Abstract
The main interrelated structures of the eastern Mediterranean are shaped by the complex tectonic regimes including active subduction, uplift, and progressive counterclockwise rotation. The Hellenic Arc, the Anaximander Mountains, the Western Taurides, the extensional western Anatolian graben, the Burdur-Fethiye Shear Zone and the Rhodes Basin are these structures located in one of the most tectonically active regions. The Burdur-Fethiye Shear Zone is a 75- to 90- km wide and 300-km-long transtensional left-lateral shear zone developed during the formation of the Aegean back-arc extensional system and the thrusting of Western Taurides. In this study, fault kinematic analysis, and DEM and earthquake data characterize the tectonic controls of the southern section of the Burdur-Fethiye Shear Zone. The high-quality multibeam bathymetry data, their processing and interpretation with the onshore structures and an integrated interpretation with multichannel seismic profiles allowed the geodynamic evolution of the Burdur-Fethiye Shear Zone, Rhodes Basin and environs to be evaluated. Despite the heated debates regarding the presence of the zone, the latest offshore data reveals again that the continuation of the subduction transform edge propagator (STEP) fault between the Hellenic and Cyprus arcs comes into play as the Burdur-Fethiye Shear Zone on land.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 229866 |
| Journal | Tectonophysics |
| Volume | 857 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
The authors are grateful to TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG (Project No: 107Y005 and 115Y424) and to the Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department (Project No: 32511) for their financial support for the field studies. Special thanks to Ali Aksu (Memorial University of Newfoundland) for multichannel seismic profiles. The authors acknowledge support from the Turkish Naval Forces Office of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography (SHOD) and EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data) for multibeam data. We thank Havva İşkan Işık and Fahri Işık (Akdeniz University) for providing accommodation at the excavation of the ancient city of Patara. We also thank the reviewer and editor for their helpful contributions to the manuscript. The authors are grateful to TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG (Project No : 107Y005 and 115Y424) and to the Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department (Project No: 32511 ) for their financial support for the field studies. Special thanks to Ali Aksu (Memorial University of Newfoundland) for multichannel seismic profiles. The authors acknowledge support from the Turkish Naval Forces Office of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography (SHOD) and EMODnet (European Marine Observation and Data) for multibeam data. We thank Havva İşkan Işık and Fahri Işık (Akdeniz University) for providing accommodation at the excavation of the ancient city of Patara. We also thank the reviewer and editor for their helpful contributions to the manuscript.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Havva İşkan Işık and Fahri Işık | |
| Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Department | 32511 |
| Turkish Naval Forces | |
| TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG | 115Y424, 107Y005 |
| Akdeniz Üniversitesi |
Keywords
- Active tectonics
- Burdur-Fethiye shear zone
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Miocene-Quaternary tectonics
- Onshore and offshore faults