Tectonic evolution of the Gediz Graben: field evidence for an episodic, two-stage extension in western Turkey

E Bozkurt, H SÖZBİLİR - Geological Magazine, 2004 - cambridge.org
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 …

Origin of NE-trending basins in western Turkey

E Bozkurt - Geodinamica acta, 2003 - Elsevier
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 …

A first record of a strike-slip basin in western Anatolia and its tectonic implication: the Cumaovası Basin

B Uzel, H Soezbilir - Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 2008 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The Cumaovası basin, formerly known as the Çubukludağ Graben, is located at the western
end of Gediz and Küçük Menderes grabens in the west Anatolian extensional province. It is …

Eocene-Quaternary magmatic activity in the Aegean: Implications for mantle metasomatism and magma genesis in an evolving orogeny

EY Ersoy, MR Palmer - Lithos, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a compilation and comparison of geochemical data of Aegean Eocene to
Recent magmatic rocks:(1) North Anatolian Eocene magmatic rocks (NAEM),(2) Aegean to …

Late orogenic crustal extension in the northern Menderes massif (western Turkey): evidence for metamorphic core complex formation

V Işik, O Tekeli - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2001 - Springer
The Simav metamorphic core complex of the northern Menderes massif, western Turkey,
consists of a plutonic (Tertiary) and metamorphic (Precambrian) core (footwall) separated …

Geometry and origin of folding in the Neogene sediments of the Gediz Graben, western Anatolia, Turkey

H Sözbilir - Geodinamica Acta, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
A close relationship between formation of approximately upright folds with axes normal to
the extension direction and ramp/flat extensional geometries is established for well exposed …

Tectono-stratigraphy of the Neogene basins in Western Turkey: Implications for tectonic evolution of the Aegean Extended Region

EY Ersoy, İ Çemen, C Helvacı, Z Billor - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The western part of the Aegean region includes several Neogene basins containing volcano-
sedimentary successions. The Neogene basins, located along the northern Menderes …

Tectonic implications of transtensional supradetachment basin development in an extension‐parallel transfer zone: the Kocaçay Basin, western Anatolia, Turkey

H Sözbilir, B Sarι, B Uzel, Ö Sümer, S Akkiraz - Basin Research, 2011 - earthdoc.org
ABSTRACT The Kocaçay Basin (KÇB) is a key area in western Anatolia–a well‐known
extended terrane where regional segmentation has received limited attention–for …

The Çubukludağ graben, south of İzmir: its tectonic significance in the Neogene geological evolution of the western Anatolia

CŞ Genç, Ş Altunkaynak, Z Karacık, M Yazman… - Geodinamica …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Field studies on the Neogene successions in south of İzmir reveal that subsequent Neogene
continental basins were developed in the region. Initially a vast lake basin was formed …

Source of arsenic based on geological and hydrogeochemical properties of geothermal systems in Western Turkey

A Baba, H Sözbilir - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
Turkey is an area of complex geology with active tectonics and high geothermal potential.
Especially, the western part of Turkey is a region of abundant geothermal activity. Faults …