Research Projects (1975-1998)

  • “SAR Interferometry and Earthquake Deformation in the Anatolian collision zone (Turkey): Loading Process of Active Faults and Search of Precursors.” Project Manager, ESA.
  • “Izmir Metropoliten alanının Deprem Riskinin Belirlenmesi” Bogaziçi Universitesi, İzmir Belediyesi destekli, Mustafa Erdik, 1998-1999.
  • “Dinar Fayı üzerinde Paleosismik araştırmalar” TUBITAK destekli, Erhan Altunel. 1998-1999.
  • “Network of Continously Recording GPS stations in the Marmara Region: Mitigation of earthquake hazards along the North Anatolian fault in the Marmara Sea” Consortium Project between ITU, TÜBITAK, MAM, GCM, Kandilli Observatory, representing ITU, supported by Turkish Government, 1997-1999
  • “Paleoseismic research along the Gaziköy-Saros segment of the 1912 earthquake rupture zone” Project meneger, with Prof. Tom Rockwell of University of San Diego, USA, supported by the Research Found of Istanbul Technical University, 1996-1998. Extended to 1998 by new support from US Geological Survey.
  • “Geophysical studies in the Marmara Sea” Co- Project Manager, supported by TUBITAK, 1997, with Cambridge University and MTA of Ankara.
  • “Active fault studies in Gediz graben and İzmir region, and Trenching in the Gaziköy-Saros segment of the North Anatolian fault” Project manager, supported by TÜBİTAK, 1996-1997.
  • “GPS measurements in the Eastern Mediterranean region” Project manager for Turkey, MIT project, supported by NSF, Project menager Dr. Robert Reilinger, 1988-1998
  • “Measurements of deformation rates surrounding City of İstanbul by using GPS” Global Tectonic Unit, supported by TÜBİTAK, 1996-1998.
  • “Understanding of Kinematics and Dynamics of the Black Sea by using GPS measurements” Research Associate, supported by TÜBİTAK project, Project Manager Dr. Muhammed Şahin, 1996-1998.
  • “Dating of the terraces along the North Anatolian fault” Research Associate, IPG project, Prof. Rolando Armijo, Prof. Geof King, Dr. Bertrand Meyer, Aurelia Hebert, 1995-1998.
  • “Holocene activity of the Eskişehir fault” Research Associate, Project Manager Dr. Erhan Altunel, supported by Research Found of Eskişehir Osman Gazi Üniversitesi, 1997.
  • ” Marmara Poly-project” Resarch Associate, ETH, Zurich, Project Manager Prof. Schindler and E. Yüzer, 1994-1996.
  • “Paleoseiemic dating of the limestone fault scarps in SW Anatolia”Project manager, supported by Ministry of Forgein Affair, 1994-1996.
  • “Interpretation of GPS data of the Eastern Mediterranean region” with Prof. Le Pichon, ENS, Paris, supported by TÜBİTAK and CNRS, 1995.
  • “Active fault studies in the Gökova and Saros Bay areas by using geology, geomorphology and paleoseismology, and the 1995 Dinar earthquake” Project Manager TÜBİTAK, 1995-1996.
  • “Extending of GPS measurements in SW Anatolia” Project Manager, supported by Forgein Affair 1994.
  • “Paleoseismicity, trenching along segments of the North Anatolian fault in the Erzincan region” Project Manager, supported by TÜBİTAK, with Prof. Steve Wesnousky, University of Nevada,1993.
  • “Failure tress modeling of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault” with Dr. Ross Stein, USGS, supported by partly US Geological Survey and ITU research Found , 1993-1996.
  • “Tectonics and sedimentation, extensional basins, strike-slip basins ” with Dr. Serdar Akyüz, Drs. Cris Dart and Harvey Cohen of the Bedford College of London, supported by Mobil, 1993-1995.
  • “Seismicity of the Marmara Sea region” with IPG, Strosburg, TÜBİTAK and Kandilli Observatory, 1995.
  • “Erzincan ve çevresini etkileyen Kuzey Anadolu fayının iki segmenti ve Ovacık fayı üzerinde paleosismik çalışmalar”. YBAG 070, 1993-1994.
  • “Kuzey Anadolu Fayının Sapanca-İzmit ve Geyve-İznik kolları üzerinde Paleosismik araştırmalar” TBAG 1013/YBAG 0021. Proje Yürütücüsü, 1991-1993.
  • “Earthquake Prediction Project along the Western part of the North Anatolian fault zone” Research Associate, responsible for Paleoseismological studies and geophysical data evaluation and interpretation, supported by Boğaziçi University and State Planning Comission, 1991-1992.
  • “Slip Migration along the North Anatolian fault zone during the 1939-1967 large earthquake migration” supported by MIT 1990-1992.
  • “Micro-zonation of city of Istanbul” supported by Boğaziçi University Research Found, 1991.
  • “Continental tectonics, active faults, plate motions, neotectonic, earthquake seismology and earthquake prediction studies in the Eastern Mediterranean region” with Prof. Nafi M. Toksöz and Dr. K. Kadinsky Cade, ERL, MIT, supported by partly USGS and ERL sources.
  • “GPS (Global Positioning System), in Yellowstone, California, USA ,1988 -1990″ Robert Reilinger as Project Leader, supported by NSF.
  • “Analysis of radar images for the detection of geological faults” with Levent Gülen and Prof. Nafi Toksöz, suppoted by NASA, 1987.
  • “Finite element modelling of tectonic structures” with Burc Oral, supported by ERL, MIT, 1988
  • “The Aegean Graben System” with Dr. P. L. Hancock , supported by Bristol University, 1985.
  • “Preparation of an Atlas of the North Anatolian Fault Zone” IGCP project 206, 1984-1988.
  • “SE Turkey thrust system” supported by Amoco, 1985.
  • “Sivas basin, Central Turkey” supported by Amoco, 1985.
  • “Active faults, earthquake faults and earthquake prediction studies in Turkey” with Fuat Şaroğlu, Ömer Emre and İsmail Kuşçu, MTA project, 1982-1985.
  • “Comparison study of the North Anatolian fault zone and the Median Tectonic Line of Japan in relation to earthquake faults and earthquake prediction” ITIT project with Geological Survey of Japan ( project leader of the Turkish part), 1982-1985.
  • “Study of active faults and earthquakes in the Sinop region, Northern Turkey, for the site selection of II.Nuclear Power Plant of Turkey” Turkish Electrical Commision, ( project leader ), 1981–1985.
  • “Geology of the Sultandag Mountain, central Turkey” MTA project, 1975.
  • “Structural geology of I.Nuclear Power Plant site in southern Turkey”, Turkish Electrical Commision, 1976.
  • “Preparation of tectonic map of central northern Turkey (project leader)” MTA project, 1976.