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Faruk Kaya

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Vice rector of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University who presented the 2023 Durupınar sample results.

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2023 1 entry

StudyOct 2023
Durupınar samples reported as 3,500-5,000 years old
AİÇÜ vice rector Faruk Kaya said initial İTÜ lab results found clayey and marine materials and indicated human activity since the Chalcolithic, adding dating alone cannot show the ship is there.
Faruk Kaya, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ), Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Durupınar formation Cudi Dağı (Mount Judi) Claimed 4 sources

2022 1 entry

ExpeditionDec 2022
İTÜ and AİÇÜ team collects samples at the Durupınar formation
The "Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark Research Team" from Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University and Istanbul Technical University collected about 30 rock and soil samples at the site.
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ), Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Durupınar formation Disputed 2 sources