Our Center was visited on March 22, 2016 by Bülent GÖNÜLTAŞ, Laboratory Directorates Unit Officer of the Department of Museums of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ali Osman AVŞAR, Director of the Istanbul Restoration and Conservation Central and Regional Laboratory, Latif ÖZEN, Deputy Director of the Ankara Restoration and Conservation Central and Regional Laboratory, and a technical delegation from the relevant directorates and the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority Sarayköy Nuclear Research and Training Center.

Within the scope of the visit, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat MAKARACI, Vice President of Strategy and Technology Development, made an opening speech and emphasized the importance of C14 age determination analysis for our country and the region. During the meeting, possible collaborations were discussed and it was decided to organize a workshop to determine the legal regulations, responsibilities, procedures, etc. to be followed in the acceptance of samples and testing.

The technical visit was completed with a tour of the first AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) laboratory established in the Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences in and around Turkey.