530 Çankaya/Ankara

At a glance

Operator: Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü
Collection focus: Geology, palaeontology, minerals, and natural history

About Şehit Cuma Dağ Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi

Şehit Cuma Dağ Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi is MTA's permanent museum of geology, palaeontology, minerals, and natural history. Museum visitors use MTA's Yüzüncü Yıl entrance gate, and groups must book an appointment in advance. Visitors can use wheelchairs or pushchairs in the museum. Wheelchairs are available free from the information desk.

Images

Partially reconstructed elephant skull displayed on a low plinth at MTA Natural History Museum — Partially reconstructed Asian elephant skull from Gavur Lake Swamp, documented at MTA Natural History Museum.

Official sources

Official websiteChecked 2026-08-29
Official information pageChecked 2026-08-29
Museum visitor address and education contact — MTAChecked 2026-10-15
Photo: Linus Girdland-Flink, Ebru Albayrak, Adrian M. Lister — CC BY 4.0Checked 2026-10-16
CC BY 4.0 — licence for the elephant-skull photographChecked 2026-10-16

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