Aegean tectonics: Strain localisation, slab tearing and trench retreat

L Jolivet, C Faccenna, B Huet, L Labrousse… - Tectonophysics, 2013 - Elsevier
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 North Anatolian fault: A new look

AMC Şengör, O Tüysüz, C Imren… - Annu. Rev. Earth …, 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Dedicated to the memory of three pioneers, İhsan Ketin, Sırrı Erinç and Melih
Tokay, and a recent student, Aykut Barka, who burnt himself out in pursuit of the mysteries of …

Structural damages in masonry buildings in Adıyaman during the Kahramanmaraş (Turkiye) earthquakes (Mw 7.7 and Mw 7.6) on 06 February 2023

E Işık, F Avcil, A Büyüksaraç, R İzol, MH Arslan… - Engineering Failure …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The 06 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes, which were the disaster of
the century for Türkiye and in which more than 50,000 people lost their lives, caused many …

Active fault database of Turkey

Ö Emre, TY Duman, S Özalp, F Şaroğlu… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Tethyan sutures of northern Turkey

AI Okay, O Tüysüz - Geological Society, London, Special …, 1999 - lyellcollection.org
The two main Tethyan sutures of Turkey, the İzmir-Ankara-Erzincan and the Intra-Pontide
sutures, are reviewed through several well-studied transects crossing the suture regions …

Global Positioning System constraints on plate kinematics and dynamics in the eastern Mediterranean and Caucasus

S Mcclusky, S Balassanian, A Barka… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
We present and interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of crustal motions
for the period 1988–1997 at 189 sites extending east‐west from the Caucasus mountains to …

Neotectonics of Turkey–a synthesis

E Bozkurt - Geodinamica acta, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Progressive failure on the North Anatolian fault since 1939 by earthquake stress triggering

RS Stein, AA Barka, JH Dieterich - Geophysical Journal …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Summary 10 M≥ 6.7 earthquakes ruptured 1000 km of the North Anatolian fault (Turkey)
during 1939–1992, providing an unsurpassed opportunity to study how one large shock sets …

Mediterranean extension and the Africa‐Eurasia collision

L Jolivet, C Faccenna - Tectonics, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A number of tectonic events occurred contemporaneously in the Mediterranean region and
the Middle East 30–25 Myr ago. These events are contemporaneous to or immediately …

Neotectonics of the Sumatran fault, Indonesia

K Sieh, D Natawidjaja - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The 1900‐km‐long, trench‐parallel Sumatran fault accommodates a significant amount of
the right‐lateral component of oblique convergence between the Eurasian and …