We review the geodynamic evolution of the Aegean–Anatolia region and discuss strain
localisation there over geological times. From Late Eocene to Present, crustal deformation in …

Abstract The Central and Eastern Anatolian plateaus are integral parts of the world's third
largest orogenic plateau. In the past decade, geophysical surveys have provided insights …

Lithospheric drips have been interpreted for various regions around the globe to account for
the recycling of the continental lithosphere and rapid plateau uplift. However, the validity of …

The Aegean region (Greece, western Turkey) is one of the best studied continental
extensional provinces. Here, we provide the first detailed kinematic restoration of the …

The deformation of Earth's lithosphere in orogenic belts is largely forced externally by the
sinking slab, but can also be driven by internal delamination processes caused by …

The Karakoram fault (KKF) is the 1000km-long strike-slip fault separating the western
Himalaya from the Tibetan Plateau. From geologic and geodetic data, the KKF is argued …

The idea that prominent geological phenomena observed in the crust and at the surface may
be caused by the detachment of subducting dense lithosphere has been anticipated by …

Using finite-frequency teleseismic P-wave tomography, we developed a new three-
dimensional (3-D) velocity model of the mantle beneath Anatolia down to 900 km depth that …

Widespread mafic volcanism, elevated crustal temperatures, and plateau‐type topography
in Central Anatolia, Turkey, could collectively be the result of lithospheric delamination …

Regional observations suggest that the Central Anatolian plateau (central Turkey) has risen
by> 1 km since the Tortonian (~ 8 Ma) while significant crustal shortening did not occur. This …