Fault-Block Mountains of Türkiye
This section focuses on the Kırık Dağlar or fault-block mountains of Türkiye, which are primarily located in the western part of the country. These mountains are formed by tectonic activity along fault lines, resulting in uplifted blocks of crust.
Key fault-block mountain ranges in Türkiye include:
- Kaz Dağları (Mount Ida) in northwestern Anatolia
- Madra Dağı in the Aegean region
- Yunt Dağları near Manisa
- Boz Dağlar in western Anatolia
- Aydın Dağları in southwestern Türkiye
- Nur (Amanos) Dağları in southern Türkiye
- Menteşe Dağları in southwestern Anatolia
Vocabulary: Fault-block mountains, also known as Kırık Dağlar in Turkish, are formed when blocks of rock are uplifted between parallel faults.