The Atatürk University Biodiversity Science Museum is contributing to scientific research and tourism with its extensive collection of biological specimens from Türkiye. The museum, which houses over 250,000 specimens representing around 10,000 species, features a wide range of exhibits, including replicas of mammoths, dinosaurs and whales, plants, insects, mammals, reptiles and fossils dating back millions of years. It also contains fish collections preserved in special chemicals since the 1970s. New projects are being conducted in collaboration with scientists from T Turkey and abroad to protect the country’s biodiversity and raise public awareness through education.