By Tamar Stein, September 29, 2026

On Sept. 22, the international research team told the Daily Mail it had “100 percent confirmed” that the formation is man-made rather than a natural feature of the surrounding mountains. The expedition’s own leadership tells a more cautious story. Andrew Jones, founder of Noah’s Ark Scans, acknowledged that the evidence has not definitively identified the formation as the biblical vessel, while insisting, “I firmly believe the Durupinar Formation represents the buried remains of Noah’s Ark.” Sivas Cumhuriyet University, the expedition’s Turkish partner, has scheduled the public release of its results for 2027.