It is named after Feza Gürsey (1921 - 1992), the renowned Turkish mathematician and physicist.

It is situated in Altınpark, the main recreation center of Ankara and is operated by ANFA, a sub unit of the municipality.

The original exhibits were built by the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto Canada.

In addition to the delivery and installation of the exhibits, the OSC sent a team of educators and hosts and spent a month in Ankara training their staff.

The types of exhibits are determined by the faculty members of the Middle East Technical University (METU, Turkish: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, ODTÜ) in line with the curriculum of the secondary schools in Turkey.