General Directorate of the Mineral Research & Exploration of

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

( Turkish: ''Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü'', commonly known as MTA) is a scientific institution established by

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is the government ministry of Republic of Turkey responsible for natural resources and energy in Turkey. The ministry is headed by Fatih Dönmez. Despite the ministry being represented on the Climate ...

on 14 June 1935. MTA'dan_-_panoramio

MTA conducts

geological Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...

and

geophysical Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

surveys all around Turkey in order to explore natural resources, like

ore deposit Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit.Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ore". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 April 2 ...

s and energy raw materials. The institution has 6 divisions with many different analysis labs, 12 district offices and one training facility for

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...

s and geophysical engineers in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. Apart from focusing on fieldwork for

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

research, MTA also has

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Earth ...

facilities since 1975. Remote sensing unit operates under MTA Geophysics Research Division and

TUBITAK The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies ...

has a cooperation since early 1970s. MTA publishes ''Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration'' twice a year since 1936. Papers are published in English and Turkish since 1950 and distributed worldwide.

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MTA Official Site in English
{{authority control Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Turkey) 1935 establishments in Turkey Research institutes established in 1935 Organizations based in Ankara Mining companies of Turkey Government-owned companies of Turkey Research institutes in Turkey

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