GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE GULF OF SAROS, NE AEGEAN SEA

The Gulf of Saros is an Upper Miocene transtensional basin in NW Anato lia, formed by the interaction between the North Anatolian Fault and t he N-S extensional tectonic regime of the Aegean. The present configur ation of the basin evolved mainly during the Plio-Quaternary under the increased activity of the North Anatolian Fault. During the late Mioc ene-late Quaternary, no sedimentation took place on the shelves. After this long hiatus, an important change in tectonic style about 0.2 Ma BP allowed sedimentation to resume in the gulf.