@article{AyguelOkayOberhaenslietal.2015,
  author    = {Ayg{\"u}l, Mesut and Okay, Aral I. and Oberh{\"a}nsli, Roland and Ziemann, Martin Andreas},
  title     = {Thermal structure of low-grade accreted Lower Cretaceous distal turbidites, the Central Pontides, Turkey: insights for tectonic thickening of an accretionary wedge},
  series = {Turkish journal of earth sciences = T{\"u}rk yerbilimleri dergisi},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {Turkish journal of earth sciences = T{\"u}rk yerbilimleri dergisi},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {T{\"u}bitak},
  address   = {Ankara},
  issn      = {1300-0985},
  doi       = {10.3906/yer-1504-4},
  pages     = {461 -- 474},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Albian-Turonian subduction-accretionary complexes are exposed widely in the Central Pontides. A major portion of the accretionary complexes is made up of a metaflysch sequence consisting of slate/phyllite and metasandstone intercalation with blocks of marble, Na-amphibole bearing metabasite, and serpentinite. The metaflysch sequence represents distal parts of a large Lower Cretaceous submarine turbidite fan deposited on the Laurasian active continental margin that was subsequently accreted and metamorphosed during the Albian. Raman spectra of carbonaceous material of the metapelitic rocks revealed that the metaflysch consists of metamorphic packets with distinct peak metamorphic temperatures. The majority of the metapelites are low-temperature (ca. 330 degrees C) slates characterized by lack of differentiation of the graphite (G) and D2 defect bands. They possibly represent offscraped distal turbidites along the toe of the Albian accretionary wedge. Other phyllites are characterized by a slightly pronounced G band with a D2 defect band occurring on its shoulder. Peak metamorphic temperatures of these phyllites are constrained to 370-385 degrees C. The phyllites are associated with a strip of incipient blueschist facies metabasites and are found as a sliver within the offscraped distal turbidites. We interpret the phyllites as underplated continental sediments together with oceanic crustal basalt along the basal decollement. Tectonic emplacement of the underplated rocks into the offscraped distal turbidites was possibly achieved by out-of-sequence thrusting causing tectonic thickening and uplift of the wedge.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BerndtYildirimCineretal.2018,
  author    = {Berndt, Christopher and Yildirim, Cengiz and Ciner, Attila and Strecker, Manfred and Ertunc, Gulgun and Sarikaya, M. Akif and {\"O}zcan, Orkan and Ozturk, Tugba and Kiyak, Nafiye Gunec},
  title     = {Quaternary uplift of the northern margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau},
  series = {Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal},
  volume    = {201},
  journal   = {Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0277-3791},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.10.029},
  pages     = {446 -- 469},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {We analysed the interplay between coastal uplift, sea level change in the Black Sea, and incision of the Kizilirmak River in northern Turkey. These processes have created multiple co-genetic fluvial and marine terrace sequences that serve as excellent strain markers to assess the ongoing evolution of the Pontide orogenic wedge and the growth of the northern margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau. We used high-resolution topographic data, OSL ages, and published information on past sea levels to analyse the spatiotemporal evolution of these terraces; we derived a regional uplift model for the northward advancing orogenic wedge that supports the notion of laterally variable uplift rates along the flanks of the Pontides. The best-fit uplift model defines a constant long-term uplift rate of 0.28 +/- 0.07 m/ka for the last 545 ka. This model explains the evolution of the terrace sequence in light of active tectonic processes and superposed cycles of climate-controlled sea-level change. Our new data reveal regional uplift characteristics that are comparable to the inner sectors of the Central Pontides; accordingly, the rate of uplift diminishes with increasing distance from the main strand of the restraining bend of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ). This spatial relationship between the regional impact of the restraining bend of the NAFZ and uplift of the Pontide wedge thus suggests a strong link between the activity of the NAFZ, deformation and uplift in the Pontide orogenic wedge, and the sustained lateral growth of the Central Anatolian Plateau flank. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
  language  = {en}
}