TY  - JOUR
A1  - Berndt, Christopher
A1  - Yildirim, Cengiz
A1  - Ciner, Attila
A1  - Strecker, Manfred
A1  - Ertunc, Gulgun
A1  - Sarikaya, M. Akif
A1  - Özcan, Orkan
A1  - Ozturk, Tugba
A1  - Kiyak, Nafiye Gunec
T1  - Quaternary uplift of the northern margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau
BT  - New OSL dates of fluvial and delta-terrace deposits of the Kizilirmak River, Black Sea coast, Turkey
JF  - Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal
N2  - 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.
KW  - Quaternary
KW  - OSL dating
KW  - Black Sea
KW  - Pontides
KW  - North Anatolian Fault Zone
KW  - Orogenic wedge
KW  - Kizilirmak River
KW  - MIS
KW  - Turkey
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.10.029
SN  - 0277-3791
VL  - 201
SP  - 446
EP  - 469
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  -