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Istanbul Technical University's Science Center, located in Taskisla campus in the district of Taksim, Istanbul, is a center which encourages children to interact with exhibits. It opened in November 2007. [1] The exhibition contains exhibits related to mechanics, electricity and magnetism, mathematics, dna, space and general physics.

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  1. "İtü Bi̇li̇m Toplum Uygulama Araştirma Merkezi̇ Sayfalari".