This paper addresses the lithosphere-scale subduction–collision history of the eastern
termination of the Aegean retreating subduction system, ie western Anatolia. Although there …

Abstract The Cimmerian Continent is the narrow continental strip that rifted from the
northeastern Gondwana-Land margin mostly during the Permian between the present-day …

Magmatic rocks of variable age and composition crop out extensively in Western and
Northwestern Anatolia. In the present study we subdivide these granitoids according to their …

The relationship between subduction dynamics and crustal deformation in the
Mediterranean region has been recently studied using three-dimensional (3D) models. Such …

Abstract In the Central Sakarya area of Turkey there are two main Alpine continental units,
separated by a south verging ophiolitic complex which represents the root zone of the İzmir …

Abstract The Central Anatolian segment of the Alpine-Himalayan orogen contains “interior”
basins, the largest of which is the Tuzgölü (Salt Lake) basin (> 20,000 km2). It is bounded on …

A blueschist belt formed during the mid-Cretaceous (∼ 88 Ma) high-pressure
metamorphism of a passive continental margin sequence of shale, siltstone, quartzite and …

The distribution of oceanic domains and continental blocks in Central Anatolia remains a
challenge in understanding the Alpine geodynamic evolution of the Tethys realm. The …

Carpholite+ chloritoid+ pyrophyllite association occurs widely in the Triassic metaclastic
rocks of the Afyon Zone in west-central Turkey. Fe-Mg-carpholite is associated with rare …

Stones used in the construction of cultural and historical buildings are exposed to various
direct or indirect atmospheric effects depending on climatic and seasonal conditions. Stones …