The Geology of Turkey

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological topic
gptkbp:describes geological features of Turkey
gptkbp:hasActiveVolcanoes gptkb:Mount_Erciyes
gptkb:Mount_Ararat
gptkb:Nemrut_volcano
gptkb:Süphan_volcano
gptkbp:hasFeature metamorphic rocks
tectonic uplift
earthquake risk
seismic activity
karst landscapes
igneous intrusions
mineral deposits
salt domes
strike-slip faults
fold and thrust belts
gptkbp:hasMajorEarthquakes gptkb:2023_Turkey–Syria_earthquake
gptkb:1999_İzmit_earthquake
2011 Van earthquake
gptkbp:hasOldestRocks Precambrian age
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
gptkb:gold
gptkb:oil
gptkb:chromite
copper
natural gas
boron
marble
gptkbp:hasYoungestRocks Quaternary age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Geology of Turkey
gptkbp:includes gptkb:East_Anatolian_Fault
gptkb:Taurus_Mountains
gptkb:Anatolian_Plate
gptkb:North_Anatolian_Fault
earthquake zones
volcanic rocks
sedimentary basins
ophiolites
Menderes Massif
Bitlis-Zagros suture
Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex
Istanbul Zone
Neotethys Ocean remnants
Pontides
gptkbp:influenced collision of Eurasian and Arabian plates
subduction of African Plate
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Alpide_belt
Mediterranean-Asian orogenic belt
gptkbp:studiedIn Turkish Geological Survey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prof._Dr._Celal_Şengör
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6