We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

The Cenozoic history of the retreating Hellenic subduction system in the eastern
Mediterranean involves subduction, accretion, arc magmatism, exhumation, normal faulting …

In this paper we explore the geology of the Aegean region in the Miocene to identify the
geological signature of a first-order slab tear observed in all tomographic models. From 15 to …

The Aegean region (Greece, western Turkey) is one of the best studied continental
extensional provinces. Here, we provide the first detailed kinematic restoration of the …

Low-angle normal faults accommodate a large part of continental post-orogenic extension.
Besides the intrinsic rheological characteristics of the continental crust that may lead to the …

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

Current models for Miocene backarc extension of the Aegean region generally suggest that
stretching was accommodated mainly by NE-dipping low-angle normal faults with N to NE …

This paper provides a review of the structure and metamorphism of the Menderes Massif in
western Turkey, and subsequently a map-view restoration of its Neogene unroofing history …

Slab tearing induces localized deformations in the overriding plates of subduction zones
and transfer zones accommodating differential retreat in back-arc regions. Because the …

Whether back‐arc extension in the Aegean is symmetric or asymmetric at the regional scale
is a key question to the understanding of the dynamics of back‐arc extension. New field …