SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

IN DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

AT ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY

“Geophysical Papers” between 1980–2010 at Istanbul University in “SCI, SCI Expanded”, “Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)”, “Arts And Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)” covered Journals

Compiled by Asist. Prof. Dr. Ferhat OZCEP

Solid Earth Geophysics

• Adatepe, F., Demirel, S., Alpar, B., 2002, Tectonic setting of the southern Marmara Sea region: based on seismic reflection data and gravity modelling. Marine Geology, 190, 2002, p:383-395.
• Agopyan, H., 2002, Severe magnetic storm effects in the ionosphere over Istanbul: a case study, Annals of Geophysics , Volume 45, N. 5, Annali Di Geofisica).
• Albora, A. M., Ucan, O. N., Aydoğan, A. (2007). Modelling Potential Fields Sources In The Gelibolu Peninsula (Western Turkey) Using A Markov Random Field Approach, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 164.
• Albora, A. M., Bal, A., Ucan, O. N. (2007) “A new approach for border detection of Dumluca (Turkey) iron ore area: Wavelet Cellular Neural Networks” Pure and Applied Geophysics, 164, 119-215.
• Albora, A. M., Sayın, N., Ucan, O. N. (2006). “Evaluation of Tectonic Structure of İskenderun Basin (Turkey) Using Steerable Filters” Marine Geophysical Researches, 27, 225-239.
• Albora, A. M., Ucan, O. N. (2006). “Separation of Magnetic Field Data Using Differential Markov Random Field (DMRF) Approach”, Geophysics, 71, 125-134
• Albora, A.M., Hisarlı, Z. M. and Uçan, O. N. (2004) “Application of Wavelet Transform to Magnetic Data Due to Ruins of Hittite Civilization in Turkey” Pure and Applied Geophysics, 161,907-930.
• Albora, A.M. Özmen, A. and Uçan., O. N. (2001) “Residual Separation of Magnetic Fields Using a Cellular Neural Network Approach” Pure and Applied Geophysics, 158, 1797-1818.
• Albora, A. M., Uçan, O.N., Özmen A. and Özkan, T. (2001) “Separation of Bouguer anomaly map using cellular neural network” Journal of Applied Geophysical, 46, 129-142.
• Alcik H, Ozel O, Apaydin N, Erdik, M., 2009, A study on warning algorithms for Istanbul earthquake early warning system, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume: 36 Article Number: L00B05.
• Algan, O., Gökaşan, E., Gazioğlu, C., Yücel, Z., Alpar, B., Güneysu, C., Kırcı, E., Demirel, S., Sarı, E., Ongan, D., 2002, A high resolution seismic study in Sakarya Delta and Submarine canyon, southern Black Sea, Continental Shelf Research, ISSN: 0278-4343, 22(10): 1511-1527.
• Alpar, B., Yaltırak, C., 2002,   Characteristic Features of the North Anatolian Fault in the eastern Marmara Region and its tectonic evolution, Marine Geology, ISSN: 0025-3227, 190(1-2): 329-350. 
• Altınok, Y. and Ersoy, Ş.,2000, Tsunamis observed on and near Turkish coast, Natural Hazards, Vo1.21, No 2-3, 185-205.
• Altınok, Y. and Ersoy, S., 2000 , Tsunamis observed on and near Turkish coast, Natural Hazards, State-of the Art at the End of the Second Millennium, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 185-205.
• Altınok, Y., Tinti, S., Alpar, B., Yalçıner, A.C., Ersoy, Ş., Bortolucci, E. and Armigliato, A., 2001, The tsunami of August 17, 1999 in İzmit Bay, Turkey, Natural Hazards, 24, 133-146.
• Altınok, Y., Alpar, B. and Yaltırak, C., 2003, Şarköy-Mürefte 1912 Earthquake's tsunami, extention of the associated faulting in the Marmara Sea, Turkey, Journal of Seismology, 7, 329-346.
• Altınok, Y., Alpar, B., Özer, N., and Gazioglu, C., 2005., 1881 and 1949 earthquakes at the Chios-Cesme Strait (Aegean Sea) and their relation to tsunamis, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 5, 717-725.
• Altınok, Y. and Alpar, B., 2006, Marmara Island Earthquakes, of 1265 and 1935; Turkey, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 6, 999-1006.
• Aydogan, D., Elmas, A., Albora, A.M. and Ucan, O. N. (2005) “A new approach to the structural features of the Aegean Sea: Cellular Neural Network” Marine Geophysics Research, 26, 1, 1-15.
• Aydogan, D., 2007, “Processing the Bouguer Anomaly Map of Biga and the Surrounding Area by the Cellular Neural Network: Application to the Southwestern Marmara Region,” Earth Planets Space, 59, 201-208.
• Bayrak, M., and Nalbant, S.S., 2001, Conductive crust imaged in western Turkey by MT. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 3521-3524.
• Bayrak, M., İlkışık, O.M., Kaya, C. Başokur, A.T., 2001, Magnetotelluric data in western Turkey: dimensionality analysis using Mohr circles. J Geophys. Res., 105, 23 391-23 401
• Bayrak M, Gürer, A., Gurer OF, 2004, Electromagnetic imaging of the Thrace Basin and intra-pontide subduction zone, northwestern Turkey, International Geology Review   Volume: 46   Issue: 1   Pages: 64-74.
• Bayrak, M., Gürer, A., Gürer, Ö. F., İlkisik, M. and Basokur, A. T. 2006, Mohr-circle-based rotational invariants of a magnetotelluric data set from the Thrace region of Turkey: Geological implications: Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 15, 95-110.
• Ben-Zion, Y, Peng, Z., Okaya, D., Seeber, L. Armbruster, J., Ozer, N., Michale, J., Barış, S., Aktar, M, 2003, Shallow Low velocity fault zone in Karadere-Düzce Branch of North Anatolian fault based on analysis of trapped waves, Geophysical Journal International,Vol. 152, 3, pp. 699–716.
• Bilgili, E. Göknar, Z. C. Albora, A.M. and Ucan O.N. (2005). “Potential anomaly separation and archaeological site localisation using genetically trained Multi Level-Cellular Neural Network, ETRI Journal, 27, 3, 294-303.
• Çağatay, M.N., Görür, N., Alpar, B., Saatçılar, R., Akkök, R., Sakinç, M., Yüce, H., Yaltirak, C., And Kuşcu, I., 1998, Geological Evolution Of The Gulf Of Saros, NE Aegean Sea. Geo-Marine Letters 18, P.1-9.
• Cinku MC, Orbay N, 2010, The Origin Of Neogene Tectonic Rotations İn The Galatean Volcanic Massif, Central Anatolia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES   Volume: 99   Issue: 2   Pages: 413-426
• Cinku MC, Ustaomer T, Hirt AM, Et Al., 2010, Southward Migration Of Arc Magmatism During Latest Cretaceous Associated With Slab Steepening, East Pontides, N Turkey: New Paleomagnetic Data From The Amasya Region. PHYSICS OF THE EARTH AND PLANETARY INTERIORS   Volume: 182   Issue: 1-2   Pages: 18-29.
• Cinku MC, 2010, A COMBINED ROCK MAGNETIC AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF UPPER CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC ROCKS IN THE PONTIDES, TURKEY (Vol 53, Pg 475, 2009), STUDIA GEOPHYSICA ET GEODAETICA   Volume: 54   Issue: 3   Pages: 529-531.
• Cinku MC, Rammlmair D, Hisarli MZ, Et Al., 2010, A COMBINED ROCK MAGNETIC AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF UPPER CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC ROCKS IN THE PONTIDES, TURKEY, STUDIA GEOPHYSICA ET GEODAETICA,  Volume: 53   Issue: 4   Pages: 475-495.
• Dolmaz, M. N., Ustaömer, T., Hisarlı, Z. M. and Orbay, N., 2005, Curie point depths variations to infer thermal structure of the crust at the African-Eurasian convergence zone, SW Turkey. Earth Planets Space, 57, 373-383.
• Dolmaz, M. N., Hisarlı, Z. M. Ustaömer, T., and Orbay, N., 2005, Curie point depths based on spectrum analysis of aeromagnetic data, West Anatolian Province, Turkey, Pure appl. Geophys., 162, 571-590.
• Dolmaz, MN, 2007, An aspect of the subsurface structure of the Burdur-Isparta area, SW Anatolia, based on gravity and aeromagnetic data, and some tectonic implications, Earth Planets And Space, Volume: 59   Issue: 1   Pages: 5-12.
• Dolmaz, MN; Ustaomer, T; Hisarli, ZM, et al., 2005, Curie Point Depth variations to infer thermal structure of the crust at the African-Eurasian convergence zone, SW Turkey, Earth Planets And Space, Volume: 57   Issue: 5   Pages: 373-383.
• Dolmaz, MN; Elitok, O; Kalyoncuoglu, UY, 2008, Interpretation of low seismicity in the eastern Anatolian collisional zone using geophysical (seismicity and aeromagnetic) and geological data, Pure and Applied Geophysics   Volume: 165   Issue: 2   Pages: 311-330  .
• Duzgit Z, Malin SRC, 2000, Assessment of regional geomagnetic field modelling methods using a standard data set: spherical cap harmonic analysis, Geophysical Journal International  Volume: 141   Issue: 3   Pages: 829-831  
• Duzgit Z, Baydemir N, Malin SRC, 1996, Rectangular polynomial analysis of the regional geomagnetic field, Geophysical Journal International   Volume: 128   Issue: 3   Pages: 737-743
• Düzgit, Z., Hisarlı, Z. M., Sayın, N, and Orbay, N., 2006, Correlation between gravity and magnetic anomalies of western Anatolia and its relation to tectonic structures, Earth Planets Space, 58, 943-949.
• Erdik, M., Fahjan,Y., Ozel, O., Alcik, H., Mert, A., Gul, M., 2003, Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and the Early Warning System, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 1, 157-163, 2003.
• Gokasan E, Ergin M, Ozyalvac M, et al., 2008, Factors controlling the morphological evolution of the Canakkale Strait (Dardanelles, Turkey) Geo-Marine Letters   Volume: 28   Issue: 2   Pages: 107-129.
• Gokasan E, Tur H, Ecevitoglu B, et al., 2005, Evidence and. implications of massive erosion along the Strait of Istanbul (Bosphorus), Geo-Marine Letters,   Volume: 25   Issue: 5   Pages: 324-342.
• Gokasan E, Algan O, Tur H, et al., 2005, Delta formation at the southern entrance of Istanbul Strait (Marmara sea, Turkey): a new interpretation based on high-resolution seismic stratigraphy Geo-Marine Letters   Volume: 25   Issue: 6   Pages: 370-377.
• Gokasan E, Ustaomer T, Gazioglu C, et al., 2003, Morpho-tectonic evolution of the Marmara Sea inferred from multi-beam bathymetric and seismic data, Geo-Marine Letters,   Volume: 23   Issue: 1   Pages: 19-33.
• Gökaşan, E., Gazioğlu, C., Alpar, B., Yücel, ZY, Ersoy, Ş., Gündoğdu, O., Yaltırak, C., Tok, B., 2002, Evidence of NW extension of the North Anatolian Fault Zone in the Marmara Sea: a new interpretation of the Marmara Sea (İzmit) earthquake on 17 August 1999, Geo-Marine Letters, ISSN: 0276-0460, 21: 183-199.
• Gökaşan, E., Demirbağ, E., Oktay, F.Y., Ecevitoğlu, B., Şimşek, M., Yüce, H., 1997, On the origin of the Bosphorus. Marine Geology, no: 140, s.183-199.
• Gökaşan, E., Alpar, B., Gazioğlu, C., Yücel, Z.Y., Tok, B., Doğan, E., Güneysu, C., 2001, Active tectonics of the Izmit Gulf (NE Marmara Sea): from high resolution seismic and multi-beam bathymetry data, Marine Geology, ISSN: 0025-3227, 175: 273-296.
• Görür, N., Çağatay, MN., Emre, O., Alpar, B., Sakınç, M., İslamoğlu, Y., Algan, O., Erkal, T., Keçer, M., Akkök, R., Karlık, G., 2000, Is the abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shef at 7150 yr BP a myth?, Marine Geology, ISSN: 0025-3227, 176: 65 - 73.
• Gürer, A., Bayrak, M., Gürer, Ö.F., 2009, VLF survey using current gathering phenomena for tracing buried faults of Fethiye–Burdur Fault Zone, Turkey, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 437-447
• Gürer, A., Bayrak M, Gurer OF, et al., 2008, Deliniation of weathering in the Catalca granite quarry with the very low frequency (VLF) electromagnetic method, Pure And Applied Geophysics   Volume: 165   Issue: 2   Pages: 429-441.
• Gürer, A., Bayrak M,2007, Relation between electrical resistivity and earthquake generation in the crust of West Anatolia, Turkey, Tectonophysics, Volume: 445   Issue: 1-2 Pages: 49-65.
• Gürer, A., 1996, Deep conductivity structure of the North Anatolian Fault Zone and the Istanbul and Sakarya zones along the Gölpazarı-Akçakoca profile, northwest Anatolia. International Geology Review, 38, 727-736.
• Gürer, B., Bayrak M, Gurer OF, et al., 2004, The deep resistivity structure of southwestern Turkey: Tectonic implications, International Geology Review   Volume: 46 Issue: 7   Pages: 655-670.
• Gürer, A., Gurer OF, Pince A, et al., 2001, Conductivity structure along the Gediz graben, west Anatolia, Turkey: Tectonic implications, International Geology Review   Volume: 43   Issue: 12   Pages: 1129-1144.
• Gurer OF, Gürer, A., 1999, Development of evaporites and the counterclockwise rotation of Anatolia, Turkey, International Geology Review   Volume: 41  Issue: 7 Pages: 607-622.
• Gürer, A., Ilkisik OM, 1997, The importance of topographic corrections on magnetotelluric response data from rugged regions of Anatolia Geophysical Prospecting, Volume: 45   Issue: 1   Pages: 111-125.
• Honkura, Y., Işıkara,A.M., Kolçak,D., Orbay,N., Sipahioğlu,S., Oshiman,N., and Tanaka,H., 1985. Magnetic Anomalies and Low Ground Resistivity as possible indicators of Active Fault Location: Preliminary results of Electric and Magnetic Observations from the western part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone. J.Geomag. Geoelectr., 37, 169-187.
• İlkışık, O.M., 1995, Regional heat flow in western Anatolia using silica temperatures estimates from thermal springs. Tectonophysics, 244, 175-184.
• Ilkisik OM, Gürer, A, Tokgoz T, et al., 1997, Geoelectromagnetic and geothermic investigations in the Ihlara Valley geothermal field, Journal Of Volcanology And Geothermal Research  Volume: 78 Issue: 3-4   Pages: 297-308.
• Ispir,Y.,Uyar,Güngörmüş,Y.,Orbay,N.,Çağlayan,B.,1976,Some Results From Studies on tectonomagnetic effect in NW Turkey, J.Geomag.Geoelectr.,28,123- 135.
• Işıkara,A.M., Honkura,Y., Watanabe,N., Orbay,N., Kolçak,D., Oshiman,N., Gündoğdu,O., Tanaka,H., 1985. Magnetic Anaomalies in the western part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone and their implications for active fault Structure. J.Geomag. Geoelectr., 37, 541-560.
• Kanlı, A I, T S Kang, A Pınar, P Tildy, Z Pronay, A Systematic Geophysical Approach for Site Response of the Dinar Region, Southwestern Turkey, Journal Of Earthquake Engineering, Cilt: 12, No: 1, Sf: 165-174, Ek: S2, 2008.
• Kanlı, A. İ., T. Peter, Z. Pronay, A. Pınar, and L. Hermann, Vs30 mapping and soil classification for seismic site effect evaluation in Dinar region, SW Turkey, Geophys. J. Int., 165, 223-235, 2006.
• Kanlı, A.I., 2009, Initial Velocity Model Construction of Seismic Tomography in Near-Surface Applications, Journal of Applied Geophysics, vol. 67, issue 1, p.52-62.
• Kanlı, A.I., 2008, Image reconstruction in seismic and medical tomography, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, vol. 13, issue 2, p. 85-97.
• Kara, i., Özdemir M., and Yüksel, F.A., 1996, Interpretation of magnetic anomalies of dikes using correlation factors. Pure and Applied Geophysics (Pageop), 1996,Vol. 147, 777-788.
• Kara, İ., 1997, Magnetic interpretation of two-dimensional dikes using integration-nomograms. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 1997, Vol. 36, 175-180.
• Kara, İ., Aydoğan, D., and Yüksel, A., 1998, Short note: A simple nomogram for interpretation due to magnetic horizontal cylinders.Geophysical Prospecting, 1998, vol. 46, 659-663.
• Kanlı,A.I., Pronay,Z., Miskolczi, R., 2008, The importance of the spread system geometry on the image reconstruction of seismic tomography, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, vol. 5, 771-785.
• Keçeli A., 1978, Vertical Frequency Effect Sounding in Induced Polarization and Galvanic Resistivity Methods: Geophysical Prospecting, V. 26, N. 1.
• Kepekci, D. and Ozcep, F., 2011, Fast-track earthquake risk assessment for selected urban areas in Turkey, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 571-585, doi:10.5194/nhess-11-571-2011.
• Malin, S.R.C., Özcan, O., Tank, B., Tunçer, M.K., and Yazıcı-Çakın, O., 2000, Geomagnetic Signature of the 1999 August 11 total eclipse, Geophys. J. Int., 140, No:3 p.F13-F16.
• Nalbant,S.S., Barka,A., Alptekin,Ö.,(1996). Failure stress change caused by the 1992 Erzincan earthquake ( Ms=6.8), Geophysical Res. Letters, Vol.23, No.13, pp.1561-1564.
• Orbay, N. and Bayburdi, A., 1979, Paleomagnetism of dikes and tuffs from the Mesudiye Region and Rotation of Turkey, Geophy. J. R. Astr. Soc., 59, 437-444.
• Orbay, N., Özcep, F. Hisarlı, M., Sanver, M., Tapırdamaz, C. and İşseven, T., 1997, Paleomagnetic Evidence on opening of Gulf of Saros, NW Turkey, Annales Geophysicae, Supplement to Vol.15, pp. C109.
• Oshiman, N. , Tunçer, M.K., Honkura, H., Barış, S., Yazıcı, O., and A. M. Işıkara, A, 1991, Strategy of Tectonomagnetic Observation for Monitoring Possible Precursors to Earthquakes in the Western Part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey, Tectonophysics, 193, p. 359-368.
• Ozcep, F. and Orbay, N., 1998, Preliminary Paleomagnetic Results on the Neogene Volcanism of Afyon Region (Central Anatolia), Analles Geophysicae, Solid Earth Geophysics & Geodesy, Suplement I to Vol. 16, p.221
• Ozcep, F. and Zarif, H., 2009, Variations Of Soil Liquefaction Safety Factors Depending On Several Design Earthquakes in The City Of Yalova (Turkey), Scientific Research and Essay Vol. 4 (6) pp. 594-604.
• Ozcep, F., Tezel, O., Asci, M, 2009, Correlation between Electrical Resistivity and Soil-Water Content: Istanbul and Golcuk, International Journal of Physical Sciences, Vol. 4 (6), pp. 362-365.
• Ozcep, F., Guzel, M., Kepekci, D., Laman, M., Bozdag, S., Cetin, H., Akat, A., 2009, Geotechnical and geophysical studies for wind energy systems in earthquake-prone areas: bahce (Osmaniye, Turkey) case, International Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 4 (10), pp. 555-561.
• Ozcep, F., Yildirim, E., Tezel, O., Asci, M, Karabulut, S., 2009, On Relationships between Electrical Resistivity and Soil-Water Content based Artificial Intelligent Techniques, , International Journal of Physical Sciences, Vol. 4 (12), in Pres.
• Ozcep, F., Yıldırım, E., Tezel, O., Asci, M., Karabulut, S., 2010, Correlation between Electrical Resistivity and Soil-Water Content based Artificial Intelligent Techniques, International Journal of Physical Sciences, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 047 – 056.
• Korkmaz, B., Ozcep, F., 2010, Fast and Efficient Use of Geophysical and Geotechnical Data in Urban Microzonation Studies At Small Scales : Using Sisli (Istanbul) As Example, International Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 5 (2), pp. 158 – 169.
• Ozcep, F., 2010, Paleomagnetic Studies on Anatolian Plate and Some Geodynamic Implications, Scientific Research and Essay, Vol. 5(8), pp. 769–781, 18 April, 2010.
• Ozcep, F., Karabulut, S., Korkmaz, B., Zarif , H., 2010, Seismic Microzonation Studies in Sisli / Istanbul (Turkey), Scientific Research and Essay, 4 July 2010; 5(13), pp. 1595 – 1614.
• Ozcep, F., Erol, E., Saraçoğlu, F., Haliloğlu, M., 2010, Seismic slope stabilty analysis: Gurpinar (istanbul) as a case history, Scientific Research and Essay, 4 July 2010; 5(13), pp. 1615 - 1631.
• Ozcep, F., 2010, SoilEngineering: a Microsofts Excel® Spreadsheet© Program for Geotechnical and Geophysical Analysis of Soils, Computers & Geosciences, Volume 36, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 1355-1361.
• Ozcep, F., Erol, E., Saraçoğlu, F., Haliloğlu, M., 2010, Seismic landslide analysis: Gurpinar (istanbul) as a case history, Environmental Earth Sciences, doi:10.1007/s12665-010-0853-3.
• Ozcep, F., Ozcep, T., 2011, On Geophysical Analysis of the Soils for Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering and Urban Planning Purposes: Some Case Histories from Turkey, International Journal of the Physical Sciences Vol. 6(5), pp. 1169-1195.
• Ozel O. and Sasatani S., 2004, A Site Effect Study of the Adapazari Basin, Turkey, from Strong- and Weak Motion Data, Journal of Seismology, Volume 8, Number 4, October 2004 , pp. 559-572(14).
• Ozel N,, T. Sasatani, O. Özel, 2004, A Study of Strong-Ground Motions during the Largest Aftershock (Mw=5.8) of the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake, Tectonophysics, Volume 391, Issues 1-4, Pages 347-355.
• Ozel, O., E. Cranswick, M. Meremonte, M. Erdik, E. Safak, 2002, “Site Effects in Avcilar, West of Istanbul, Turkey from Strong and Weak Motion Data”, Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 92, 1, pp.499-508.
• Ozer, N., Altinok,Y., and Ceylan, 2007, Properties of the aftershocks sequences of the 2000 and 2002 earthquakes in Aksehir-Afyon graben, west-central Anatolia, Turkey, Natural Hazards, 40, No. 3, 553-562.
• Ozer, N., “New information on earthquake history of the Akşehir-Afyon graben system, Turkey, since the second half of 18th century”, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 6, 1017-1023 (2006).
• Öncel, A.O., Alptekin, Ö. (1999). Effect of aftershocks on earthquake hazard estimation: An example from the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Natural Hazards 19, 1-11.
• Öncel, A.O., Koral, H., Alptekin, Ö., (1998). The Dinar Earthquake of October 1995 (MW=6.2) in Southwestern Turkey and Earthquake Hazard of Dinar-Çivril Fault, Pure and Appl. Geophys., 152, 91-105.
• Öncel, A.O., Main, I., Alptekin, Ö. Cowie, P., (1996). Temporal Variations of the Fractal Properties of Seismicity in the North Anatolian Fault Zone between 31oE and 41oE, PAGEOPH, vol. 147, No 1, 147-159.
• Öncel, A.O., Main, I., Alptekin, Ö. Cowie, P., (1996). Spatial Variations of the Fractal Properties of Seismicity in the Anatolian Fault Zones, Tectonophysics. 257, 189-202.
• Picozzi M, Strollo A.,Parolai S.,Durukal E., Ozel O., Karabulut S., Zschau J., Erdik M., 2009 Site characterization by seismic noise in Istanbul,Turkey, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 29, pp 469-482.
• Pınar, A., Y. Honkura, K. Kuge, M. Matsushima, N. Sezgin, M. Yılmazer, Z. Öğütçü, Source Mechanism of the November 15, 2000 Lake Van Earthquake (Mw=5.6) in Eastern Turkey and Its Seismotectonic Implications, Geophys. J. Int., Vol. 170, Issue 1, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03445, 2007.
• Pınar, A., Y. Honkura, K. Kuge, Moment tensor inversion of recent small to moderate sized earthquakes: Implication for seismic hazard and active tectonics beneath the Sea of Marmara, Geophys. J. Int., Vol. 153, pp. 133-145, 2003.
• Pınar, A., Y. Honkura, K. Kuge, Seismic activity triggered by the 1999 Izmit earthquake and its implications for the assessment of future seismic risk, Geophys. J. Int., Vol. 146, pp. F1-F7, 2001.
• Pınar, A., D. Kalafat, Source processes and seismotectonic implications of the 1995 and 1996 Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean region, earthquakes, Tectonophysics, Vol. 301, pp. 217-230, 1999.
• Pınar, A., Source inversion of the October 1, 1995 Dinar earthquake (Ms=6.1): a rupture model with implications for seismotectonics in SW Turkey, Tectonophysics, Vol. 292, pp. 255-266, 1998.
• Pınar, A., N. Türkelli, Source inversion of the 1993 and 1995 Gulf of Akaba earthquakes, Tectonophysics, Vol. 283, pp. 279-288, 1997.
• Pınar, A., Y. Honkura, and M. Kikuchi, A Rupture Model for the 1967 Mudurnu Valley, Turkey Earthquake and Its Implication for Seismotectonics in the Western Part of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 23, pp. 29--32, 1996.
• Pınar, A., Y. Honkura, and M. Kikuchi, Rupture process of the 1992 Erzincan earthquake and its implication for seismotectonics in Eastern Turkey, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 21, pp. 1971-1974, 1994.
• Pinar, R., Akcig Z., 1996, “Geophysical investigation of Kosemtug tumulus, Bandirma (NW Turkey)”, Archaeological Prospection, 4, 1, 15-23.
• Şafak, E., Erdik, M., Beyen, K., Carver, D., Cranswick, E., Çelebi, M., Durukal, E., Ellsworth, W., Holzer, T., Meremonte, M., Mueller, C., Ozel, O., Toprak, S., 2000, “ Recorded Mainshock and Aftershock Motions”, Earthquake Spectra Supplement A, Volume: 16.
• Sayıl, N. ve İ. Osmanşahin, 2000, “Investigation of Crust and Upper Mantle Structure at the Black Sea with Group Velocity Data”, Bul. Seism. Soc. Am. 90, 4, 870-875.
• Sayıl, N. ve İ. Osmanşahin, 2008, “An Investigation of Seismicity for Western Anatolia”, Natural Hazards, 44, 1, 51-64.
• Şahin, Ş., Erduran, M. Alptekin, Ö. and Çakır, Ö. (2007). The Intrinsic and Scattering Seismic Attenuation in the Southwest Anatolian Region Pure and Applied Geophysics, 164, 2255-2270.
• Tunçer, M.K., Honkura, Y., Oshiman, N. Ikeda, Y., and A. M. Işıkara, Magnetic Anomalies Related to Active Folds in the North Anatolian Fault Zone, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 43, p. 813-823, 1991.
• M. K. Tunçer, M.K., Oshiman, N., Barış, S., Kamacı, Z., Kaya, M.A., Işıkara, A.M.,and Y. Honkura, Further Evidence for Anomalous Magnetic Structure Along the Active Fault in Western Turkey, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 43, p. 937-950, 1991.
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