Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey  (Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Attila Çiner, Nizamettin Kazancı)....Pages 3-5
 The Physical Geography of Turkey: An Outline  (Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 7-15
 The Tectonic Control on the Geomorphological Landscapes of Turkey  (Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, A. M. Celâl Şengör, Attila Çiner)....Pages 17-40
 The Geomorphological Regions of Turkey  (Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Attila Çiner, Nizamettin Kazancı)....Pages 41-178
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 Karstic Landscapes and Landforms in Turkey  (Lütfi Nazik, Murat Poyraz, Mustafa Karabıyıkoğlu)....Pages 181-196
 Gypsum Karst Landscape in the Sivas Basin  (Uğur Doğan, Serdar Yeşilyurt)....Pages 197-206
 The Antalya Tufas: Landscapes, Morphologies, Age, Formation Processes and Early Human Activities  (Erdal Koşun, Baki Varol, Harun Taşkıran)....Pages 207-218
 Pamukkale Travertines: A Natural and Cultural Monument in the World Heritage List  (Erhan Altunel, Francesco D’Andria)....Pages 219-229
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 Coastal Landforms and Landscapes of Turkey  (Attila Çiner)....Pages 233-247
 The Geology and Geomorphology of İstanbul  (A. M. Celâl Şengör, Tayfun Kındap)....Pages 249-263
 The Sinop Peninsula: The Northernmost Part of Asia Minor  (Cengiz Yıldırım, Okan Tüysüz, Tolga Görüm)....Pages 265-276
 Landscape Development and Changing Environment of Troia (North-western Anatolia)  (İlhan Kayan)....Pages 277-291
 Rapid Delta Growth in Historical Times at Ephesus and Miletus—The Examples of the Küçük and the Büyük Menderes Rivers  (Helmut Brückner)....Pages 293-306
 Landscape Development of the Eşen Valley and Delta Plain (Letoôn and Patara Sites)  (Ertuğ Öner)....Pages 307-321
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 The Lake Basins of South-west Anatolia  (Nizamettin Kazancı, Neil Roberts)....Pages 325-337
 Salted Landscapes in the Tuz Gölü (Central Anatolia): The End Stage of a Tertiary Basin  (Erman Özsayın, Alper Gürbüz, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Burçin Erdoğu)....Pages 339-351
 Geomorphological Landscapes in the Konya Plain and Surroundings  (Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 353-368
 Lake Van  (Ebru Akköprü, Aurélien Christol)....Pages 369-382
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 A Fossil Morphology: The Miocene Fluvial Network of the Western Taurus (Turkey)  (Olivier Monod, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 385-395
 Ice in Paradise: Glacial Heritage Landscapes of Anatolia  (Mehmet Akif Sarıkaya, Attila Çiner)....Pages 397-411
 Pleistocene Glacier Heritage and Present-Day Glaciers in the Southeastern Taurus (İhtiyar Şahap Mountains)  (Ali Fuat Doğu)....Pages 413-422
 Aladağlar Mountain Range: A Landscape-Shaped by the Interplay of Glacial, Karstic, and Fluvial Erosion  (C. Serdar Bayarı, Alexander Klimchouk, Mehmet Akif Sarıkaya, Lütfi Nazik)....Pages 423-435
 Glacial Landscape and Old-Growth Forests of the Mount Kaçkar National Park (Eastern Black Sea Region)  (İhsan Çiçek, Gürcan Gürgen, Harun Tunçel, Ali Fuat Doğu, Oğuz Kurdoğlu)....Pages 437-446
 The Köroğlu Mountains: The Most Settled Highlands of Anatolia  (Nizamettin Kazancı, Yaşar Suludere)....Pages 447-457
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 Fairyland in the Erzurum High Plateau, Eastern Anatolia  (Fuat Şaroğlu, Yıldırım Güngör)....Pages 461-469
 Landscape Evolution and Occupation History in the Vicinity of Amasya  (M. Korhan Erturaç)....Pages 471-480
 The North Anatolian Fault and the North Anatolian Shear Zone  (A. M. Celâl Şengör, Cengiz Zabcı)....Pages 481-494
 Morphotectonics of the Alaşehir Graben with a Special Emphasis on the Landscape of the Ancient City of Sardis, Western Turkey  (Gürol Seyitoğlu, Nicholas D. Cahill, Veysel Işık, Korhan Esat)....Pages 495-507
 The Büyük Menderes River: Origin of Meandering Phenomenon  (Alper Gürbüz, Nizamettin Kazancı)....Pages 509-519
 Geomorphic Response to Rapid Uplift in a Folded Structure: The Upper Tigris Case  (Sabri Karadoğan, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 521-532
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 A Fascinating Gift from Volcanoes: The Fairy Chimneys and Underground Cities of Cappadocia  (Attila Çiner, Erkan Aydar)....Pages 535-549
 Quaternary Volcanic Landscapes and Prehistoric Sites in Southern Cappadocia: Göllüdağ, Acıgöl and Hasandağ  (Damase Mouralis, Erkan Aydar, Ahmet Türkecan, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 551-563
 In the Footsteps of Strabon: Mount Erciyes Volcano—The Roof of Central Anatolia and Sultansazliği Basin  (Erkan Aydar, Erdal Şen, Mehmet Akif Sarıkaya, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 565-576
 Quaternary Monogenetic Volcanoes Scattered on a Horst: The Bountiful Landscape of Kula  (Erdal Şen, Mehmet Korhan Erturaç, Erdal Gümüş)....Pages 577-588
 Nemrut Caldera and Eastern Anatolian Volcanoes: Fire in the Highlands  (İnan Ulusoy, H. Evren Çubukçu, Damase Mouralis, Erkan Aydar)....Pages 589-599
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 Threats and Conservation of Landscapes in Turkey  (Nizamettin Kazancı, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu)....Pages 603-632