Cretaceous to Miocene palaeogeographic evolution of Turkey: implications for hydrocarbon potential

N Gorur, O Tuysuz - Journal of Petroleum Geology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Changing seas in the late Miocene Northern Aegean: A Paratethyan approach to Mediterranean basin evolution

W Krijgsman, DV Palcu, F Andreetto, M Stoica… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northern Aegean region evolved during the Miocene as a restricted land-
locked basin with small ephemeral connections to both the Eastern Paratethys (former Black …

Slab detachment beneath eastern Anatolia: A possible cause for the formation of the North Anatolian fault

C Faccenna, O Bellier, J Martinod, C Piromallo… - Earth and Planetary …, 2006 - Elsevier
In this paper, we discuss the possibility that the North Anatolian fault (NAF) results from the
deep deformation of the slab beneath the Bitlis–Hellenic subduction zone. We described the …

Late Miocene megalake regressions in Eurasia

DV Palcu, IS Patina, I Șandric, S Lazarev, I Vasiliev… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The largest megalake in the geological record formed in Eurasia during the late Miocene,
when the epicontinental Paratethys Sea became tectonically-trapped and disconnected from …

Lithospheric-scale geodynamic context of the Messinian salinity crisis

L Jolivet, R Augier, C Robin, JP Suc, JM Rouchy - Sedimentary geology, 2006 - Elsevier
Comparison between the tectonic and palaeogeographic evolution of the Mediterranean
region from the Oligocene to the Present shows that the isolation of the Mediterranean …

Introduction to the geology of Turkey—a synthesis

E Bozkurt, SK Mittwede - International Geology Review, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
JUST AS ANATOLIA (Asia Minor) has had a rich cultural history as home to numerous and
diverse civilizations, the geology of Turkey is a colorful, fascinating mosaic. Presently lying …

TOPO-EUROPE: The geoscience of coupled deep Earth-surface processes

S Cloetingh, PA Ziegler, PJF Bogaard… - Global and Planetary …, 2007 - Elsevier
TOPO-EUROPE addresses the 4-D topographic evolution of the orogens and intra-plate
regions of Europe through a multidisciplinary approach linking geology, geophysics …

The phanerozoic palaeotectonics of Turkey. Part I: an inventory

AMC Şengör, N Lom, G Sunal, C Zabcı… - Mediterranean …, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents an inventory of the relevant information to delineate the Tethyside
sutures and the continental blocks they stitch in Turkey and to summarise their history. A …

Evolution of the Late Cenozoic basins of Georgia (SW Caucasus): a review

S Adamia, V Alania, A Chabukiani… - Geological Society …, 2010 - lyellcollection.org
The tectonic and geological evolution of Georgia and the Caucasus, on the whole, are
largely determined by its position between the still converging Eurasian and Africa–Arabian …

Paratethyan–Mediterranean connectivity in the Sea of Marmara region (NW Turkey) during the Messinian

MN Çağatay, N Görür, R Flecker, M Sakınç… - Sedimentary …, 2006 - Elsevier
The Sea of Marmara region is thought to have been a gateway between Paratethys and the
Mediterranean since the Middle Miocene, and is therefore an important control on water …