The University of Istanbul (IU) performs the following activities, within the scope of TRANSFER project:

  • Data collection and evaluation,
  • Tsunami catalog preparation for the Black Sea (BS), and the Eastern Mediterranean (M1) regions, and
  • Exploratory field surveys.

 

WP1. Tsunami Catalogue:
Field surveys have been carried out in the Northern Marmara region (Kucukcekmece Lagoon western side of Istanbul), Southern Marmara region (Ballikaya-Kocasu Delta of Bursa), Mediterranean-Southwestern Turkey region (Fethiye-Dalaman, Ozlen Creek-Karadere and Patara), and Black Sea coasts of Thrace (Yalikoy and Kiyikoy) as shown in the map. The field surveys cover engine core sampling and trench studies. The engine core studies are performed in cooperation with the EMCOL (Eastern Mediterranean Centre for Oceanography and Limnology) of Istanbul Technical University (WP1.1). Meanwhile, many related documents in the Ottoman Archieves, Turkish Republic Archives and Turkish Parliament Library were searched. PhD student Esra Keskinkilic (Mimar Sinan University) and Dr. Esin Ozansoy (University of Istanbul) contributed to the project for Ottoman and Ancient Greek languages, respectively (WP1.2).

WP2. Tsunamigenic Seismic Sources:
The existing data additional to GITEC catalogue is compiled by updating and adding new data, for regional seismic tsunamigenic source inventory. There are new findings as the result of the studies in WP1.1 and WP1.2. The data is being evaluated and is going to be declared both for WP1 and WP2 duties (WP2.1). A high-resolution shallow reflection seismic study is applied in the southern margin of the Kucukcekmece Lagoon, Marmara Sea. A new tsunamigenic seismic source has been identified in Edremit Gulf, as the result of archival and library search in WP1. The investigation on source characterization is carried on (WP2.2). The tsunami generation mechanisms are being investigated using the obtained data, in purpose of investigation of tsunamigenesis from historical earthquakes (WP2.3) and identification of the tsunamigenic seismic sources (WP2.5).

 

 


 

 

 


Publications:


Altinok, Y., Alpar, B., 2006, Marmara Island Earthquakes, of 1265 and 1935; Turkey, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 6, 999-1006. [More info]


Altinok. Y. and Alpar, B., 2009,  Lessons learnt from the hıstorıcal and recent tsunamıs ın the sea of Marmara, WCCE – ECCE – TCCE Joint Conference: EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI, 22-24 June 2009, Istanbul, Conference Proceedings, Chapter 7, pp 1-8.

 

     Altınok.Y., Alpar.B., Yaltirak. C and Kiyak. N.G., 2009, Investigations of Historical Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Gulf of Saros, NW Turkey, International Symposium on Historical Earthquakes and Conservation of Monuments and Sites in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 500th Anniversary Year of the 1509 September 10, Marmara Earthquake, 10-12 September 2009, Istanbul, Proceedinds, pp 377-381.

 

Altınok. Y., Alpar. B., Özer. N., Ünlü. S., Meriç. E., Nazik. A., Avşar., N., Balkıs. N.,  Aykurt. H., Taş. S., 2009, Black Sea Tsunamis and Paleotsunami Studies on the Thrace Coasts of Turkey, PROCEEDINGS of MEDCOAST09 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 10-14 November 2009, Sochi, Russia ,pp 931-943.

 

Altınok. Y., ve Alpar. B., 2010, Marmara Tsunamileri, Olası Deniz İçi Kaynakları ve Yerleşim Alanlarına Etkileri, İstanbul’un Jeolojisi Sempozyumu III, 7-9 Aralık 2007, İTÜ Süleyman Demirel Kültür Merkezi, İstanbul, pp 343-358.

 

Altinok.Y., Alpar. B., Özer.N., and  Aykurt. H., 2011, Revision of the tsunami catalogue affecting Turkish coasts and surrounding regions, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 273–291.

 


Abstracts:


Alpar, B., Altinok, Y., Meric, E., Unlu, S., Yaltirak, C., Ozer, N., Nazik, A., Avsar, N., 2008, Paleotsunami studies for identification of traces of historical tsunamis and their impact levels in Fethiye Bay (Rhodes Pass), SW Turkey, 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC 33), GHZ-03 Integrated studies of tsunamis and other geohazards in coastal regions, Oslo, Norway.

Unlu, S., Alpar, B., Altinok, Y., Yaltirak, C., Ozer, N., Akcer, S., Biogeochemical assessments of possible tsunami deposits in a semi-dry lagoon at Patara, SW Turkey, 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC 33), BGB-01 BGB-01 General contributions to biogeoscience, Oslo, Norway.

Altinok, Y., Cagatay, M.N., Alpar, B., Akcer, S., Ozer, N., Sancar, U., Damci, E., Acar, D., Ceylan, S., Agor, H., Aykurt, H., Makaroglu, O., 2008, Investigation of paleotsunami deposits in the cores of Kucukcekmece Lagoon, Sea of Marmara, Turkey, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-00000, EGU General Assembly 2008. [More info]

Altinok, Y., Alpar, B., and Ozer, N., 2007, 6 October 1944 Ayvacik earthquake and associated tsunami; Gulf of Edremit, Turkey, European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 15-20 April, 2007 Vienna, Austria. [More info]

Altınok, Y., Alpar, B., 2007, Marmara Tsunamileri, Olasi Denizici Kaynaklari ve Yerlesim Alanlarina Etkileri, Istanbul´un Jeolojisi Sempozyumu III, 7-9 December 2007, ITU, Istanbul.

Alpar, B., Altinok, Y., 2007, Marmara Island Earthquakes, of 1265 and 1935; Turkey, European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 15-20 April, 2007 Vienna, Austria. [More info]


Altinok.Y., Cagatay, M.N.,  Alpar, B., Akcer ,S., Özer, N., Sancar, Ü., Damci, E., Acar ,D., Ceylan, S., Agor, H., Aykurt ,H., Makaroglu, Ö., 2008, Investigation of paleotsunami deposits in the cores of Kucukcekmece Lagoon, Sea of Marmara, Turkey, European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 13-18 April, 2008 Vienna, Avusturya.

 

     Alpar, B., Altinok, Y., Meric, E., Unlu, S., Yaltirak, C., Ozer, N., Nazik, A., Avsar, N., 2008, Paleotsunami studies for identification of traces of historical tsunamis and their impact levels in Fethiye Bay (Rhodes Pass), SW Turkey, 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC 33), GHZ-03 Integrated studies of tsunamis and other geohazards in coastal regions, Oslo, Norway.

     Unlu, S., Alpar, B., Altinok, Y., Yaltirak, C., Ozer, N., Akcer, S., Biogeochemical assessments of possible tsunami deposits in a semi-dry lagoon at Patara, SW Turkey, 33rd International Geological Congress (IGC 33), BGB-01 BGB-01 General contributions to biogeoscience, Oslo, Norway.

Altınok.Y., Alpar, B., Özer, N., Ünlü, S., and Aykurt, H., 2009, An EU Project on Tsunami Risks  and Strategies for the European Region and Contribution by the Istanbul University, International Geo-Hazards Research Symposium, Istanbul (TURKEY), March 9-11, 2009

 

Altinok, Y., Alpar, B., Cagatay, M.N., Akcer, S., Unlu, S., Balkis, N., Ozer, N. and H.

Aykurt., 2009, Sedimentological and geochemical properties of a tsunami deposit in a lagoon north of Sea of Marmara, Turkey, European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 19-24 April, 2009 Vienna, Avusturya.

 

Alpar, B.,Ünlü, S., Altınok, Y. And Özer. N., 2009,  Geobiological Approaches in Assessment of  Tsunami Deposits, 5th Congress of Balkan Geophysical Society — Belgrade, Serbia, 10 – 16    May 2009

 

Makaroglu.Ö., Orbay.N., Altinok.Y, and Pesonen. L.J, 2009, Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic data of lake Kucukcekmece, Marmara region,  Turkey: preliminary results , Geophysical Society of Finland, XXIV Geofysiikan Paivat, Helsinki 13-14 May 2009, Finland.


Meetings:
Workshop of TRANSFER WP 5-7-8 on Numerical Models, Inundation Maps and Test Sites, June 12-14, 2007, Letoonia Hotel, Fethiye, Turkey. [More info]

Altinok, Y., 2007, TRANSFER Project, EU 7th Framework Program Environmental Thematic Conference, Panel 2-Success stories, 13 April 2007, ITU, Istanbul.

Altinok, Y., 2006, A general look at the tsunamis that have affected Turkish coasts (in Turkish), Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System Meeting, 20 November 2006, Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Istanbul.

Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For European Region (TRANSFER) Kick-off Meeting 5-7 October 2006, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

 

 

Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For European Region (TRANSFER) First Annual Meeting, 18-20 October 2007,  Rhodes, Greece.

 

Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For European Region (TRANSFER) 2nd Annual Meeting, 16-18 October 2008,  Messina, Italy.

 

Tsunami Risk ANd Strategies For European Region (TRANSFER) FinalAnnual Meeting, 14-15 September 2009, İstanbul

 

 

 

 

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