The Morca doline was discovered in 1996 by a team of Turkish cave explorers from the Aspeg (Anadolu Speleology Group Association) with the guidance of a village leader.

[7] In early September 2023, US cave explorer Mark Dickey fell ill during an expedition with an international team at a depth of -1120 meters.

[citation needed] The Morca cave system develops in the orogenic belt in the southern part of the Taşeli Plateau of the central Taurus Mountains.

The cave deepened in the vadose zone (unsaturated aquifer above the water table) due to the uplift of the Taşeli Plateau during the late Pliocene-Quaternary period.

[citation needed] As of 2019[update], investigations regarding a possible karst spring at lower elevation in the area had not yielded results.

They were identified by stereomicroscopic examination only, without applying molecular biology techniques (DNA sequencing) because they were preserved in water containing formaldehyde.