Table of Contents
Contributors vii
Preface ix
1 Neotectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Introduction 1Ibrahim Çemen and Yücel Yılmaz
Part I: Morphotectonic Characteristics of Neotectonics in Anatolia and Its Surroundings 9
2 Morphotectonic Development of Anatolia and the Surrounding Regions 11Yücel Yılmaz
3 Diversion of River Courses Across Major Strike‐Slip Faults and Keirogens 93A. M. Celâl Şengör
Part II: Neotectonics of the Aegean-Western Anatolian Region 103
4 Effect of Slab‐Tear on Crustal Structure in Southwestern Anatolia: Insight From Gravity Data Modeling 105Rezene Mahatsente, Süleyman Alemdar, and Ibrahim Çemen
5 Geodynamical Models for Continental Delamination and Ocean Lithosphere Peel Away in an Orogenic Setting 121Oğuz H. Göğüş, Russell N. Pysklywec, and Claudio Faccenna
6 Major Problems of Western Anatolian Geology 141Yücel Yilmaz
7 The Çataldağ Plutonic Complex in Western Anatolia: Roles of Different Granites on the Crustal Buildup in Connection With the Core Complex Development 189Ömer Kamacı, Alp Ünal, Şafak Altunkaynak, Stoyan Georgiev, and Zeki M. Billor
Part III: Seismotectonics in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 223
8 Fault Structures in Marmara Sea (Turkey) and Their Connection to Earthquake Generation Processes 225Mustafa Aktar
9 North Aegean Active Fault Pattern and the 24 May 2014, Mw 6.9 Earthquake 239Sotiris Sboras, Alex Chatzipetros, and Spyros B. Pavlides
10 Seismic Intensity Maps for the Eastern Part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (Turkey) Based on Recorded and Simulated Ground‐Motion Data 273 Aysegul Askan, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, and Mustafa Bilal
Index 289