Is Noah's Ark here? Radar scans conducted in the mysterious area

Scientific studies being conducted on the area in the Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı, Türkiye, where it is believed that remains belonging to Noah's Ark are located, are becoming the subject of international documentaries.

Captain İlhan Durupınar, while working on aerial photographs in 1959 to create maps of the region at the General Command of Mapping, discovered the area near the village of Telçeker on Mount Ararat that is claimed to contain the remains of Noah's Ark.

The region, where scientists have not reached a consensus on where Noah's Ark is located in research conducted to date, continues to preserve its mystery for centuries.

RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED
A research project on Noah's Ark is being carried out under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Cenker Atila, a faculty member in the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Letters of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, with the support of American researcher Andrew Jones.

3 TEAMS ARE FILMING DOCUMENTARIES
Three British and U.S. teams, including the team of world-renowned adventurer and television presenter Bear Grylls, are filming documentaries about the scientific research in the region.

Lauren Witzke, President of the Noah's Ark Discovery Association, also explained that her role in the project is to support research that will scientifically establish whether this is Noah's Ark.

Emphasizing that they want to conduct the most comprehensive scientific study possible and that they are carrying out advanced research in the area, Witzke said, "Noah's Ark has a very important place in both Christianity and Islam. Therefore, I believe that not only Christians or Muslims, but also people from different countries and different faiths will want to see this place."

RADAR SCANS WERE CONDUCTED
Prof. Dr. Atila also stated that, as part of the studies, GPS points were first determined and three-dimensional maps of the area were prepared, followed by radar scans, and that soil samples began to be collected according to the results obtained.

SOIL SAMPLES WILL BE ANALYZED
Atila stated that some voids that could be corridors or rooms were detected in the radar data and that drilling and soil analyses were concentrated in these areas, noting:
"These soil samples will be analyzed throughout the winter. Our radar results will be known in 10 days, and our soil samples in 3 months, and after that we will make a statement about this place. I plan to continue the studies next year and the year after."