Some thoughts on the morphotectonic development of the Denizli region Basic

Year 2022, , 1 - 15, 05.12.2022

Yücel Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.19111/bulletinofmre.1146674

Abstract

The Denizli region is located to the east of the Buldan Horst. Although they follow the same trends as the Büyük Menderes and Gediz Grabens, the Denizli region has undergone semi-independent evolution during the Quaternary. The essential morphotectonic elements of the area are the Denizli Basin and the surrounding Babadağ and the Güzelpınar Horsts. The Babadağ Horst is the most distinct morphotectonic element of the region. It is bounded in the north by the Denizli fault, a listric normal fault, and possibly a major detachment fault. The Laodicea and Güzelpınar Horsts located within the downthrown block of the fault may be regarded as antithetic structures.

Keywords

Morphotectonics, Horst- Graben, Denizli Basin.

Thanks

Some of the data I used in this paper was collected during the course of field study on the ancient rock quarries of the Anatolia Project led by Prof. Dr. Erdoğan YÜZER to whom I extend my sincere thanks. I wholeheartedly thank Profs Dr. F. GÜRER and Dr. E. YİĞİTBAŞ, who reviewed the manuscript and made many valuable corrections and suggestions, which helped me improve the paper. I extend my thanks to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ş. GÜRBOĞA encouraged me to write the paper. I also thank MSc S. DEMİR for her technical support in increasing the quality of the manuscript. I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. F. GÜRER and Mr. Serdar AYDOĞAN, who kindly helped me prepare the illustrations.

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