We have updated the active fault map of Turkey and built its database within GIS
environment. In the study, four distinct active fault types, classified according to …

Turkey forms one of the most actively deforming regions in the world and has a long history
of devastating earthquakes. The belter understanding of its neotectonic features and active …

The Cretaceous to Miocene palaeogeographic development of Turkey in general reflects the
evolution of the various oceanic branches of Neo‐Tethys together with interactions between …

To solve a long-lasting controversy on the timing and mechanism of generation of the
western Anatolian graben system, new data have been collected from a mapping project in …

Lithospheric deformation throughout Anatolia, a part of the Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt,
is controlled mainly by collision-related tectonic escape of the Anatolian Plate and …

This paper presents selections from and a synthesis of a high resolution bathymetric,
sparker and deep-towed seismic reflection data set recently acquired by the French Ifremer …

Recent neotectonic studies, including remote-sensing, aerial photographs, geological field
mapping on various scales and measured stratigraphic section substantiate the existence of …

Western Turkey is one of the most spectacular regions of widespread active continental
extension in the world. The most prominent structures of this region are E–W-trending …

The origin of NE-trending basins and their relation to the E–W-trending grabens in western
Turkey have been the subject of long lasting debate. The stratigraphical and structural …

The Büyük Menderes Graben is one of the most prominent structures of western Anatolia
(Turkey) and borders the Aegean. New structural and stratigraphic evidence demonstrates …