The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

This article uses evidence mainly from the Eastern Mediterranean and Oman to help
understand the origin and emplacement of ophiolites. Field studies in these regions …

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 …

Diachronous subsidence patterns of Tethyan margins since the Early Palaeozoic provide
constraints for paleocontinental reconstructions and the opening of disappeared oceans …

The Eastern Mediterranean region exhibits a fascinating diversity of ophiolites and related
oceanic magmatic units of mainly Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous age. Comparisons with …

Integrated basin-scale field and laboratory studies form the basis of detailed discussions of
three important areas of the Eastern Mediterranean Neotethys, here termed the Pindos …

This paper presents a synthesis of Holocene to Late Paleozoic marine and land evidence
from the easternmost Mediterranean area, in the light of recent ODP Leg 160 drilling results …

The southeast Anatolian orogen may be divided into three roughly east‐west trending
structural zones formed as a result of continental collision between the Taurus platform and …

Valid palaeotectonic and palaeogeographical reconstructions of the easternmost
Mediterranean and adjacent region involve a long-lived Tethys (Rheic, Palaeotethyan and …

The Turkish part of the Tethyan realm is represented by a series of terranes juxtaposed
through Alpine convergent movements and separated by complex suture zones. Different …